Welcome to The Sozo Room Podcast — a space where faith, mental health, and compassion are allowed to sit at the same table without contradiction.

In this trailer episode, host Mikallah Bowers, licensed mental health therapist and founder of The Sozo Room, introduces the heart, vision, and foundation of this podcast. What began in 2022 alongside her journey through graduate school in clinical counseling psychology has now become a space dedicated to healing, wholeness, and empowerment.

Mikallah shares her story as a therapist, a wife, a cat mom, and most importantly, a child of God. Drawing from both professional training and personal faith, she invites listeners into a holistic understanding of wellness—one that honors the mind, body, and spirit.

What Is “Sozo”?

The word Sozo is a Greek term found throughout the New Testament, often translated as to save or to heal. But its meaning goes much deeper. Sozo speaks to complete, integrated healing—spiritual, emotional, and physical restoration. It reflects God’s heart not just for survival, but for wholeness.

In this episode, Mikallah lays the foundation for why Sozo matters and how it shapes the conversations to come—especially for those who love God deeply yet still struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, or emotional wounds.

This Podcast Is for You If:

• You love God but still wrestle with mental or emotional challenges
• You’ve experienced church hurt, trauma, or unanswered questions
• You desire healing that honors both faith and mental health
• You’re seeking a compassionate, shame-free space to grow

This podcast exists to remind you that you are seen, your struggles do not disqualify you, and healing can be both instant or a process—and still be real.

What to Expect

Through future episodes, you’ll encounter:

• Conversations on mental health and emotional wellness
• Biblical truth explored through a holistic lens
• Reflections on identity, healing, and renewal of the mind
• Encouragement to steward what God has entrusted to you

Disclaimer

While Mikallah is a licensed mental health professional, this podcast is not a substitute for therapy. It is intended for educational, reflective, and spiritual encouragement purposes only. If you or someone you know is in need of mental health services or crisis support, please seek a qualified professional.

If you’ve been longing for a space that allows faith and mental health to coexist with honesty and compassion—you belong here.

Welcome home. Welcome to Sozo.

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In today’s episode, we go back to where it all started.

We explore how much of what we experience today stems from a disrupted relationship in the Garden of Eden. Instead of blaming Adam and Eve, we examine the real attack: the enemy’s strategy to fracture connection—first between God and humanity, and then between one another.

You’ll learn:

• Why God designed us for relationship—vertical (with Him) and horizontal (with others)
• How the fall of man was ultimately an attack on intimacy and identity
• Why shame causes us to hide—and how God responds with pursuit, not punishment
• How isolation can delay healing
• Why Sozo (salvation, healing, restoration) is a return to Eden-level intimacy
• The difference between discernment and disconnection within the Church

We also unpack how relationships can wound—but also heal—and how Jesus restores what was lost in Eden.

This episode ends with a prayer of surrender for those ready to return to relationship with God and experience true restoration.

✨ Sozo comes from a Source—and that Source is Jesus.

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In this episode, we move from conversation to Scripture.

After addressing mental health and dismantling the idea that every struggle is demonic, we now look at how Jesus actually restores people in the Bible. These aren’t just “stories.” These are real encounters with real people—and real transformation.

Through the healing of the Ten Lepers (Luke 17), we see that obedience activates healing—but gratitude unlocks wholeness. While ten were cleansed (iaomai), only one returned and received sozo—complete restoration.

We also explore:

• The demon-possessed man (Mark 5) — when spiritual warfare was truly present
• The woman with the issue of blood — restored physically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually
• Jairus’s daughter — resurrection of what was declared dead
• Blind Bartimaeus — dignity, sight, and purpose restored
• Peter sinking — sozo in moments of fear and overwhelm

In every encounter, Jesus deals with more than symptoms. He restores identity, dignity, peace, purpose, and relationship.

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What if the anxiety, depression, or emotional struggles you’ve been rebuking… aren’t demons—but signals that healing is needed?

In this foundational episode, Mikallah challenges the harmful narrative that mental health struggles are always spiritual attacks. As a licensed therapist and follower of Christ, she unpacks how faith and psychology are not enemies—but partners in restoration.

You’ll learn:

• Why addressing mental health does NOT diminish spiritual realities
• How over-spiritualizing emotional struggles can delay true healing
• The multiple root causes of depression (trauma, grief, nervous system dysregulation, vitamin deficiency, and more)
• Why discernment matters when seeking healing
• How God works through both miracles and process
• What Sozo really means — whole-person restoration: spirit, soul, and body

If we reduce every struggle to demonic influence, we risk dishonoring the body God created. Jesus modeled complete restoration—and that’s the invitation of Sozo.

This episode sets the tone for The Sozo Room: a space where faith, psychology, and compassion sit at the same table.

🎧 Listen in and begin rethinking healing—God’s way.

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