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Win Today: Your Roadmap to Wholeness — 308 episodes

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Some People Like You Better Broken. Tim Ross on Dysregulation, Curated Narratives, and the Peace That Actually Holds.

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This Is Why You Keep Having the Same Argument. Jason VanRuler on the Wound Behind Every Fight You Can't Escape.

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Your Jesus Is Too Small. Kyle Idleman on the Domestication of Jesus, Weird Subculture Christianity, and Why a Comfortable Savior Can't Save You.

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Everyone Is Spiritual. Very Few Are Discerning. Dr. Joel Muddamalle on The Unseen Battle of Deception.

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You're Betraying Your Future Self Every Time You Do THIS. Jon Acuff on Why Procrastination "Protects" You and the Permission to Finally Start.

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You Don't Want Freedom as Much as You Think You Do. Alex Seeley Confronts Why We Like to Stay Stuck in Error and Delusion.

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MercyMe's Bart Millard on Why Suffering Isn't Your Core Problem and What God Is Actually Doing in Your Pain

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Your Soul Is Fragmented. Now What? Heath Hardesty on Why You Can't Receive God's Love and the Lie of Self-Improvement Christianity

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You Can't Bubble Bath Your Way to Wellness. Jennifer Breheny Wallace on Absorbing the Lies of Useless and Worthless, Why Self-Esteem Has a Short Fuse, Mattering vs. Validation, Toxic Success, and Why Hyper-Visibility is Fake Connection

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Are You Prepared for Chaos? Paige Collins on the Necessary Posture in Shaking, The Cost of Surrender, and the Exploration of How God Speaks to People in Dreams

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Selective Obedience is KILLING Your Faith. Hosanna Wong on Confusing the Practices of Jesus with Jesus Himself, Selective Obedience, How We Make Legalism Cool, The Role of Hiddenness and Crushing, and the 6 Roadblocks to Connecting with God

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Let's Talk About Sex (Addiction). Jay Stringer Unpacks the Anatomy of Sexual Addiction, Predicting Destructive Lifestyle Choices, Why Healing Addiction Requires Curiosity, and Why Grief Has the Power to Change What You Desire

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God Won't Force You to Heal. Debra Fileta on The Reason Most People Aren't Emotionally Healthy, How "Trauma-Informed" Has Been Taken Too Far, and Why You Can't Be Spiritually Mature if Your Mental Health is in the Trash

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The Addiction No One Talks About. Stephen McWhirter on Numbing with Content and Life Hacks, The Bitterness We Carry in Our Bodies, and Becoming a Resting Place for Chaos

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Undoing the Deception of Self-Creation. Abdu Murray Exposes How We've Taken Empathy Too Far, The Syrupy "Sloganeering" of the Church, The Liabilities of Our Post-Truth Culture, and Why Identity is a Paper-Thin Idea

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Not Everything Hard is Trauma. Dr. Lee Warren on What it Means to Take a Thought Captive, What to Do When You Can't Stop the Anxiety Spiral, Challenging Automatic Thinking, and What Scientists Botch on a Regular Basis

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Hustle Culture Creates Burnout. Brad Stulberg on The Biology of Excellence and the Art of Becoming, Rugged Flexibility, How to Curate Your Content Better, and the Two Kinds of Burnout

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Therapy Culture is BLOCKING Your Ability to Heal. Dr. Lee Warren on The "Problem" with Our Brains, Addressing the Resistance that Shows Up When We Try to Heal, Getting Out of Survival Mode, and Compulsive Rumination

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476: [Formed.] Spiritual But Not Religious? Lisa Bevere on What an Exorcist Said About Tarot and Oracle Cards, How the Progressive Movement is Connected to Self-Deification, and Why The Church is Too Comfortable Preaching Catchy Phrases

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475: [Formed.] Are You Suffering? Dr. Craig Keener on The Necessary Theology of Suffering, How to Develop a New Mindset About Affliction, Hurdling Unresolved Disappointment, Why God is Not in a Hurry to Mature Us, and the Pressure That Shapes Us

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474: [Formed.] It's Just LAZY Christianity. Ian Simkins on The Fingerprints of a Disordered Life, Developing Discernment as You Train for Godliness, Why the Crucible of Formation is in the Monotony of Everyday Life, and Restoring the Fire of Discipleshi

