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Hi there! Welcome to the Treasured Ministries Podcast and YouTube Channel, where we talk about Conquering Codependency God’s Way. My name is Aliene Thompson and I am your host, the executive director of Treasured Ministries International, the creator of the Nourish Bible Study Method and the founder of the Treasured Tribe, an online community for women. For years, I was unaware of my codependency because it flew right under the radar of my confused Christianity and controlling tendencies to ...
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Why Addressing Shame Without God Doesn’t Work Listen to Podcast below or Watch on YouTube. Shame is a powerful, painful emotion. Giving rise to a relentless inner critic, shame speaks lies which make it hard to see God’s truth about who we really are. Our natural instinct is to fight back, relying on our own strength to overcome shame and emerge vi…
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Do You Carry the Weight of Shame? Listen to the Podcast Below or Watch on YouTube. You deserve to live a life free from shame. Yes, you do! Shame can obstruct God’s cure for codependency. By addressing shame, you can conquer codependency, trust in God, and embrace true freedom. For these reasons, Treasured Ministries will be kicking off a teaching …
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What Does Real Love Look Like? Listen to Podcast below or Watch on YouTube. Is your heart thirsty for more? Today, Lord, I exchange idols for intimacy, codependency for God dependency, seeking fulfillment my way for seeking you. In this divine exchange, I find fulfillment and freedom as you’ve intended. Codependency, a confusing and exhausting stat…
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Are You Communicating Your Limits? Listen to Podcast below or Watch on YouTube. In past podcasts, I’ve discussed boundaries as beneficial to put God first. But have you ever thought about how boundaries prevent others from trying to make YOU their god? Relationships can contain a hidden, unhealthy power struggle, producing unhealthy worship on both…
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How to Discern God’s Voice when Setting Boundaries
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What is the Belt of Truth? Listen to the Podcast or Watch on YouTube. Codependency led me to live in captivity. While no physical prison bars confined me, my controlling tendencies and self-sufficiency robbed me of real freedom and prevented me from walking in God’s power. All in the name of survival, fear and oppression drove me to develop the fau…
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Set Boundaries with Yourself by Doing THIS!
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Win the Battles in Your Mind by Setting Boundaries in Your Thinking. Listen to the Podcast or Watch on YouTube. There are all kinds of battlefields. What is or was your warzone? Where did the enemy of your soul lob his unfair, ferocious, fiery darts relentlessly, one after another – so much so that the crazy became comfortable? Perhaps you left you…
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Are People Respecting Your Boundaries? Listen to the Podcast or Watch on YouTube. God is NOT calling you to be a doormat. In a perfect world, people respect boundaries. But we all know that life doesn’t work out neat and tidy. People are messy. Just because we set a boundary does not necessarily mean people will respect that boundary. Boundary push…
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Avoid These Mistakes when Setting Boundaries. Listen to the podcast below or watch on YouTube. You know I am your biggest cheerleader when it comes to setting boundaries. YOU GO GIRL! But… have you ever taken a courageous step to set boundaries and experienced frustration instead of freedom, leading to these doubtful thoughts? “Setting boundaries n…
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Saying “No” with Confidence Listen to the podcast or watch on YouTube. Saying “no” carries its difficulties for everyone. If you are a codependent, then saying no is especially challenging. Codependency causes you to become externally referenced, meaning that you look to outside sources to navigate life, find your identity and validate your worth. …
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God’s Boundary System Explained Listen to the podcast or watch on YouTube You matter. Your life matters. And when you own that truth, you can live treasured and walk in the light, to be a light, so that others can live cherished too (Exodus 19:4-5, Peter 2:9). God has a perfect boundary system designed to protect what is precious to his heart and t…
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How to Break Free from Your Past Listen to the podcast or watch on YouTube. We do not have to live our lives stuck in patterns we may not even fully understand. We aren’t alone in the search for the root of our pain, and we don’t have to go into what can be a […] The post Breaking Generational Patterns appeared first on Treasured Ministries.…
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What Is God’s Solution for Codependency? Listen to the podcast or watch on YouTube. In a world that teaches us to depend on sources other than God, it’s easy to become codependent and lose our identity. I know this… I’ve been there. At Treasured Ministries, we’re on a mission to help women conquer codependency God’s […] The post Godly Girl Power ap…
