The Best of You
Hosted by Dr Alison Cook and Alison Cook and Dr Alison · Dr. Alison Cook
4.9from 1,423 ratings
- 371
- Episodes
- 266
- Transcribed
- 1,423
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 28K
- YouTube views
About The Best of You
Join therapist and author, Dr. Alison Cook, as she guides you through some of your toughest challenges with wisdom, kindness, and grace. Together with friends and experts we'll unpack the best of psychology from a faith-based perspective. You’ll discover how to break free from painful patterns, mend your past, and discover what brings out the best of you.
- Publisher
- Dr. Alison Cook
- Category
- health & fitness
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 19 Apr 2022
- Latest episode
- 17 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
266 of 371 episodes have a transcript.
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
226. When Sexual Wounding Shapes Your Story—or Someone You Love: Healing Shame, Trust, and the Body with Dr. Dan Allender
10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
225. The Cost of Changing Yourself to Fit In—and How to Belong Without Abandoning Yourself with Dr. Patricia Hewlin
3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
224. The Feelings You Think a Mom Shouldn’t Have: What to Do With Shame, Resentment, and the Pressure to Get It Right
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226. When Sexual Wounding Shapes Your Story—or Someone You Love: Healing Shame, Trust, and the Body with Dr. Dan Allender
Published 17 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Dan, what kinds of, for the listener who is aware that some of this is resonating with their own experience, and maybe they've downplayed it, or maybe they're feeling that shame, what do you see in all of your experience as, some of the first steps that can help someone move away from that survival, away from that, you know, kind of defensiveness or some of that surviving to begin to enter into the work of healing and find the freedom. If someone, and again, given the kind of folk who would be drawn to and desire It's a community of people who long for healing and long for integrity. And so what I would say is know that it's very likely as you hear this, something is stirring. […]
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- Dr Dan Allender
- Dr Patricia Hewlin
- Kathy Tuan-MacLean
- Tara Edelschick
- Sheila Wise Rowe
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 28,063
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 1,002 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 421 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 86 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 85
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts The Best of You?
Dr Alison Cook and Alison Cook and Dr Alison host the show. Published by Dr. Alison Cook.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Best of You take guests?
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