Episode #231: Embracing Change and Expansion with Dr. Anita Phillips

The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema

Dr. Thema

Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Anita shares her homecoming journey as a multi-gifted person. She is a New York Times bestselling author, trauma therapist, and interim lead pastor of One Church in Los Angeles. Along with discussing her multiple callings, she and Dr. Thema explore her heart's journey post-divorce which includes both healing and re-opening her heart to new possibilities. Widely recognized as a thought leader at the intersection of mental health, faith, and culture, Dr. Anita holds degrees from the University of Maryland and Regent University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is a dynamic speaker and podcast host who adores her family and friends, a good pint of ice cream, and sitting by the ocean. Mixed & Edited by Next Day Podcast info@nextdaypodcast.com

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0:00.0	Welcome
0:07.0	Welcome home, cojourners. I'm glad you're here for another episode. I'm Dr. Tema, licensed
0:24.5	psychologist, ordained minister and sacred artists here to help facilitate your journey back home to
0:30.5	yourself. And I am so excited to welcome on today, Dr. Anita Phillips. Welcome. Thank you. So happy to be. Oh, I am so grateful for you.
0:41.0	You all need to know. While a long-term sister, this is our first time connecting in person,
0:46.2	now you're based in Los Angeles. I'm so glad. And such a kindred spirit in terms of being a
0:52.6	therapist, a minister, and an author. Let me say for you all
0:56.3	bestselling New York Times, hold it up, hold it up for the people. New York Times is a best
1:01.9	selling author. Yeah. And adding additional titles, now Dr. Anita Phillips is the acting lead pastor of one, a Potter's House church here in Los Angeles.
1:18.2	Come on, pastor.
1:20.5	We'll get to that, I'm sure.
1:22.0	Yes, we are definitely, because I feel all of that.
1:25.9	I feel all of that.
1:26.9	So I got you.
1:27.9	I got you.
1:29.4	A trauma therapist, a P.K. Preacher's kid, life coach, spiritual teacher, and the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Garden Within.
1:39.3	Phenomenal.
1:39.9	And you all know how we do.
1:41.1	Go ahead and press pause.
1:42.6	Go buy the book and then come back and watch the rest.
1:45.9	She is widely recognized as a thought leader at the intersection of mental health, faith, and culture.
1:52.5	Her mental health advocacy work has reached hundreds of thousands in her podcast, In the Light, which is another hit, with Dr. Anita, has transformed lives around the globe.
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