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473: [Formed.] Comfort Won't Mature You. Dr. Joel Tudman on How We Cheat Ourselves in the Wilderness, Why "Finding Yourself" is a Waste of Time, The Beauty of Being Pulled Apart by the Lord, and Fighting to Stay Agile in a Disruptive Life

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472: [Formed.] Will You Kill Entitlement and Self-Pity? Kristene DiMarco Unpacks Rekindling Spiritual Hunger, The Danger in Numbing Boredom, Training Your Soul for Godliness, and Laying Down Your "Right" to Be Offended by Life

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471: [Formed.] Take Responsibility for YOUR Spiritual Growth. Dr. Eric Mason on The Greatest Problem with Bad Teaching (That Few Recognize), Why You Can't Give God Ultimatums, and Why You Can't Make Your Assignment Your Purpose

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470: I Didn't See THAT Coming: What Happens When We Hit the Wall, Why God's Silence Isn't His Absence, and the 4 CRITICAL Words You Must Embody in 2026

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469: Your Body Is Telling the Truth. Jordan Rubin on The Food That Kills Your Sex Drive in Minutes, Whether EMFs are Dangerous, How to Get Sick Quickly, and Why Physical Health is Spiritual Health

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468: LEVEL UP! Zach Windahl on the Unified Story of Scripture, Why "Belong Before You Believe" Fails, and How to Study Scripture When You're Bored or Confused

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467: Bored with Bible Study? Faith Womack on How to Wrestle with the Tension of Scripture, The Mistakes Pastors and Teachers Make When Teaching the Bible, and Building a Faithful Hermeneutic

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466: When Pain Gets Wasted. Shawn Johnson on Stewarding the Middle Season of Life, How Bitterness Erodes Trust, and Why We Settle for Temporary Rest Instead of True Peace

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465: Stop Ignoring Your Body! Justin Whitmel Earley on Embodied Discipleship, Resisting Body-Idolatry, and How Sleep Rebuilds Your Soul

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464: When the Marriage Is OVER. Lysa TerKeurst on Narcissistic Abuse 101, Ending Self-Betrayal, and Why Unhealthy People Never Meet a Boundary They Like

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463: Why Life Really Begins at 40. Mark Batterson on The Danger of Half-Present Living, Delayed Obedience, and Why We Need to Fall in Love with Gradual Progress

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462: Stop Lying to Yourself! Kevin Boehm on Why Life Happens For Us, Not To Us, Destroying the Self-Help Blueprint, When Fear Looks Like Wisdom, and Why Food Is a Peacemaker

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461: When Fake Faith and Cynicism Collide. Bethel Music's Paul and Hannah McClure on The Road from a Soft to a Cynical Heart, Healing the Orphan Spirit, Fake Faith, Why Faith Isn't Certainty, and Dumping Performative Worship

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460: MAKE IT STOP! Therapy Culture Isn't Working. Matt Chandler Unpacks Identity Confusion, The Cost of Complaining, and Killing the Safe Christianese Jargon

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459: Entitlement Isn't Faith. Gary Thomas Confronts the Lie of This Age, the Distraction of the Soul, and the Hidden Roots of Bitterness and Offense

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458: You're Not Burned Out. You're Disconnected. Geoff & Cyd Holsclaw on Insecure Attachment, Emotional Integration, and Why Your Body Can't Heal What Your Soul Hasn't Felt

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457: When God Feels Silent. Evan Craft on The Hardest Questions We Rarely Ask (But Need To), Fighting Cynicism, Charlie Kirk's Death, The Necessity of Desperation in Faith, Serving the Lord in Anonymity, and What We Receive in the Dark Night of the Soul

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456: When "Safe Spaces" Sabotage Growth. Katie Davis Majors on False Cliché Christianity, Preventing Bitterness in Your Heart, and When Empathy Hinders Transformation

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455: You Don't Get a Hall Pass from Pain. ESPN's Lauren Sisler Exposes "Rah-Rah" Christianity, Why Avoidance Costs Us More Than Facing Pain Head-On, and Curating Our Image as Armor

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454: Comfort Is KILLING You. Tim Timberlake on The Crisis of Convenience, Why God Doesn't Live Up to Our Expectations, The Problem with Rushing Through Grief, Why God Doesn't Live Up to Our Expectations, and Manufacturing Breakthrough

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453: You're Not Humble, You're Hiding. Dr. Les Parrott and Judah Smith Unpack How Humility Becomes Self-Hatred, The Nuclear Power of Spiritual Bypassing, and Why Your Job is Not to Heal Publicly

