How would fasting heal the world? ER doctor and Orthodox Christian, Dr. Pete Patitsas links fasting as the cure to every problem we see in the world from disease to addiction, to even the out-of-the-norm ER accidents.

Drawing from emergency medicine, Orthodox tradition, and the Athos way of eating, we discuss how fasting impacts hormones, trauma, addiction, and our relationship with God.

This conversation covers:

✔️ What fasting really is (and what it is not)

✔️ Why Orthodox fasting is different from modern diet culture

✔️ The Athos diet and simple plant-based eating

✔️ How fasting helps heal trauma and addiction

✔️ Whether fasting affects hormones and mental health

✔️ How long the body can survive without food

✔️ How beginners should approach fasting with discernment

✔️ Fasting with kids, exhaustion, anxiety, and busy life

✔️ Spiritual encounters, inner demons, and dependence on God

I’ll be honest—I’ve avoided this topic because fasting scares me. But this conversation reframed fasting as an invitation to healing, not a burden.

⏱ Timestamps

00:00–7:40 Intro

7:40–12:23 Why an ER doctor teaches fasting

12:23–20:49 Fasting to overcome inner demons

20:49–23:47 Teaching children to fast

23:47–32:07 What is the Athos diet & Orthodox fasting

32:07–35:49 Fasting & hormones

35:49–38:15 Bridging the physical & spiritual

38:15–41:58 How long you can survive without food

41:58–49:46 How to eat plant-based on Athos

49:46–57:13 How to start fasting

57:13–1:05:12 Spiritual encounters while fasting

1:05:12–1:10:55 Fasting & trauma healing

1:10:55–1:14:36 Closing reflections

🔔 Subscribe for conversations on faith, healing, and redemption.

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In today’s episode of the Raised & Redeemed Podcast, I’m joined by author and former New Ager Abigail Myatt, who shares her powerful journey from New Age to Christ. Abigail recently finished writing her memoir, I Manifested My Worst Nightmare, where she exposes how New Age spirituality promises healing and empowerment but ultimately leads to bondage, exploitation, and spiritual deception.

This honest conversation explores how Christ fills the deepest love voids we try to satisfy through relationships, spiritual practices, and identity outside of Him. We discuss the spiritual dangers of the New Age, its connection to sexual exploitation, and the freedom that comes through repentance, abstinence, and surrender to Jesus Christ.

In this episode, we cover:

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00–4:15 Intro

4:15–11:30 Adolescence without Christ

11:30–15:14 How Christ fills the love void

15:14–17:04 Falling into the New Age

17:04–22:56 The New Age connection to prostitution

22:56–24:23 Stepping stones toward truth

24:23–26:02 Why the New Age is attractive

26:02–28:07 Psychic encounter gone wrong

28:07–30:40 Christ convicted her to abstinence

30:40–35:07 Getting out of a sugar daddy relationship

35:07–40:19 Healing through the wreckage

40:19–42:11 Outro

🔗 Connect with Abigail MyattInstagram: @abigailemyattWebsite: www.abigailemyatt.comEmail: abigailmyatt849@gmail.com(Book available Feb. 10th 2026, sign up for pre-order now!)

#newagetojesus #newage #jesustestimony

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What is the process of becoming Saints?

In this powerful and deeply pastoral conversation, Orthodox priest Fr. Photios Dumont shares what he has witnessed over 35 years of ministry: modern miracles, living holy people, and the ongoing healing work of God through His Saints.

This episode is especially for inquirers and new converts to Orthodox Christianity who want to understand:

✨ What a Saint truly is

✨ Why Orthodox Christians pray to Saints

✨ How Saints are recognized and proven

✨ Why Orthodoxy is fundamentally a theology of healing

✨ How spiritual warfare is fought in the Orthodox life

✨ And how ordinary people are called to becoming Saints

Fr. Photios shares extraordinary stories involving St. John of San Francisco, the Saint he turns to most often in prayer, along with reflections on St. Paisios of Mount Athos, Elder Ephraim of Arizona, Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra, and other modern holy figures he personally encountered.

This episode addresses common Protestant objections with clarity and love, explores miracles before and after a Saint’s repose, and offers practical next steps for anyone seeking holiness, healing, and deeper union with Christ.

#orthodoxsaints #becomingsaints #modernsaints

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📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED

Akathist to the Virgin Mary (Jordanville Prayer Book)

Everyday Saints (book)

Visiting and praying at the relics of St. John of San Francisco (California)

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

00:00–2:17 Intro

2:17–8:51 What is a Saint?

8:51–18:29 Orthodoxy is a theology of healing

18:29–18:49 Please like & subscribe

18:48–25:03 How are Saints proven?

25:03–28:38 Why not just pray to God?

28:38–33:03 How do you begin praying to Saints?

33:03–34:25 Will the Saints replace the fallen angels?

34:25–38:50 How Orthodox Christians fight spiritual warfare

38:50–50:13 Saint John of San Francisco

50:13–53:43 The power of anointing oil

53:43–58:02 How the body becomes incorruptible

58:02–1:02:11 Do people even need therapy?

1:02:11–1:17:24 Being in the presence of holy people

1:17:24–1:30:01 Practical next steps

1:30:01–1:32:14 Closing