In this powerful conversation, bestselling author and beloved speaker Sheila Walsh opens up about the hidden cost of pretending you’re okay. Sheila shares her deeply personal journey from appearing on The 700 Club to checking herself into a psychiatric hospital, revealing what happened when years of buried emotions, pain, and depression finally became impossible to ignore. She and Zach explore why what we refuse to feel can eventually overwhelm us, why vulnerability is not weakness, and how healing often begins when we finally tell the truth about what’s happening inside. Sheila also shares how faith, counseling, community, and learning to face rather than bury her emotions helped transform her darkest season. If you’ve ever felt pressure to hold it all together while quietly falling apart, this conversation is a reminder that you don’t have to pretend, and you don’t have to heal alone.

Links:
Sheila’s Website: https://sheilawalsh.com/

Buy Sheila’s Book, It’s Okay Not to Be Okay: https://sheilawalsh.com/okay-obs/

Book Sheila to Speak: https://sheilawalsh.com/speaking/

Watch Sheila on TBN Weekly: https://youtube.com/@sheilawalshontbn?si=MQEVfd1UFrIWkSMv

Find Clinically Excellent, Distinctively Christian Care & Counsel Today: https://christiancareconnect.com/

In this powerful conversation, bestselling author and beloved speaker Sheila Walsh opens up about the hidden cost of pretending you&rsquo;re okay. Sheila shares her deeply personal journey from appearing on The 700 Club to checking herself into a psychiatric hospital, revealing what happened when years of buried emotions, pain, and depression finally became impossible to ignore. She and Zach explore why what we refuse to feel can eventually overwhelm us, why vulnerability is not weakness, and how healing often begins when we finally tell the truth about what&rsquo;s happening inside. Sheila also shares how faith, counseling, community, and learning to face rather than bury her emotions helped transform her darkest season. If you&rsquo;ve ever felt pressure to hold it all together while quietly falling apart, this conversation is a reminder that you don&rsquo;t have to pretend, and you don&rsquo;t have to heal alone. Links: Sheila&rsquo;s Website: <a href="https://sheilawalsh.com/" aria-label="Link https://sheilawalsh.com/">https://sheilawalsh.com/</a>
Buy Sheila&rsquo;s Book, It&rsquo;s Okay Not to Be Okay:&nbsp;<a href="https://sheilawalsh.com/okay-obs/" aria-label="Link https://sheilawalsh.com/okay-obs/">https://sheilawalsh.com/okay-obs/</a>
Book Sheila to Speak:&nbsp;<a href="https://sheilawalsh.com/speaking/">https://sheilawalsh.com/speaking/</a>
Watch Sheila on TBN Weekly:&nbsp;<a href="https://youtube.com/@sheilawalshontbn?si=MQEVfd1UFrIWkSMv" aria-label="Link https://youtube.com/@sheilawalshontbn?si=MQEVfd1UFrIWkSMv">https://youtube.com/@sheilawalshontbn?si=MQEVfd1UFrIWkSMv</a>
Find Clinically Excellent, Distinctively Christian Care &amp; Counsel Today:&nbsp;<a href="https://christiancareconnect.com/" aria-label="Link https://christiancareconnect.com/">https://christiancareconnect.com/</a>

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The Built Different Podcast with Dr. Zach Clinton will air every Tuesday morning from here on out covering topics such as Leadership, Grit, Work Ethic, Relationships, Managing Anxiety and Depression, Isolation/Loneliness, Grief/Loss, Strengthening your Marriage &amp; Family, Championship Mindset, Creating a Winning Culture, and so much more... Through meaningful interviews with some of America&rsquo;s leading motivational speakers, athletes, counselors/psychologists, pastors, and more... Our heart and mission is to provide ENCOURAGEMENT, HOPE, and CHALLENGE to help push you past your limits and reach goals you never thought possible! Colossians 2:6-7 says, &ldquo;So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.&rdquo;No matter what life throws our way, we must remember WHO WE ARE, by first remembering WHOSE WE ARE!

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Sheila Walsh: The Cost of Pretending You’re Okay - Buried Emotions, Depression, Mental Health & the Courage to Heal, Ep. 318

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