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The Best of You

When Everything Feels Out of Control

The Best of You

Dr. Alison Cook

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.9956 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Today's Scripture: Mark 4:35–41What happens when fear takes over your body—and you can’t think clearly? In today’s episode, Dr. Alison Cook explores the story of Jesus calming the storm in Mark 4, alongside the psychology of panic, fear, and the nervous system. She explains why your body goes into fight-or-flight mode, why you feel the urge to fix or control everything, and how to gently return to calm. We'll explore:*What’s happening in your brain during panic *Why anxiety can feel urgent and all-consuming*The link between fear, over-functioning, and control*A simple grounding practice to help your body return to calm and presenceGo Deeper:Episode 185: A Real-Time Practice to Help You Return to God’s Loving Presence When You're Anxious or OverwhelmedEpisode 129: Understanding Anxiety: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Calm, Advocating For Yourself, and Cultivating Inner ResilienceEmail your topics and passage ideas at info@dralisoncook.comSign up for Dr. Alison's free weekly email for more insight and resources. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

When was the last time you stopped and listened to your body?

0:03.0

Here's a Holland and Barrett ad break to do just that.

0:06.0

Go on, tune in.

0:08.0

Think about your body when you exercise.

0:11.0

Are those knees creaking?

0:13.0

Are your muscles ever so slightly aching?

0:16.0

Or are they trying to say,

0:18.0

You've got to show me love.

0:24.1

We know what your body's asking for.

0:26.7

In store online on the app.

0:29.2

Back Your Body, Holland and Barrett.

0:32.6

Hey everyone, I'm Dr. Allison.

0:37.6

Today's scripture offers us a wiser way of being human as we step into the day.

0:47.5

You know that feeling when something unexpected happens. Maybe a text arrives that changes everything.

0:56.0

Maybe it's a diagnosis or door that slams shut. And your whole body goes electric. Your chest tightens, your thoughts start racing.

1:01.4

And before you can even form a prayer, every part of you is screaming, do something, fix it,

1:07.5

make it stop. This is how our nervous systems kick in when we feel scared or shocked or terrified and Jesus has something to say about it. Today's scripture is Mark 435 through 41.

1:15.9

That day when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, let us go over to the other side.

1:22.0

Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along just as he was in the boat. There were also other boats

1:27.3

with him. A furious squall came up

1:29.7

and the waves broke over the boat so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern sleeping on a

1:34.9

cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, teacher, don't you care if we drown? Jesus got up,

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