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452: STOP GASLIGHTING YOURSELF. Toni Collier on Emotional Infidelity, Spiritual Manipulation, and the Prison of Isolation

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451: What's Breaking You Isn't the Pain, It's the Pattern. Ed Latimore on Emotions, Distorted Thinking, and Toughness That Won't Heal You

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450: You're Talking Too Much. Jefferson Fisher on Ending Arguments, Spotting Manipulation, and Reclaiming Authority in Conversations

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SUMMER BREAK: Jamie Winship on Why Separation Creates Suffering, The Necessary Practice of Self-Emptying, and a Right View of God

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SUMMER BREAK: Jamie Winship on Getting Unstuck, The Lie of Being Alone, Radical Individualism, and Why Pain is Good

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SUMMER BREAK: Jamie Winship on Turning Chaos into Opportunity in Every Area of Life

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449: YOU ARE NOT ENOUGH. Stop Hiding in Isolation. DawnCheré Wilkerson Opens Up About Walking the Furnace of Infertility, Emotional Regulation, Healing the Orphan Spirit, and the Vulnerability Lie No One Talks About

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448: Stop Running from Your Life. Terry Crist Reveals Secrets That Fracture Your Soul, Healing the Orphan Spirit, and the Idolization of Therapy

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447: Navigating The 7 Stages of Life Transition. Craig Cooney Unpacks Hitting a Wall and The Other Side of Burnout No One Talks About

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446: When Burnout Hits Blindside. Levi Lusko on Trauma, His Midlife Crisis, and the Myth of Authenticity Culture

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445: A Neurosurgeon's Take on Addiction, Quantum Physics, and Brain Change. Dr. Lee Warren on Refusing Your Own Demise

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444: Stop Trying to "Find Yourself." Preston Morrison on the Misconceptions Keeping Us Immature, the Separation Caused by Pride, Navigating Midlife Transitions, and Embracing Wilderness Seasons

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443: How Emotional Health Fuels Spiritual Maturity. Zach Meerkreebs Explores Stewarding Crisis, Breaking the Scorecard of Comfort, and Honest Faith that Transforms Your Life

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442: How Bad Theology Fuels Mental Health Struggles. Kris Vallotton Unpacks Breaking Free from Spiritual Oppression

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441: The Idol of Influence Is Killing You. Tauren Wells on Burnout, Performative Christianity, and Why Influence Without Intimacy Always Implodes

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440: Stop Being Triggered! Rita Springer on The Link Between Obedience and Your Mental Health, and the Stories Keeping You Stuck

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439: Break the Toxic Cycle. Manny Arango Unpacks Emotional Manipulation, Generational Chaos, and Dethroning the god of Self

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438: Facing Midlife: Ian Simkins on Success, Loneliness in Your 40s, Spiritual Abuse, and Why Efficiency Is a Terrible God

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437: Why Your Wounds Are On Display in Marriage. Dave & Ann Wilson Unpack The Power of Words to Crush Your Spouse, and How Intimacy Becomes Manipulation

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436: STOP Expecting Marriage to Be Easy! Gabe & Rebekah Lyons on Intimacy Myths, Emotional Equivalence, and Affair-Proofing Your Relationship

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435: MAKE YOUR MOVE! Kait & JJ Tomlin Drop the HEAT on Why Love Is Forged, Not Found, Red Flags vs. Deal-Breakers, Sliding into the DMs, and Why Women SHOULD Drop the Hanky

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434: The Emotional Maturity Epidemic: Stephen Chandler on Sex, Shame, and Spiritual Dysfunction in Relationships

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NEW SERIES: LOVE LIKE THIS

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433: The Art of Lament: Aubrey Sampson on Our Weird Pressure to Perform for God, and Why We Have Yet to Be Formed by Mystery in Loss

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432: Are You Self-Sabotaging Your Growth? Dr. Curt Thompson Unpacks Anticipated Abandonment, Why You're Startled Lately, Rugged Flexibility, and How Attention Shapes Identity

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431: Jamie Winship on Lucky Charm, Life Coach Jesus and What Most People TOTALLY Miss in Discipleship

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430: John Eldredge on Healing Trauma the Right Way, Why Shallow Faith Fuels Divorce, and How AI Is Rewiring Your Brain