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Setting Biblical Boundaries Listen to Our Podcast Below or Watch the YouTube Video Here As we are all made in God’s image, we are called to love as He loves, and boundaries are a part of loving others. Beware, treasured one, of Satan’s scripture-twisted lie that boundaries are unkind. “If God is not only loving, […] The post Boundaries God’s Way ap…
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Spiritual Pain with Dr. Michelle Bengtson
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Codependency and Spiritual Pain. Listen to Our Podcast Below or Watch the YouTube Video Here You no longer have to fear the darkness. The light of the world is here! Spiritual pain can follow physical pain, emotional pain, relational pain, grief and loss. This can be devastating, as the spiritual pain inflicted by the enemy […] The post Spiritual P…
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What is Emotional Abuse? – with Leslie Vernick
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What does the Bible say about emotional abuse? Listen to the podcast or watch on YouTube. Hello , Emotional abuse is often diminished or dismissed for many reasons – even in the church. When this happens, the lack of validation can feel confusing and powerless for the victim, but this is not God’s way. At […] The post What is Emotional Abuse? – wit…
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Codependency and Grieving Loss Hello there beautiful soul, While all loss is difficult; loss as the result of someone going outside of God’s design to meet their needs to the detriment of yours, is devastating. This is because when you are left holding the consequences of someone else’s choices – the loss is compounded. And […] The post Redemption …
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How Do I Stop Irrational Thought? Hi there, Today was a hard-hitting, yucky thought day. Worry and fear danced in my mind as my inner dialog grew irrational; attacking me with aggressive arrows of lies related to a past hurt. The enemy went after healed ground. My shield of faith felt too heavy to lift […] The post Irrational Thoughts appeared firs…
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How do I set boundaries for healthy connection? by Aliene Thompson Breaking free from codependency is like breathing in the fresh air of real freedom for the first time. This spirit-filled, refreshing God-first way of living is so incredible you vow never to go back to the unhealthy relationships you once entertained. Finding security in […] The po…
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Moving from Codependency To God Dependency The word “love” is thrown around a lot these days. Philosophers, politicians, talk show hosts, social media, and musician’s lyrics tell us that love is the answer to our hurt and broken world. The call to love echoes around the world, and yet chaos and hate abounds. Why? According […] The post What Is Real…
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Healthy Biblical Help for Those You Love For years, I was a rescuer and wore that role like a badge of honor and gained identity out of helping others. I stepped in, tried to fix things I could not control, and lived in frustration. On the days when I could swoop in and save the […] The post Release Your Need To Rescue appeared first on Treasured M…
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Releasing Your Need to Rescue So Others Can Rise to Their Full Potential There is nothing more difficult than watching someone you love fight a battle – especially when you keep trying to rescue this person from trouble and they don’t respond. But what if rescuing is not the right answer? What if this battle […] The post Why Codependents Love to Re…
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Why Precautions Prompted by the Holy Spirit Are Not Self-Protection Sometimes the Holy Spirit can prompt us with cautions towards certain people, and when this happens don’t be surprised if the enemy attacks God’s truth by accusing you of self-protection or preservation. Now we all know that the enemy will twist God’s truth and use […] The post Set…
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How Emotionally Immature People Can Impact Our Relationship with God (Emotionally Immature People -Part 4)
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When Confronting Others, How Do You Measure “Success”? When confronting others, how do you measure “success”? Or do you say, Aliene, I don’t confront others; instead, I push my emotions down and keep pretending. I get you. Because for many years, that was me. Part of my reluctance to confront was because I reasoned the […] The post How Emotionally …
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Checking in with God is True Self-Care (Emotionally Immature People – Part 3)
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Tending to Your Heart God’s Way If you have been listening to our past episodes on emotionally immature people and how they impact your life, you might think, where is a good place to start to heal? The roadmap to recovery begins by trading the pushing down of heavy emotions, for processing those emotions with […] The post Checking in with God is T…
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The Emotionally Immature Parent or Spouse (Emotionally Immature People – Part 2)
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The Impact of An Emotionally Immature Person with Dr. Holly Spotts I’ve got an important question for you. Do you pray boldly for others, but when it comes to asking God for your needs, you are shy, even though our Lord repeatedly invites us in his Word to come to him to ask for what […] The post The Emotionally Immature Parent or Spouse (Emotional…
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