All Episodes

178 - Starting the Year Slow

177 - Dementia, Memory Ministry, & Informed Compassion (feat. Mary McDaniel Cail)

176 - Integrating Behavioral Health into Primary Care (feat. Dr. Becky Bell Scott)

175 - Moving Into Healthier Paradigms (feat. Aurelia Dávila Pratt)

174 - 3 Ways to Change How We Understand Adolescents (feat. Robert Vore)

173 - The Science of the Good Samaritan (feat. Dr. Emily Smith)

172 - Sacredness in Every Season (feat. Kayla Craig)

171 - Creativity, Recovering from Burnout, & Joy-Based Education (feat. Dr. Merideth Hite Estevez)

Season 8 Is Here!

Summer 2023! // Season 7 Finale

170 - Felt Safety, Honoring Our Needs, & the Flow of Strength (feat. Aundi Kolber)

169 - Enneagram Stances, Balance, & Moving Towards Wholeness (feat. Suzanne Stabile)

168 - Our Teens are Sleep-Deprived (& It's Hurting Their Mental Health) (feat. Lisa L. Lewis)

167 - Christian Mindfulness (feat. Dr. Regina Chow Trammel)

166 - Humility in a Narcissistic World (feat. Dr. Daryl Van Tongeren)

165 - Trauma-Informed Preaching (feat. Dr. Sarah Travis)

164 - Self-Harm: Compassionate Understanding & Healing (feat. Dr. Janis Whitlock)

Recast - Getting the Rest You Actually Need (feat. Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith)

163 - Mr. Rogers, Hospital Chaplaincy, & Living as a Holistic Story (feat. Rick Lee James)

162 - Celebrating One Year of The Soul of the Helper (feat. Dr. Holly Oxhandler)

Recast - Black Mental Wellness, the Black Church, & Public Health (feat. Brandon Johnson)

161 - Vulnerability vs. Exploitation & How We Find Our Self-Worth (feat. Eryn Eddy)

160 - Letting Go & Finding Joy (feat. Kevin Sweeney)

159 - Creativity, Faith, & Mental Health (feat. Stephen Roach)

We're Back! // Welcome to Season 7.

Summer 2022! // Season 6 Finale

Bonus! "Witness" by Morgan Harper Nichols

158 - Peace as a Practice (feat. Morgan Harper Nichols)

157 - What If Our Pain Is Telling Us Something? (feat. Eric Minton)

156 - Navigating Depression & Doubt with Saints (feat. Diana Gruver)

155 - Spirituality in Therapy Sessions (feat. Russell Siler Jones)

154 - How We Grieve and Why 'Moving On' Isn't the Goal (feat. Dr. Jill Harrington)

153 - How to Be a Trauma-Informed Community (feat. Dr. Amy Marschall)

152 - How to Find Contentment (Instead of Happiness) (feat. Niro Feliciano)

151 - Grief, Certainty, Deconstruction, & Superheroes (feat. James Prescott)

150 - Faith, Mental Health, & Rest for the Weary (feat. Emmy Kegler)

149 - Black Mental Wellness, the Black Church, and Public Health (feat. Brandon Johnson)

Recast - Seeing the Sacred in Ourselves & Each Other (feat. Dr. Holly Oxhandler)

148 - Homelessness & Housing Insecurity (feat. Kevin Nye)

Recast - Singleness (feat. Holly Stallcup & Dr. Bella DePaulo)

147 - How To Play (& Why It Matters) (feat. Courtney Ellis)

146 - How Patriarchy Got Baptized (feat. Dr. Beth Allison Barr)

145 - How Children's Books Can Shape Our View of God & Ourselves (feat. Matthew Paul Turner)

144 - Embodiment, Healing, & Working With Our Bodies (feat. Dr. Hillary McBride)

Christmas 2021!

143 - Seeing the Sacred in Ourselves & Each Other (feat. Dr. Holly Oxhandler)

Bonus! "Walk a Little Slower" by Tanner Olson

142 - People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers (feat. Dr. Brianna Garrison & Dr. Dennis Myers)

141 - Navigating Suicidal Thoughts (feat. Dr. Kathryn Gordon)

140 - Understanding Suicidal Thoughts (feat. Dr. Kathryn Gordon)

139 - Calling, Adulting, and the Changing World of Work (feat. Dr. Michaela O'Donnell)

138 - Autism, Faith, & the Gifts of Neurodiversity (feat. Daniel Bowman Jr.)