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429: Amanda Cook on Breaking Free from the Life You Never Wanted, Living Life on Life's Terms, and How Powerless People Think and Act

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428: Tim Ross Exposes the Fragility of 'Spiritual' Personas, Reveals True Healing Methods, Healing the Nervous System the Right Way, and How Curiosity Can Defeat Offense

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427: Ian Morgan Cron Exposes the Hidden Anatomy of Addiction and the Illusion of Pain Relief

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426: The Lie of the Alpha Male: Jason Wilson on Breaking Free from Emotional Incarceration and How Culture Distorts Masculinity

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425: [Formed.] How Worship Transforms Chaos: Jenn Johnson on Breaking Free from Self-Centered Spirituality, Toxic Positivity, and Anchoring in God's Nature for Lasting Wholeness

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424: [Formed.] Finding God in Desolation: Pastor Loren Covarrubias on Spiritual Growth

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423: [Formed.] Are You Tricking Yourself? Breaking the Illusion of Control: Tyler Staton on How Pain and Suffering Transform Our Faith

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422: [Formed.] The Hard Truth About Maturity: Fr. Ronald Rolheiser on Dismantling Self-Sufficiency and Embracing Struggle

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421: [Formed.] Stuck in the Cycle: Why You Can't Heal & How to Break Free

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NEW SERIES: [Formed.] Starts This Week!

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420: Rod Dreher on The Religion of Victimhood: How the Therapy Gospel of "Self" Will Ruin Your Life

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419: It's NOT the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Grief in the Holidays and Why Finding Meaning After Loss is Not Finding Reasons for the Loss, with Stephanie Duncan Smith

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418: Bob Goff on Looking for Virtue in a Culture of Hate and Contempt, Tearing Down Ego Scaffolding that Keeps Us Stuck and Alone, Living a Life of Accuracy, and How to Not Be Creepy in Your Interactions with Others

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417: Strahan Coleman on Undoing the Commodification of God, How Western Liberalism is Weakening Our Resolve, Unhinging Our Souls from the Lie of Abandonment, and How to Access Our Deepest Desire for God

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416: Mark Batterson on The Rise of Cultural Relativism, How to Criticize by Being Creative, How We Make God a Projection of Ourselves, Why Truth is Found in the Tension of Opposites, and How a Low View of God Affects Our Mental Health

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415: Rich Villodas on How Depersonalization, Deception, and Division are Shaping Our Souls in a Culture of Contempt, Honoring People You Don't Respect, How to Know if Your Soul is in Danger, and the False Images of God We Construct

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414: Chad Veach on When Self-Care Becomes Selfish, Biblical Literacy in an Age of Narcissism, How Complaining Sabotages Our Futures, and the Foundation of Insecurity

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413: Trusting Our Emotions Without Being Driven by Them, Exposing and Healing the Shadow Self, Why We're Not as Self-Aware as We Think We Are, Compulsive Self-Soothing Exposed, and Why Our Memories are Fallible

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412: Matt Chandler on Hitting a Wall, The Chaos of Brokenness, Living Emotionally Muted, The Anatomy of a Moral Failure, Finishing Well, and Why We Need a More Robust Theology of Suffering

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411: Chuck DeGroat on Why We've Been Habituated for Disconnection, The Sympathetic Nervous System Storm, Why Trauma Thrives in Isolation, How to Partner with Your Nervous System to Heal, and Why Self-Hatred is Usually an Old Voice

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410: Nona Jones on the Roots of Rejection, Patterns of Self-Sabotage, Why Behavior is an Outgrowth of Beliefs, Taking Thoughts Captive vs. The Power of Positive Thinking, and The Two Types of People in Your Life

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409: Dr. Henry Cloud on Why He Hates Self-Help, Why Structure in Life Drives Our Performance, Why Things Get Worse Before They Get Better, How Tears Drain Trauma from Our Neurophysiology, and Stupid Interpretations of Scripture that Keep Us Stuck

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408: Christy Osborne on How Addiction Forms Us, The Anatomy of Addiction, Why Shame Intercepts Self-Compassion, and What Science Says About Alcohol Consumption

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407: Debra Fileta, M.A., L.P.C., on Self-Neglect, Why Burnout is So Prevalent, and Self-Care vs. Soul Care

