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  <title>S2 E5: Faith, generosity and emotional wholeness with Jo Hargreaves, The Faith-Filled Therapist</title>
  <description>  In this episode, Ruth Jackson is joined by Jo Hargreaves, also known as the Faith‑Filled Therapist. Jo is a psychotherapist, pastor, writer, speaker&amp;amp;nbsp;and podcast host, whose work integrates theology and therapy,&amp;amp;nbsp;submitting&amp;amp;nbsp;neuroscience to the authority of Scripture.&amp;amp;nbsp;   Jo reflects on her journey of faith, emotional&amp;amp;nbsp;healing&amp;amp;nbsp;and generosity, shaped by growing up with financial insecurity,&amp;amp;nbsp;encountering&amp;amp;nbsp;Jesus as a young&amp;amp;nbsp;adult&amp;amp;nbsp;and discovering how God has wired our brains for connection,&amp;amp;nbsp;wholeness&amp;amp;nbsp;and generosity. She shares openly about the relationship between faith and mental health, how generosity&amp;amp;nbsp;impacts&amp;amp;nbsp;our emotional&amp;amp;nbsp;wellbeing&amp;amp;nbsp;and why open‑handed living is both spiritually and neurologically transformative.&amp;amp;nbsp;   “Generosity is one of the ways God rewires us – it loosens the grip of scarcity, comparison and fear and reminds us that nothing we have really belongs to us.”&amp;amp;nbsp; This episode explores:&amp;amp;nbsp;    how faith, neuroscience and therapy can work together rather than sit in tension&amp;amp;nbsp;     why generosity is essential for emotional and spiritual wholeness&amp;amp;nbsp;     holding money lightly and developing a heart of joyful generosity&amp;amp;nbsp;     how upbringing,&amp;amp;nbsp;culture&amp;amp;nbsp;and teaching shape our attitudes to giving&amp;amp;nbsp;     why God designed us for relationship,&amp;amp;nbsp;community&amp;amp;nbsp;and generosity&amp;amp;nbsp;    Jo’s&amp;amp;nbsp;favourite&amp;amp;nbsp;Bible&amp;amp;nbsp;verses&amp;amp;nbsp;on generosity:&amp;amp;nbsp;   ‘Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.  They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything&amp;amp;nbsp;-&amp;amp;nbsp;all she had to live on.”'&amp;amp;nbsp;Mark 12:43–44 (NIV)&amp;amp;nbsp;   The&amp;amp;nbsp;story of the&amp;amp;nbsp;widow’s offering&amp;amp;nbsp;is&amp;amp;nbsp;a powerful reminder that generosity is never about the amount given but the posture of the heart.&amp;amp;nbsp;   See our note on Bible usage: https://www.stewardship.org.uk/bible-usage&amp;amp;nbsp;   How you can pray for Jo:&amp;amp;nbsp;     for courage to continue living generously at deeper levels&amp;amp;nbsp;       for discernment about where and to whom God is inviting her to be generous&amp;amp;nbsp;       for provision and freedom to respond joyfully to opportunities to give&amp;amp;nbsp;      Related links:&amp;amp;nbsp;   The Faith Filled Collective with Jo Hargreaves   Subscribe:&amp;amp;nbsp;   Be the first to receive each month’s episode.&amp;amp;nbsp;You’ll&amp;amp;nbsp;hear from donors,&amp;amp;nbsp;partners&amp;amp;nbsp;and colleagues about their journey of generosity, exploring why and how they give, the joys and challenges&amp;amp;nbsp;they’ve&amp;amp;nbsp;experienced along the way, and the difference generosity makes in everyday life.&amp;amp;nbsp;   Subscribe now    The podcast is also available on the following platforms: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PlayerFM, Amazon Music, YouTube&amp;amp;nbsp;   Podcast presenter: Ruth Jackson &amp;amp;nbsp;Podcast producer: Vimbai Chigwangwa&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;   </description>
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