137 - Love, Justice, & Memento Mori (feat. Marlena Graves)

136 - Motherhood & Contemplative Spirituality (feat. Shannon Evans)

135 - The Importance of Connecting Faith & Mental Health in This Moment

Bonus! "Prayer for the Overwhelmed" by Kayla Craig

134 - Prayers & Liturgies for Parents (feat. Kayla Craig)

Bonus! "Prayer for a Child With Big Feelings" by Kayla Craig

Welcome to Season 6!

Summer Break 2021!

133 - The Power of Lament (feat. Abby Norman)

132 - Moral Injury (feat. Dr. Joseph Currier)

131 - Finding Joy Amidst Tragedy (feat. Dr. Angela Gorrell)

130 - I Love Jesus, but I Want to Die (feat. Sarah J Robinson)

129 - Healing Our Internal World, Spiritual Practices, & Moving Beyond Empire Theology (feat. Lisa Colón DeLay)

128 - Loneliness & Belonging (feat. Charlotte Donlon)

127 - Connecting to Ourselves, to Each Other, & to God (feat. Dr. David Rosmarin)

126 - 5 Ideas for Working as an Adult with ADHD

125 - One Year of COVID

124 - Nervous Systems, Bottom-Up Safety, & Learning from Each Other (feat. Nia Baker)

Bonus! "Untitled Poem" by Tanner Olson

123 - Poetry, Finding Your Voice, and Balancing Hope & Pain (feat. Tanner Olson)

Bonus! "Some Days" by Tanner Olson

122 - How Writing Can Shape Your Past, Present, & Future (feat. Allison Fallon)

121 - Our Attachments to Each Other and to God (feat. Krispin Mayfield)

120 - Lies We Face (& Truth We Need) Along The Journey (feat. Hannah Brencher)

119 - Partnering for Your Community's Mental Health (feat. Dr. Sidney Hankerson)

118 - Ambivalence, Narratives, and Making Hard Changes (feat. Dr. Linda Buchanan)

What We're Bringing into 2021, What We're Leaving in 2020

Holidays 2020: Grief, Joy, & Zooming with Santa

117 - What is The Church's Responsibility in Caring for Mental Health? (feat. Alexandra Thompson)

116 - Loving Your Neighbor During a Pandemic (feat. Dr. Emily Smith)

Recast - Grieving During the Holidays (feat. Lanta Carroll)

115 - Gratitude & Mental Health

114 - Having Conversations that Help

113 - Self-Care For The Helper

112 - Staying Emotionally Healthy During Election Season

111 - Thriving in Adversity, Blooming in the Dark (feat. Dr. Michelle Pearce)

110 - Coping Skills for Kids (feat. Janine Halloren)

109 - Teens, Stress, & Mindfulness (feat. Gina Biegel)

108 - Balanced Working Moms (feat. Dr. Amber Thornton)

Welcome to Season 5!

Summer 2020!

107 - Why Small Changes Are the Key to Changing Your Brain (feat. Dr. Alex Korb)

Recast - Putting the Revolution Back In Racial Reconciliation (feat. Austin Channing Brown)

106 - Rumi, Personal Healing, & Fighting Injustice with Love (feat. Melody Moezzi)

104 - Being Present to Ourselves & Our Stories (feat. K.J. Ramsey)

103 - How We Move Through Suffering (feat. Dr. Daryl Van Tongeren & Sara Showalter Van Tongeren)

102 - Communication as Relationship-Building (feat. Dr. Heather Thompson Day)

101 - Building a Sound Relationship (feat. Dr. Rod Hetzel & Dr. Susan Matlock-Hetzel)

100 - Balancing Working from Home with Intentional Family Time (feat. Dr. Karen Melton & Dr. Sara Perry)

99 - Mindful Practices for Rekindling Your Faith (feat. Steve Wiens)

98 - Thinking About Sick Systems, Caring for Sick People (feat. David Finnegan-Hosey)

Checking In: How Are We Doing?

