239. Meeting God in Your Body With Jennifer Tucker

About this episode

Heidi Mortenson and Jennifer Tucker discuss how to approach anxiety as an invitation to connect with God through embodied prayer and mental health practices.

What if anxiety isn't something to fight… but an invitation to meet God? In this powerful conversation, Heidi sits down with author Jennifer Tucker to explore a different way of approaching prayer, mental health, and the body. Through her personal journey with anxiety, depression, and her daughter's struggles, Jennifer shares how she moved from striving and perfectionism into a more embodied, present connection with God. Together, they unpack what it looks like to integrate faith, neuroscience, and the body—where prayer becomes less of a checklist and more of a lived, moment-by-moment awareness of God's presence. If you've ever felt overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure how to "bring God into it," this episode offers a refreshing and deeply practical path forward. In this episode, you'll learn: How to shift your perspective on anxiety—from something to fix → to an invitation to connect with God Why your body is not separate from your spiritual life (and how to actually include it in prayer) Practical ways to integrate prayer into everyday movements like walking, breathing, and daily routines How trauma and stress impact the nervous system—and how faith, therapy, and embodied…

People in this episode

Host: Heidi Mortenson

Guest: Jennifer Tucker

Topics covered

• anxiety
• prayer
• mental health
• faith
• neuroscience
• embodiment

Keywords

• anxiety
• prayer
• mental health
• faith
• neuroscience
• embodiment
• trauma
• stress
• healing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 1 Corinthians 6:19

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