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Anxious Faith
by Our Daily Bread Ministries
Mental Health is a huge issue in Australia, and anxiety is particularly prevalent. Christians aren't immune - but how do we reconcile faith and anxiety? Join us as we learn from the experiences of ordinary aussies who live the reality of anxiety and faith, doctors, psychologists, pastors, and more.Anxious Faith is produced by Our Daily Bread Ministries
Episodes
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An Update From Our Team
Hi friends, listen to this short clip or read below for an important announcement from our team! As you might know, Anxious Faith is a project run by Our Daily Bread Ministries here in Australia. We’ve been blessed to journey with this community for four years now, and we’re so thankful for where...
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Hope When Life Feels Hopeless
As followers of Jesus, hope isn't a foreign concept. But we also know that Jesus said that a life following him wasn't going to be easy - we'd face troubles, difficulties, and challenges. What do we do when they hit? How can we have hope, when life around us may seem hopeless? This episode we…
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Help! How Do Adults Make Friends?
We’ve all heard the line before: we were made for connection. We all know how good friends can be, but for more people than we expect, friendlessness and disconnection are significant issues in their lives. How do we go about fixing that? This episode we're joined by Sheridan Voysey, founder of...
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Ep43 BONUS - Let's Read Psalm 23 as a Practical Way to Rest in God
If you've listened to Episode 43 Rest: How We Find Rest in God we shared some practical ways through prayer or reading the Bible to actually rest in God. This bonus episode is designed for you to listen to when you've got a quiet place away from interruptions, and to read through Psalm 23 with us...
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Rest: How We Find Rest in God
We all recognise the importance of rest, but how often do we find ourselves indulging in mindless entertainment when only resting in God can truly satisfy? In the first episode of our new season, we'll delve into what it means to rest in God and how we can practically do that. -- Links we...
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A Biblical Guide to Anxiety
We’ve heard lots about anxiety; both from those who experience it, and those who help treat it. We’ve talked to doctors and pastors and counsellors and sufferers and everyone in between to find out how they experience anxiety, and what we can do about it. But what about exploring the very concept...
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Blokes, We Need to Talk
Men are notoriously bad at understanding our emotions—let alone actually sharing about them with someone else—and it’s to our detriment. Here in Australia, it’s Movember; a month where the titular charity encourages guys to raise money for Men’s Mental Health by growing a moustache. And awareness...
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I'm a Girl and I Struggle With Porn
Contrary to what many of us have grown up believing, porn addiction is not a “guys’ issue”. It’s a human one. Join us as we chat to Amanda Anaestad, cofounder of The Victory Collective, a ministry centred around community and resources for women struggling with a porn addiction. Amanda was first...
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Intrusive Thoughts, Faith, and OCD Therapy
As we began to branch out in topics here at Anxious Faith, we were surprised by the number of people who resonated with the episodes and blog posts we’ve done around OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. This often-misunderstood condition can be so hard to live with, and yet there are…
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Self-Aware or Selfish?
Self-awareness is something that we all need; in order to be healthy, loving, thriving people, we need to understand a bit about ourselves and how we interact with other people, the world around us, and even God. And, for those of us who struggle with our mental health, learning how and why we...
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When Mental Health Hurts Not Just You
When someone is struggling with their mental health, whether that’s dealing with stress, anxiety, or a diagnosed mental health condition, it’s not just them who feel the effects of it — there’s often a flow on effect to the people around them; their partner, children, family, friends, colleagues…...
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Suicide Was My Plan B
CW: Keola’s story covers his struggles with self-harm and suicide ideation, so please be wise as you listen and mindful of who you’re listening with. Today we’re hearing the story of Keola, a young guy from Las Vegas in the US who thought he was living the dream — scouted out of high school for...
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How Can a Good God Let Us Suffer?
“Nothing is certain except death and taxes,” or so the saying goes. But there’s something else that we’ll all face in our lives, regardless of our background, finances, upbringing or culture: suffering. Whether it’s suffering brought on by mental illness, physical illness, financial pressure,...
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Does Gaming Affect Mental Health?
Video games can be a contentious topic. There are the people who love them, and those that don’t — or simply can’t understand the appeal. And then there are the stories we hear in the media about gaming addiction, social isolation, and a growing concern for the way gaming seems to lead to a whole...
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It's Lonely Out There
When we think of non-physical problems that affect people, we’re pretty immediately drawn to the common ones — anxiety, depression, and the realm of mental illness. But there’s something just as insidious that can cause significant issues to our mental wellbeing, quality of life, and faith. It’s...
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CEOs Get Anxious Too
You think of a CEO and you probably picture someone who has it all together. They’re out there speaking in front of audiences, resolving high-level disputes, and running companies. But what’s happening behind the scenes? Is it possible that even CEOs can wrestle with mental illness? Dr Matt Lucas...
