Are You Really OK? My On-Air Session with Jonathan Pitts

Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

Debra Fileta, M.A., LPC and Creator of TrueLoveDates.com

Self-improvement, Relationships, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Society & Culture

4.9 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been having raw, open, and honest conversations with some of the top Christian leaders and teachers, asking them: are YOU really ok? This series comes in honor of my NEW book, Are You Really OK? challenging each and every one of us to get real about how we’re really doing. It takes courageous people to openly and publicly talk about their journey with mental and emotional health, but these are the exact conversations that begin taking down the stigma, paving the way for us to truly get real about how we’re doing as Christians. Today’s session is with Jonathan Pitts. Jonathan is the executive pastor at Church of the City in Franklin, TN. Today Jonathan opens up about the trauma of losing his 38-year-old wife suddenly and unexpectedly. He talks about his journey today, and the things he’s learned along the way. Be sure to listen to the end where I give a summary of our talk, as well as ways you can apply it to your own journey of getting healthy from the inside out and asking — Are YOU really OK? So sit back, and take in this vulnerable conversation with Jeremy Camp on the Are You Really OK? Podcast Series a part of the Love + Relationships Podcast with Debra Fileta. Now it’s your turn. It’s time for YOU to get real about how you’re doing emotionally and mentally. Are You Really OK? is available NOW!! It’s time to ask yourself the hard questions and get real about how you’re really doing. SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER – SPOTIFY – GOOGLE PODCASTS – iHEART RADIO Debra’s New Book is HERE!! ORDER TODAY!! And Check out Debra’s Love + Relationships Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, relationship expert, and author of Choosing Marriage and True Love Dates, and Love In Every Season and Are You Really OK?. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast. Her popular relationship advice blog, TrueLoveDates.com, reaches millions of people with the message of healthy relationships. Connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter or book an online session with her today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone. Welcome back to the Love and Relationships podcast. I'm your host, Deborah
0:23.6	Felata. For those of you who don't know me, I'm a licensed professional counselor, an author of
0:29.2	four books. My podcast is typically a hotline style show where I tackle all your questions in
0:35.8	candid, practical, bite-sized answers. But for the next few weeks,
0:41.4	we're shifting gears a little bit. My newest book is called Are You Really Okay? Getting Real
0:48.2	About Who You Are You Are, How You Are You Doing, and Why It Matters. And I really believe it's my most important book yet.
0:57.0	In this new book, I challenge you to really dig deep and honestly assess how you're doing
1:03.5	emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and physically. I think it's easy for us to pretend we're doing
1:10.5	okay until we're not. It takes courage and physically. I think it's easy for us to pretend we're doing okay until we're not. It takes
1:13.5	courage and understanding to really answer that question honestly and begin taking steps to really
1:20.3	heal from the inside out. So for the next few weeks, we're turning the tables a little bit.
1:26.6	I've invited some of the top Christian leaders and
1:29.8	teachers to join me on the podcast for on-air counseling sessions, where I challenge them to
1:37.4	answer this question. Are you really okay? Over the next eight weeks, we're going to get an
1:44.1	inside peek into the lives of some of the most
1:47.4	influential people in the church today and begin honestly assessing how we're doing from the top
1:55.2	down. I'm so proud and honored to be having these conversations with men and women who are courageously paving the way for open and honest conversations about their personal, emotional, and mental health.
2:16.7	Today on the podcast, I have Jonathan Pitts joining me for an on-air session.
2:22.2	Jonathan is an author and speaker and the executive pastor at Church of the City in Franklin, Tennessee.
2:28.8	He previously served as the executive director at the Urban Alternative, the National Ministry of Dr. Tony Evans.
2:36.2	And today, Jonathan and I are talking about grief and the journey of losing his late wife, Winter.
2:43.7	Join me for this conversation with Jonathan Pitts.
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