97 - Navigating Uncertainty During the COVID-19 Crisis (feat. Dr. Inna Khazan)

96 - Waking Up, How We Numb Our Pain, & Embodying Our Faith (feat. Seth Haines)

95 - 3 Shapes of Pain & What Divine Love Has to Say (feat. Seth Haines)

94 - Resurrecting Hope & Ordinary Losses (feat. Stephanie Lobdell)

93 - Using the Enneagram & Neuroscience for Practical Growth (feat. Dr. Jerome Lubbe)

92 - Neuroscience, Faith, Identity, the Enneagram, & Self-Care (feat. Dr. Jerome Lubbe)

91 - Spiritual Bypassing (feat. Dr. Jesse Fox)

90 - Small Beginnings, Other People's Stories, & Being Made to Make (feat. Morgan Harper Nichols)

89 - Trying Softer, Self Compassion, & Moving from Survival to Joy (feat. Aundi Kolber)

Happy Holidays 2019!

88 - Practical Tools for Mental Health Ministry (feat. Joe Padilla)

87 - Getting the Rest You Actually Need (feat. Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith)

86 - Grieving During the Holidays (feat. Lanta Carroll)

85 - Why & How Should Therapists Talk About Faith? (feat. Dr. Cassandra Vieten)

84 - Faith, Media, & Living Our Theology (feat. Dr. Angela Gorrell)

83 - How Can Faith Communities & Human Service Providers Collaborate? (feat. Dave Eckert)

82 - Hospitality, Loneliness, & Inviting People In (feat. Leslie Verner)

81 - Closing the Chasm Between Spirituality & Treatment (feat. Dr. David Rosmarin)

80 - Music & Ministry (feat. Rivers & Robots)

79 - Hunger, Mental Health, & Working Together for Justice (feat. Jeremy Everett)

78 - Reimagining Missions from the Inside Out (feat. Ryan Kuja)

Welcome to Season 4.

Summer 2019!

Recast - Self-Image, Parenting, & Learning to Love Ourselves As We Are (feat. Hillary McBride)

77 - Mental Health in Latinx Culture (feat. Yesenia Reta)

76 - The Narratives We Believe (& Why They Matter)

75 - Children's Mental Health (feat. Dr. Stephen Grcevich)

74 - How Do We Make Our Churches Inclusive for Mental Health? (feat. Dr. Stephen Grcevich)

73 - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (feat. Dr. Elizabeth McIngvale)

72 - Mentoring, Leading, & Empowering Others

71 - What if We're Called to a Ministry of Weakness? (feat. Alia Joy)

70 - Teens, Anxiety, & Self-Esteem (feat. Lisa Schab)

69 - A Personal Journey into Social Work (feat. Kelsey Moffatt)

68 - Faith & Doubt

67 - Bullying (feat. Danielle Matthew)

66 - Recovery Ministry (feat. Storey Cook)

65 - Maintaining Your Mental Health In Ministry

64 - Singleness (feat. Holly Stallcup & Dr. Bella DePaulo)

63 - Uncluttering Our Spaces, Our Schedules, & Our Lives (feat. Courtney Ellis)

62 - Social Anxiety, Shyness vs. Confidence, & How to Make Friends (feat. Dr. Ellen Hendriksen)

61 - How to Set Goals & Make Changes (feat. Susette Magana & Brandon Cook from The Desire Line)

60 - Taking Care of Yourself During the Holidays (& Reflecting on the Year)

58 - Religious Coping Skills: Good, Bad, or Both? (feat. Dr. Kenneth Pargament)

57 - Why We Need Better Sleep (& How to Get It) (feat. Dr. Michael Scullin)

56 - Centering Prayer, Solitude, Stillness, & Mindful Silence (feat. Phileena Heuertz)

55 - CBT for Christians (feat. Dr. Michelle Pearce)

54 - Sexual Abuse by Faith Leaders (feat. Dr. David Pooler)

53 - Catching Your Breath (feat. Steve Austin)

52 - Online Advocacy, Self-Care, & Beauty (feat. Dr. Meredith Gould)

51 - Pilgrimage of a Soul (feat. Phileena Heuertz)

50 - Preaching About Mental Health (feat. Mary Alice Birdwhistell)

49 - College Students & Creating Supportive Communities (feat. Dr. Gary Glass)

48 - How Does Nutrition Impact Our Mental Health? (feat. Dr. Leslie Korn)

47 - How To Find Affordable Counseling (feat. Dr. Kevin Tarlow)

46 - The Heartbeat & History of CXMH (feat. Robert Vore)

Introducing Dr. Holly Oxhandler!

45 - Learning to Speak God from Scratch (feat. Jonathan Merritt)

Summer Break 2018!