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15 Years Addicted to Porn
This episode, we’re chatting with Josh, a young Aussie guy who was first exposed to pornography at the age of eight. For years, Josh’s addiction to porn grew and had a hold on his life, affecting his mental health, sense of worth, relationships with others, and faith. Over the years, Josh tried...
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When Self-Harm Becomes an Addiction
Self-harm is something we’ve touched on a few times through different people’s stories, but today, it’s our main focus. What leads someone to self-harm? Does it really feel ‘good’ at the time? And how does someone who’s been addicted to self-harm stop? In this episode, Gabby Wilkinson from Dear…
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Is Counselling Actually Biblical?
We're exploring how different approaches to counselling and psychology line up with what we’re taught in the Bible. To do that, we’re chatting with Noni Potter, the Head of Undergraduate Counselling at Tabor, a Christian college in Australia. Not only is Noni a lecturer in counselling, but she’s...
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But Isn't Anxiety a Sin?
A common thread through many of the stories we share is our guests’ experiences of being told that their anxiety or other mental health struggles are a faith issue, not a mental one. Today we’re chatting with Lara d’Entremont, a young woman who grappled with being told that her anxiety disorder...
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Let's Talk About Autism & Accessibility
Together we’ve been exploring different diagnoses such as anxiety, depression, OCD and bipolar, and seeking to learn more and find encouragement for how those struggles don’t have to keep us from God. But what about other conditions that might impact our faith—other struggles and diagnoses...
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Old People Get Depressed, Too
Most of the people we’ve interviewed on Anxious Faith so far are between the ages of 20 and 40. It seems a natural place to look for stories of mental health challenges; after all, we’re the age group that seem to be dealing with them—or at least, talking about them—most. But would it surprise…
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What If The Anxiety Comes Back?
We’ve shared lots of stories of people who have dealt with anxiety, and for many of them, the reality is they may always deal with anxiety. But what if you went and sought help, brought it all to God, went to regular therapy sessions and even tried medication,only for anxiety to come back, and…
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We Are Not Our Feelings
Many of our guests have shared that they’ve experienced some form of anxiety since childhood. But that’s not always the case; for some people, anxiety or any other mental illness might not show up until later in life, seemingly out of nowhere. That was the case for Akos. It wasn’t until his 30’s...
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Managing OCD With God
To kick off this year, we’re chatting with Amelie, a university student in Sydney. Amelie’s mental health journey started during high school, with what she thought was anxiety and experiencing a lot of existential dread. Initially she thought that the anxiety was all based around school pressure...
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Wrapping up the Year
Join James, Maddy and Ethan in our final episode of the year to take a look back on where Anxious Faith began and where we’re heading. From small beginnings in January 2023 to almost 25,000 podcast downloads and a growing online community, we’re so grateful for where God has brought us this year....
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When Your OCD Is About Your Faith
OCD is made up of intrusive thoughts that you can’t control around a particular issue–that’s the “obsession”–and those thoughts cause an incredible amount of anxiety unless you complete a certain action you feel compelled to do–that’s the “compulsive” part. Within the family of OCD, there are a...
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When Trauma Leads to Addiction
Trauma is a big and complex thing, and a topic we want to unpack in more depth in the future; but in today’s episode, we’re sharing the story of one man’s trauma, and the addiction and mental illness it led to. Dr Mark McNear is a licensed clinical social worker in New Jersey in the US. As a…
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A Psychologist Answers Your Questions
This episode, we’re speaking to Dr Sarah Morris, a clinical psychologist in Melbourne, Australia. Not only is Sarah a specialist who runs her own practice, but she is also a follower of Jesus who walks the road daily in both mental health and faith spaces. Have you ever wondered, ‘What exactly…
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Is 'Mindfulness' Okay as a Christian?
‘Mindfulness’ is one of the big practices that are often recommended or suggested to people who are struggling with their mental health. But as Christians, is mindfulness something that we should throw ourselves into without question? Do we need to be careful in following these exercises? This...
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When Suicide Strikes
As our Suicide Awareness Month comes to a close, we’re taking a look at some of the bigger questions that come along with the topic, such as ‘Was this my fault?’, ‘Could I have done more?’, and ‘How could God let this happen?’. To do that we’re hearing from Al Hsu, a writer in the US who wrote…
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Surviving Being Suicidal
If you listened to our last episode with Pippa, you’ll know that this month we’re opening up the conversation around suicide and hearing from people with firsthand experiences of it; whether they’ve lost someone to suicide or have considered suicide themselves. In this episode we’re hearing from...
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Losing a Son to Suicide
The topic of suicide is so often hidden away or only talked about in hushed conversations. But with all the fear and stigma surrounding it, those who might be struggling with suicidal ideation or the pain of losing someone to suicide run the risk of feeling like they’re alone; and here at Anxious...
