Mind Bully

The New York Knicks just ended a 53-year championship drought. And Norense was in a Brooklyn bar watching strangers from every culture, background, and walk of life — hugging, crying, screaming, and celebrating together.
And God used an orange basketball to teach him something about isolation, community, and why the enemy's greatest weapon isn't your past. It's getting you alone.
This episode is a raw, unscripted download from Brooklyn — part testimony, part teaching, part real talk — about what happens when you stop hiding behind the pressure to have it all figured out and start actually doing life with people.
From church hurt after losing his sister, to being moved to tears by a stranger who saw him clearly, to watching Jalen Brunson silence every doubter — Norense weaves it all together into one central truth: you were never meant to do this alone.
In this episode:
Why the enemy's greatest strategy is isolation — and how shame, hurt, and "I'm good" keep you locked in it
What the Knicks' championship run teaches about being counted out, staying the course, and proving doubters wrong without making it about them
The danger of pseudo-vulnerability — saying how you feel without the facts to face your fight
Why "feeling, feeling, feeling" without healing is just a cycle — and how to actually break it
What church hurt looks like, why it's real, and how to not let it become a reason to isolate from community entirely
Why being annoyingly curious about other people is one of the most powerful spiritual practices you have
A live testimony of being prayed over by a stranger who saw him — and breaking down in tears because God used her to say I see you
Key Truth: "The enemy fights in isolation. There's no condemnation in Christ Jesus — so step in, show up, and stop letting shame keep you small."
Key Verse: Hebrews 10:25 — Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another.
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Digital diary entries to explore my racing thoughts, to challenge my own assumptions, to examine and name my emotions, to express my feelings, while applying God's truth over my everyday situations..

In one single Sunday, Norense encountered four different people — at church, after service, and late that night — all wrestling with the same thing: negative thoughts, anxiety, suicidal ideation, betrayal, and the feeling that the enemy had the upper hand.
And then he hit record.
This is an emergency episode. Raw, unscripted, and delivered straight from a living room in Brooklyn — because the mind bully is real, it's active, and it doesn't take Sundays off.
Norense opens with a full prayer, walks through his own week — a broken camera, a gaslighting friendship, a heavy heart walking into church — and then unpacks the spiritual mechanics behind every intrusive thought, every wave of apathy, and every whisper that says it's over. He doesn't just offer comfort. He gives you the tools to fight back.
In this episode:
Why the enemy doesn't come with new tricks — just the same ones: self-doubt, shame, fear, and apathy
The honest duality of faith — how you can feel audacious and anxious, joyful and broken, at the exact same time
What gaslighting looks like in a friendship — and how to forgive without lowering your standard for who gets access to you
Why suicidal ideation is a lie from the pit of hell — and what God's Word actually says about who you are
The spiritual mechanics of resisting the devil — why he doesn't have to flee if you're not actively submitting to the Word
Why the Bible reads you — and how to let scripture speak before you run to commentary or ChatGPT
A live account of being used by God to speak into a stranger's life — even while carrying a heavy heart of your own
Key Truth: "Healing happens when we walk into the room — because Mr. Healing himself lives on the inside of us."
Key Verse: James 4:7 — Submit to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
⚠️ A note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, please reach out to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.
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Digital diary entries to explore my racing thoughts, to challenge my own assumptions, to examine and name my emotions, to express my feelings, while applying God's truth over my everyday situations..

Three-story house. Professional basketball career. Six-figure income. Everything he chased from the time he was a kid getting picked on in Fort Worth, Texas.
And Norense still felt empty.
This episode is a full-circle testimony — recorded live from his first apartment in Brooklyn, New York, on the first Monday he's ever missed posting since launching the Mind Bully Podcast in 2021. Not because he quit. Because God finally answered.
From being bullied for his gap tooth and skin color, to being sexually assaulted between ages 6 and 8, to chasing validation through basketball, achievement, and women, to standing in a new city with less money than he's ever had — and more peace than he's ever felt — Norense delivers one of the most honest episodes of the entire show.
The message? Gratitude. Not the Instagram kind. The kind that only comes when you've been through enough to finally see God's hand clearly.
In this episode:
Why achieving everything you dreamed of can still leave you hollow — and what that emptiness is actually telling you
How placing your identity in performance, roles, and achievement is a form of idolatry — and how to break free
The connection between childhood wounds, sexual assault, and the desperate search for worth through external validation
Why suicidal ideation is a lie from the pit of hell — and what God's Word says about who you are when the voice gets loud
What it means to be led by the Spirit versus living by your vices — and why the two lives can look dangerously similar from the outside
Why exposure leads to expansion — but only if you're consecrated and know who you are first
A live word on gratitude: how to pause in a new season and recognize God's hand before chasing the next thing
Key Truth: "The desires God placed on your heart are a heavenly reality of your capacity."
Key Verse: Psalm 139:14 — I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
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