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406: Hannah Brencher on Why You Can't Manage What You Can't Measure, Why We've Swapped Availability for Accessibility, How to Break-Up Well, Mono-tasking Not Multitasking, Why We Are Voyeuristic, and Why the Issues of Our Hearts Aren't Pieces of Content

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405: Carlos Whittaker on Overcoming Dullness in Your Soul, Learning How to Let Go of False Responsibilities, What Going Screen-Free for 7 Weeks Did to His Brain, Wrestling with God, and the Fight Against Hypochondria

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404: Graham Cochrane on Breaking Scarcity Thinking, What Shames Tells Us in Loss, How to Discern Seasons of Life, Minimalism, and Why We Don't Navigate Disappointment Well

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403: Christine Lakin on The Value of Repetition When No One Else is Watching, Embracing Slow and Steady Development, Playing Al Lambert on "Step by Step," and Letting Ego Lead vs. Staying Teachable

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402: Preston Perry on Relearning Emotional Safety after Trauma, Why Grief is a Gift to Receive, How Therapy Has Become Trendy, Sexual Addiction, False Teachers, and Why Suffering Purifies Us

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401: Google's Frederik Pferdt on The Cost of Resisting Change, Why Every Experience Leads to Learning, Living Future-Ready, Radical Optimism vs. Toxic Positivity, and How to Orient Your Thinking When Blame is an Easier Choice

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400: NYU Prof., TED Speaker Dr. Tessa West on Hidden Symptoms of Burnout, How to Know When It's Time to Make a Major Change, the Myth of Work-Life Balance, Hurdling Social Awkwardness, and Why the Modern Dating Scene is a Dumpster Fire

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[SOLO SERIES] Transform Your Mind, Transform Your Life: Daily Steps to a Renewed You

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[SOLO SERIES] The Easily Overlooked Reason We Lose Our Inner Drive: The Broken Spirit

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[SOLO SERIES] Refocus Your Fight: How to Silence the Lies and Strengthen Yourself in the Lord When You're in Trouble

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[SOLO SERIES] Building a Growth Mindset for Unbreakable Resilience

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399: Navigating Burnout and Languishing: A Roadmap to Renewed Focus and Purpose by Living a Consecrated Life

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398: Bethel Music's Josh Baldwin on Leaving and Grieving Seasons of Life, Reshaping Our Expectations for Real Peace, How Anxiety Affects Relationships, and The Value of Worship in Shaping our Emotional Health

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397: Lee Cummings on Why Self-Deception is the Worst Kind of Deception, Why Fear is a Vacuum, and Why Facts and Truth Aren't the Same Thing

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396: Willie Robertson on The Backstory of Duck Dynasty, How to Flourish in Every Decade of Life, The Miserable Side of Fame, and Why We Need to Develop Agility

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395: Ally Fallon on The Transformative, Scientific, Healing Power of Writing Your Story, Fully Receiving What Life Has to Offer, The Pain of Resistance, and How She Healed an Autoimmune Disease by Writing

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394: Jon Tyson on Breaking the Hold of Apathy, Our Crisis of Meaning, Being Formed in Private, and the Joyful Pursuit of Sacrificial Responsibility in an Age of Narcissism and Self-Obsession

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393: Tasha Cobbs Leonard on Unmasking a Root of Rejection, Freedom from Self-Hatred, What it Means to Live a Planted Life, and Grieving with Hope

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392: Dr. Alison Cook on The Lifetime Journey of Healing, What Stops Guilt from Becoming Shame, Why Surrender Positions You for Wisdom, and How to Emotionally Attune to Others

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391: Steve Carter on Why Forgiveness is a Solo Sport, The Horrible Positive Spins on Tragedy, How We Waste Waiting Seasons, and Unpacking the Trauma of Betrayal

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390: John Inazu on Why People Don't Trust Mainstream Media, Government, and Pastors, Anti-Intellectualism Uncovered, AI and Deep Fakes, and How to Disagree with People Effectively

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389: John Burke on Near-Death Experiences, A Hindu Who Met the One True God, The Consistent Order of Common Events in NDEs, The Impact of Free Will on Eternal Destination, and a Skeptic's Take on NDEs

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388: Griffin Gooch on Why Gen-Z Wants Truth, A Generation That's Burned Out by Conflicting Narratives, Fighting Cynicism, and Training Ourselves in Discomfort

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387: Jeanine Amapola on Unrealistic Timelines for Life, Pretending Present Emotions Aren't Real, Secrecy and Shame, and How We Delay Our Healing

