Learning to Live Loved: Healing Fear, Faith, and Family in the Journey of Adulting with Janet Newberry

Season 2, Episode 9: Learning to Live Loved: Healing Fear, Faith, and Family in the Journey of Adulting— Interview with Janet Newberry

What if growing up — or “adulting” — wasn’t about becoming more independent, but learning how to live more loved? In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Janet Newberry, host of the Love is Fearless podcast and founder of John 15 Academy, to explore how our upbringing, family systems, and church experiences shape our mental health and sense of self. After losing her mom to suicide, Janet found herself on a journey of healing that redefined her faith, identity, and relationships. Through that process, she discovered that love — not fear, performance, or perfection — is what truly transforms us into healthy adults.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode:
✨ How childhood and family patterns affect mental health in adulthood.
✨ Why many young adults struggle with performance-based faith and fear of failure.
✨ Janet’s story of losing her mom to suicide and finding healing through love.
✨ The difference between “living afraid” and “living loved” — and how to tell which one you’re doing.
✨ How to form a secure identity in Christ as the foundation for emotional maturity.
✨ Encouragement for anyone wondering if God can redeem their past (spoiler: He can—and does).

✨ Practical tools for building healthy adult relationships rooted in truth and grace.

Takeaways:
✨Needing help is holy work.

✨Setting boundaries isn't just necessary, but healing.

✨Live to "trust" God, not just "please" God.

Resources Mentioned:

📚 Education by Design, Not Default: How Brave Love Creates Fearless Learning by Janet Newberry

💻Website: john15academy.com (Restoring the Lost Art of Being Family)

📸 Instagram: @janet_newberry

Let’s Connect:💻 Website: AmberGinter.com
📸 Instagram: @amberginterauthor

Reminder: You don’t have to earn God’s approval or fix everything to be worthy of love. You already are.