Soul Sense with Mark Verkler, LMFT
What if the deepest emotional healing begins with understanding how God designed your soul? Soul Sense explores the intersection of biblical truth & emotional wholeness, offering scripture-grounded tools to transform your inner world. Hosted by Mark Verkler, LMFT & founder of Samaritan's Well, this podcast draws from 30+ years of counseling expertise. Each episode features Mark's reflections & conversations with authors, counselors, & spiritual leaders. Discover biblical insight, practical tools, & encouragement to grow in faith, strengthen relationships, & find healing on your journey.
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In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Laurette Willis, a cognitive-behavioral therapist, international speaker, and founder of PraiseMoves®, the Christian alternative to yoga, and the Faith-Fueled Transformation Movement.Dr. Willis shares her powerful journey from New Age practices to a Christ-centered approach to healing, along with insights from neuroscience, faith, and counseling. We talk about renewing the mind, breaking unheal...
Laura Silverman's life changed overnight. At 30, she landed her dream job as a federal prosecutor—only to fall mysteriously ill her second week. What followed was 8 years (and counting) of being mostly bedridden with a rare neurological disorder that makes the world constantly spin around her.But that's not where her story ends.
In this powerful conversation, Laura shares how she found a theology of suffering that actual...
Comparison is one of the enemy's most subtle and destructive weapons against believers—and most of us don't even realize how deeply it affects us. In this powerful conversation, Michael Miller shares the dramatic moment God woke him in the night with these words: "Comparison is killing my people, just like it killed me." What followed was a deep dive into Scripture that revealed comparison as the driving force beh...
Dr. Albert Bramante is a seasoned college professor with more than two decades of experience teaching psychology and human development. Before academia, he spent many years as a talent agent, gaining deep insight into human behavior, performance, and motivation. Today, he works as a performance mindset coach, blending psychological science with tools to help people build resilience, overcome limiting patterns, and step into their t...
In this powerful episode, Mark sits down with Wendy Gunn—best-selling author, keynote speaker, and empowerment coach—to discuss finding your purpose and calling, especially through life's trials.Wendy shares her incredible testimony of surviving ovarian cancer through miraculous healing, and how that experience transformed her life. She reveals how God used her darkest season to prepare her for her greatest achievements—all aft...
Tom Snow is a retired software engineer, author, and cancer survivor from Greenville, South Carolina. After experiencing miraculous healing from terminal cancer at age 16, he has spent 55 years walking with God. He wrote "The Daily Stand" and "Set the Captives Free" to help believers deepen their relationship with God.👉 [https://just2beclear.com/set-the-captives-free/](https://just2beclear.com/set-the-captives-...
Join us for an insightful conversation with Healey Ikerd, LPC and LMFT, who practices counseling in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and hosts the "Healthy and Redeemed" podcast. Healy shares powerful insights from her children's book "The Red Ball: A Story of Friendship and Forgiveness," inspired by her mother's experience growing up in East Germany. In this episode, we explore how unforgiveness doesn't just...
Join us on the SoulSense Podcast as we sit down with Caroline Watson-Kobylinski, a Licensed Professional Counselor and trauma specialist, to explore the profound intersection of faith, attachment theory, and the science of trauma healing. Caroline shares her personal journey from church hurt and trauma to becoming a compassionate healer who helps others find freedom and wholeness.
In this powerful conversation, Caroline opens up...
Dr. Angela Deulen is a professor of psychology at California Baptist University, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Christian author, and creator of educational content on her YouTube channel. In this episode, Dr. Deulen explores the fascinating intersection of interpersonal neurobiology and Christian faith, breaking down how our brains are literally wired for connection and how that connection directly impacts our spiritual...
In this episode of Soul Sense from Samaritan's Well, Mark interviews Frank Healy, a Licensed Professional Counselor and life coach with over 40 years of experience who possesses the extraordinary ability to remember every single day of his life from age six to present—nearly 60 years of daily memories. Frank shares how this rare condition led him to develop specialized techniques for healing traumatic memories and releasing neg...
Today's guest, Dr. Amanda McNeil, brings a remarkable combination of academic excellence and hard-won personal experience to the conversation about grief, loss, and healing. With a BA in Psychology from Southeastern University, an MA in Christian Counseling, and a Doctorate in Psychology and Theology from Heritage University and Seminary, Amanda has devoted over a decade to helping others navigate life's darkest seasons. Sh...
What happens when life delivers not one, but two devastating blows that leave you bedridden and questioning everything you thought you knew about God's goodness? Today's guest, Darci Steiner, knows this journey intimately. An author, inspirational speaker, and nutritionist, Darci faced her first major disability in 2001 after a life-threatening fall down the stairs that left her unable to walk or care for her young children...
In this episode, life coach and author Jonathan Aslay shares his powerful journey of moving through grief, loss, and personal transformation to rediscover love and purpose. Once a successful corporate professional, Jonathan’s life was shaken by divorce, financial collapse, and the heartbreaking loss of his teenage son. Rather than being defined by despair, he chose to channel his pain into healing and growth, ultimately writing Wha...
Chaya Garcia is a relationship expert from Atlanta who helps single, high-achieving women attract lasting love through a two-part approach: teaching self-love (forgiveness, acceptance, and boundaries) and identifying healthy versus unhealthy behaviors in men during dating. Her core philosophy is that "what we attract is not what we want, but who we are," emphasizing that without self-love, women are drawn to familiar but ...
In this episode, we interview Jennisue Jessen, founder and CEO of Compass 31, an international counter-trafficking organization that has impacted over 240,000 individuals across 43 countries in its 14-year history. Jennisue was commercially sexually exploited from age 4 until 17, when God provided for her rescue and escape the day after a failed suicide attempt. Beyond her impressive organizational achievements and her time on the ...
This episode we have on Larry Bilotta - Author, marriage coach, and teacher from Milwaukee, Wisconsin with 40 years of experience in the area. Bilotta argues that even when a wife seems to have completely changed or checked out, one dedicated spouse can still save the marriage by understanding the root causes (childhood trauma) and learning specific tools to manage the emotional environment.Key Concepts Discussed:The "Chaos to...
In this podcast, we interview Rebecca Hogg, LPC about church hurt, religious perfectionism, time shame, and timeline pressure. Rebecca is an author, Licensed Professional Counselor, Registered Play Therapist, EMDR Consultant, and Certified Clinical Partner Specialist. She works at Canvas Counseling and Wellness, a counseling practice based in Dallas, Texas.
Learn more about her at canvascw.com
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In this podcast, we interview Leah Chrest, a teacher, mom, and author of It's Okay to Be Okay and At The End of The Jordan.
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This week, Susan Snow, Author, Speaker, and Coach joins us to discuss her story.susansnowspeaks.comThanks for joining us for this teaching! If you benefited from this video, please like it and send it to a friend who might enjoy it. For more information on counseling, resources, workshops, newsletters, and more, go to samaritanswell.com. You can also email us questions to cover on the podcast at info@samaritanswell.org.Stay connec...
This week, Alicia Johnson, LCDCI, joins us to discuss her story of moving from trauma into redemption and healing. Longevity Behavioral Health – LongevityBHC.comAll Saints Recovery Center (Plano, TX) – Faith-based addiction recoveryCovenant Church, Carrollton, TX – Freedom & Crisis Counseling MinistriesThanks for joining us for this teaching! If you benefited from this video, please like it and send it to a friend who might enj...
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