Recast - [Men]tal Health (feat. Nate Pyle & Dr. Bart Andrews)

Recast - Suicide Prevention (feat. Dr. Jonathan Singer & Dr. Sherry Molock)

44 - The Very Worst Missionary (feat. Jamie Wright)

43 - Being Here, Building Community, & The Bachelor (feat. Hannah Brencher)

42 - Everyday Grief & Learning to Feel Feelings (feat. Aundi Kolber)

41 - Putting the Revolution Back In Racial Reconciliation (feat. Austin Channing Brown)

40 - Stigma Reduction in the Church (feat. Kristen Kansiewicz)

39 - The Enneagram & Communities (feat. Dr. Holly Oxhandler & Dr. Jon Singletary)

38 - The Enneagram & Our Faith Journey (feat. Dr. Holly Oxhandler & Dr. Jon Singletary)

37 - Diagnosing Darth Vader (feat. Dr. Katie Gordon & Brandon Saxton)

36 - Dropping the Mask (feat. Carlos Rodríguez)

35 - Perfectionism (feat. Sharon Martin)

34 - Self-Image, Parenting, & Learning to Love Ourselves As We Are (feat. Hillary McBride)

33 - Thanks, The Future, & Rudy Caseres

32 - Trauma, Attachment, & Creating Safety (feat. Aundi Kolber)

Recast - Mental Illness & Violence (feat. Gabe Howard)

31 - Does It Matter If Your Therapist Is Christian? (feat. Dr. Holly Oxhandler)

30 - Family, Church, & Mental Illness (feat. Amy Simpson)

29 - Why Don't People Get Treatment? (& How Can We Help?) (feat. Dr. David Susman)

28 - Faith & Mental Wellness (feat. Brittney Moses)

27 - From Weakness to Strength (feat. Scott Sauls)

26 - Seasonal Affective Disorder & Perfectly Hidden Depression (feat. Dr. Margaret Rutherford)

Farewell, 2017.

25 - Race, Faith, & Mental Health (feat. Dr. Sherry Molock & Dr. Amber Thornton)

24 - Speaking of Suicide (feat. Dr. Stacey Freedenthal)

Bonus! A Different View on Thanksgiving (feat. Kaitlin Curtice)

23 - Mental Illness & Violence (feat. Gabe Howard)

22 - Are The Tides Turning? (feat. Kristen Kansiewicz)

21 - Emotions Aren't Evil (feat. Marc Alan Schelske)

Bonus! Suicide Prevention Resources

20 - The Light Is Winning (feat. Zach Hoag)

19 - "There are parts of me that will never be completely healed." (feat. Kay Warren)

18 - Depression & Dementors (feat. Jason Chesnut)

Welcome Back!

Summer Break!

17 - Grief & Loss (feat. John Pavlovitz & Dr. Elizabeth Horn)

16 - Prayer & Meditation (feat. Rev. Ed Bacon)

15 - Suicide Prevention (feat. Dr. Jonathan Singer & Dr. Sherry Molock)

P.S. '13 Thoughts on Mental Health' by Hannah Brencher

14 - God Works Through People (feat. Hannah Brencher)

13 - Healing Church Hurts (feat. Stephen Mansfield)

12 - Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (feat. Dr. Janis Whitlock)

Liturgy of the Forsaken: Good Friday 2017

11 - The Shack & Lies We Believe About God: Part 2 (feat. William Paul Young)

10 - Counselors on Church Staff? (feat. Kristen Kansiewicz)

In Memory of Amy Bleuel

9 - Heresy & Bad Theology (feat. Jon Scott)

8 - (Men)tal Health (feat. Nate Pyle & Dr. Bart Andrews)

7 - Where We've Been (feat. Dr. Heather Vacek)

6 - Bipolar Disorder (feat. Gabe Howard & Nate Crawford)

5 - The Shack & Lies We Believe About God (feat. William Paul Young)

Bonus! We Love Self-Care!

4 - Keeping Faith in Suffering (feat. Jason Micheli)

Bonus! #ThisIsWhatAnxietyFeelsLike (feat. Sarah Fader)

3 - Brain Injuries, Neurotheology, & Trump (feat. Mike McHargue)

P.S. 'Why Do I Write About Mental Illness?' by Aaron J. Smith

2 - Storytime (feat. Sarah Fader & Sarah Schuster)

P.S. 'What if the Prodigal Son Had Xanax?' by Steve Austin

1 - Where We Are (feat. Scott McConnell)

0 - Introduction