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Introducing Suicide Awareness Month
This month, we're going to be focusing on suicide. If we thought mental health wasn't talked about enough in churches, suicide is a whole other level. This bonus ep gives us a brief overview at what we'll look at. Also head to our Suicide Resource Page on the Anxious Faith website for more...
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A Psychiatrist Explains Mental Illness
As you probably know, we started this podcast focussing on anxiety and how it plays out with our faith. But as our range of guests – and our audience – has grown, we’re now stepping back to look at a broader range of mental conditions. This episode, we’re hearing from an expert about some of the...
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Church, We Need to Talk
One of the recurring themes throughout Anxious Faith to this point has been one of people who in dealing with their mental illness sometimes coming up against well meaning churches or other Christians, who invariable may hinder more than help. But while many people have had that experience, it...
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Was God There During My Depression, Self-Harm, and Suicidal Thoughts?
Depression, self-harm and suicidal thoughts are far more common than we probably realise. Today, we’re chatting to Maddy; you may recognise her as our team’s Editor and Content Writer, or from Episode 6 where she and her husband shared on navigating a relationship with mental illness. But today,...
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Is There Tension Between Faith and Psychology?
Psychology can sometimes be a tricky topic, especially within the church. The practice of psychology–or any form of therapy, really–is often seen as taboo; something to avoid because it might not align with our faith. So isn’t going to a professional for our problems suggesting that God isn’t...
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Why Hasn't God Cured My OCD?
In our early episodes, we’ve been sharing stories about people who struggle with Anxiety conditions, and learning how that plays out with their faith. But what about all the other mental health conditions we can face? In this episode we’re speaking to Jemimah, a university student from Melbourne...
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How One Journey With Mental Illness Sparked Anxious Faith
What's the story behind Anxious Faith? This episode we're switching things up - we're hearing from James not as the host, but as the interviewee, as he shared about his and his family's journey through mental health struggles, and how those experiences led to starting Anxious Faith. If you’ve…
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Does Gratitude Help Our Mental Health?
If you’re someone who has been around the mental health space for a bit, whether from reading or hearing things or dealing with it yourself, you’ve probably come across the concept of gratitude. Gratitude is something that counsellors and psychologists suggest as a tool to help us when we’re...
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Is Faith Always Helpful?
If you’re someone who is struggling with mental health challenges, be they anxiety, depression, or others, and you’re also someone of faith, surely throwing yourself into learning everything you can about God, serving Him in every way possible, and making that the focus of your life is the way to...
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When Your Partner Has Anxiety
With mental health statistics so high – especially in Australia – the odds are someone we know and care about will suffer from a mental health condition during their life. But what do you do if it’s your partner? What does that look like day-to-day? How do you support them? Or, even more broadly,...
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Can We Learn to Stop Avoiding Our Anxiety?
Anxiety is never nice to experience. But is avoiding it always the best plan? What if we were able to stop avoiding the anxiety, and instead learn from it? This episode we speak to Dr Sarah, from Season 2 Episode 1, but this time in her capacity and experience as a pastor's wife and church…
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A Pastor Who's Been Through It
Opening up about our mental health can be difficult - but for some reason it can be even harder at church. Will people understand what I'm going through? Will my pastor? This episode we're speaking with Jordan, a pastor from Melbourne who has lived the experience first hand. We hear his story…
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Owning Your Labels
If you’ve struggled with anxiety, depression, or any other mental health challenges, and you’ve been open about it – there’s a fair chance that you might be labelled that way by people. Whether knowingly or unknowingly, to your face or when you’re just being described, you might be known as “that...
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Using Your Anxiety
Anxiety comes in all forms, and affects people in different ways. For some it’s something that is only a challenge for a certain time period, for others it’s something they have to face for their entire lives. If we’ve been through a time of struggling with anxiety, do we just write that time…
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A Doctor Shares what Anxiety Is
Anxious Faith website - anxiousfaith.org What better way to start Season 2 than by find out what anxiety is - from a doctor! Sarah is a GP here in Australia (and we’re referring to her just as Sarah for her privacy), who has seen a lot of patients coming to her for the first time because of...
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Walking the Road Together
Someone opening up about their anxiety can be a huge, but how do you walk alongside them in that? Our guests share how we can support and care for those with anxiety. Anxious Faith is produced by Our Daily Bread and is part of a collaboration with YMI. As we look at the possibility of a second...
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Mental Health is a huge issue in Australia, and anxiety is particularly prevalent. Christians aren't immune - but how do we reconcile faith and anxiety? Join us as we learn from the experiences of ordinary aussies who live the reality of anxiety and faith, doctors, psychologists, pastors, and more.Anxious Faith is produced by Our Daily Bread Ministries
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Mental Health is a huge issue in Australia, and anxiety is particularly prevalent. Christians aren't immune - but how do we reconcile faith and anxiety? Join us as we learn from the experiences of ordinary aussies who live the reality of anxiety and faith, doctors, psychologists, pastors, and...
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