Sound Mind is a podcast that invites listeners into immersive, scripture-rich reflections on the mental, emotional, and spiritual realities of life—guided by a biblical lens and pastoral heart
The Host of Sound Mind is Jonathan Kindler is faculty professor of Biblical Counseling at the Living Faith Bible Institute, professional counselor and associate pastor at Midtown Baptist Temple.
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EP 66 | Listener Question: I Went No Contact—and I Feel Better. What Now?
What do you do when creating distance from a difficult relationship brings relief—but also leaves you wondering whether you made the right decision?
In this listener-question episode, Jonathan Kindler responds to an anonymous voice message from someone wrestling with a strained relationship with her mom. After going no contact, she feels lighter, calmer, and less anxious—but she’s also asking whether that relief means the boundary was healthy, or whether she may have simply built a wall.
Rather than giving a quick answer, Jonathan slows the question down and thinks through it like a counseling conversation. What is actually happening beneath the conflict? What belongs to her to carry? What belongs to her mom? And how do we make relational decisions prayerfully, from faith rather than fear?
Drawing from Romans 12:18, this episode explores why another person’s reaction cannot become the measure of whether we were faithful, how healthy boundaries shift our focus toward what God has actually given us responsibility for, and why forgiveness, trust, reconciliation, and access are not always the same thing.
If you’re navigating a difficult family relationship, wondering whether distance is wise, or trying to understand what faithfulness looks like when reconciliation feels complicated, this episode invites you to slow down, look beneath the presenting problem, and ask:
What is the next faithful thing?
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