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WHOA That's Good Podcast

I Was Smiling ... But I Was Not Okay | Sadie Robertson Huff & Craig Groeschel

WHOA That's Good Podcast

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 13.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Whatever you're struggling with, be real with yourself, speak up, and ask for help. No more pretending you’ve got it all together. In his latest book, Heal Your Hurting Mind, Pastor Craig Groeschel opens up about his own battle with anxiety and the moment he realized he couldn’t keep it bottled up. He shares how choosing to speak up and ask for help changed everything. Sadie gets real, too — sharing a very recent moment when she was struggling badly with anxiety, had to phone a friend for help and advice, and how that vulnerable step shaped her as she stepped onto the stage at Passion. Craig reminds Sadie — and anyone out there fighting silent battles — that healing doesn’t start until we surrender, admit we can’t do it on our own, and reach out. That’s not weakness. That’s strength. And just because we feel something doesn’t mean we have to let it run the show. Our feelings are valid, but they don’t get to be the boss. We can retrain our thoughts, find real healing, and overcome. Growth is possible. Freedom is possible. And you’re not crazy for needing help. - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

What is up? Well, that's good fam. Happy Wednesday, everyone. I hope you're having a great week, but I can promise you this. It is about to get so much better because we have a guest on today that is no stranger to anyone. Craig Groschelle is on the podcast today.

0:22.6

But before I officially introduce him, I have to tell you all about his new book,

0:26.7

Heal Your Hurting Mind. And let me read you the subtitle because everybody needs this.

0:30.9

Biblical hope for anxiety, depression, burnout, and the emotions no one is talking about.

0:36.5

That's what we're going to be talking about today.

0:39.1

And I'm so thankful for it.

0:40.7

Craig, thank you so much for Pastor Craig for coming back on this podcast.

0:45.2

Sadie, you know you and Christian are two of my favorite people in the whole wide world.

0:48.9

Amy, I love you guys so much.

0:50.7

Your whole family, you're an example.

0:53.4

You're some of the most fun people to be around,

0:56.0

some of the most godly people to be around, and the wisdom you share is incredible. So it's a real

1:02.4

honor to be back with you. Thank you so much. Well, it's very apparent already, by the way,

1:07.9

that you're encouraging me, but you guys are the best encouragers. I truly,

1:11.8

I think about this and I say this all the time. It means so much when someone older than you

1:17.3

speaks life into you and faith and believes in you. Louis and Shelley have been people like that

1:22.0

for me. You and Amy have been people like that for me. When you don't necessarily believe it in

1:27.1

yourself yet, you haven't really

1:28.4

gained the confidence in yourself yet. And then people older than you say, hey, it's not about you.

1:32.2

It's about God in you. God's doing something special. And you keep going, keep preaching. I'll never

1:36.7

forget the first time I spoke at Passion and I was feeling so insecure, so underqualified.

1:41.8

And you came up to me and you spoke so much life into what God was doing

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