Written by Amber Fuller – Podcast Contributor & MMFT

Fourteen years ago, the crisis that led to my divorce shattered my world in an instant. Everything I thought I could count on suddenly felt uncertain. One discovery changed everything – my hopes for the future, my beliefs about my marriage, and my confidence in what I thought we had.

During that season, I was overwhelmed with sadness and anxiety, trying desperately to hold myself together. I needed support, so I started going to Celebrate Recovery at my church. I walked in feeling broken and unsure of who I even was anymore. But there, I was accepted without judgment. Slowly, I began to believe healing might be possible – that I could change, grow stronger, and find peace again.

As part of the program, I connected with a sponsor. She had walked a similar road but was further along in her healing. I met with her regularly for wisdom, perspective, and a safe place to process everything I was carrying.

One day, early on, I told her how consumed I was with thoughts like:
What did I do wrong?
Was I not enough?
Was it something I did – or didn’t do?

I was carrying the weight of my husband’s choices as though they were somehow mine to own.

She stopped me gently and said,
“Amber, you need to detox. Get those lies out of your head, your body, and your spirit. You need to identify them and release them. Have you ever done a spiritual detox?”

I hadn’t – but I trusted her.

That night, I ran a bath and as I soaked, I began naming the things I needed to let go of:

Rejection
People-pleasing
Failure
Feeling unloved
Unwanted
Betrayed
Alone

With each word, more tears came.
And with each tear, I felt a little lighter.

Then something shifted.

In the quiet, I began sensing God whispering truth over the lies:

Beloved
Accepted
Chosen
Seen
Valuable
Daughter

Little by little, God began replacing shame with truth and fear with love. He began healing my heart.

Maybe you need a detox too.

Not just for your body – but for your soul.

Maybe there are lies you’ve carried for years that were never yours to hold:

I’m not enough.
I failed.
No one will ever love me.
I’ll always be alone.

What if you released them?

Try this: write down the lies you’re tempted to believe. Next to each lie, write the truth that counters it. Add a Scripture if you can. Speak those truths out loud daily – even if you don’t fully believe them yet.

Three truths I often return to are these:

I am unique.
I am loved.
I matter too.

And so do you.