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386: [Healing What You Can't Erase] Debra Fileta, M.A., L.P.C., on Holding Grief and Joy in Tandem, Navigating Levels of Depression, OCD and Hypervigilance, and Rewriting Internal Narratives

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385: [Healing What You Can't Erase] Jamie Winship on Inner Healing, True vs. Truth, and Why Emotions are Valuable Tools for Transformation

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384: [Healing What You Can't Erase] The Art of Surrender, Confronting Dysfunctional Mindsets, and Why Surrender Releases Power in Our Lives

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383: Terry Crist on Interrupting Cancel Culture, Why We Underestimate the Driver of Fear, Radical Individualism, and Weaponizing Boundaries

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382: Dr. Joel Muddamalle on Coming to the End of Yourself, Dealing with Inevitable Delays in Life, The Conversations We're Afraid of Having, and Why Curiosity without Limits is Chaos

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381: Tim and Kathy Bush on Having Sex on Their First Date, The Shadow Side of Attraction and Chemistry, and Why Emotional Affairs are More Potent than a One-Night Stand

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380: Andi Andrew on Misinterpreting Personal Shaking, Grieving What Didn't Happen, The Power of Tears in Releasing Trauma from Our Bodies, and Detach False Belief Systems from Your Life

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379: Tim Ross on Leaving and Grieving Seasons of Life, Emotional Maturity, Embracing Being Misunderstood, Self-Awareness vs. Self-Consciousness, and Why Sexual Sin Takes People Down

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378: Paul Daugherty on Considering Suicide as a Pastor, The Strength of a Lie, Dumping Sugar-Coated Platitudes, Fake Prayers, and Why You Can't Just Pray Trauma Away

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377: Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett on How to Understand Emotions, Why Emotions are Whole Brain Events, Changing Meaning to Change Your Mind, and the Effect of PTSD on the Brain

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376: [Formed.] Ian Simkins on The Cost of Surrender, Why Control and Clarity are Cousins, Embodied Trust, and A Necessary Theology of Suffering in Effective Spiritual Formation

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375: [Formed.] Havilah Cunnington on What God's Voice Sounds Like, Why Some People Don't Want to Hear from Him, Developing Discernment, Flaky Christianity, and the Rise of Spirituality

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374: [Formed.] Jamie Winship on Why Separation Creates Suffering, The Necessary Practice of Self-Emptying, and a Right View of God

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373: [Formed.] Dr. Craig Keener on Self-Centered Spirituality, How to Read Scripture Well, and Blowing Up Our Understanding of Favorite Bible Verses

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372: [Formed.] Fr. Ronald Rolheiser on the Dark Night of the Soul, Breaking the Hold of Sufficiency, The End Game of Spiritual Formation, and Becoming Aware of God

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371: [Formed.] Craig Cooney on Embracing the Tension of Transition, Stewarding Our Hearts After Betrayal, and Freedom from the Poison of Unforgiveness

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NEW SERIES: [Formed.] Starts THIS WEEK!

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[HOLIDAY ENCORE]: Dr. Henry Cloud on When to Withhold Trust, Emotional Regulation, Developing Discernment, and Why "Believing the Best" Might Be Bad Advice

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370: Jennifer Wallace on Breaking the Hold of a Toxic Achievement Culture, How Deep Relationships Act as Shock Absorbers, Why Failure is Necessary, and Why Self-Help Mantras Don't Work

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369: Aaron Burke on How Bitterness Defiles Us and What Internal Healing Requires When You've Been Betrayed

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368: Anthony Evans on Signs of Inflammation in Your Soul, Disguising Dysfunction, How Grief Changes Us, and How to Hold Joy and Sorrow Simultaneously

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367: Dr. John Delony on How to Thrive During the Holiday Season and Keep Your Peace During Awkward Family Dinners

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366: Brian Tome on How to Shun Victimhood, Imagination and a Man's Sexual Appetite, Why Men Aren't Being Raised Well, and Why a Marriage is the Greatest Team a Man Will Ever Join

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365: Nancy Pearcey on How Men Benefit from Becoming Fathers, How Darwin Forged the Secularization of the Masculine Script, How Masculinity Became "Toxic," and Why Boys Fail to Launch

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INTRODUCING "HEALING WHAT YOU CAN'T ERASE"

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364: Dave Asprey on Biohacking, The Scientific Power of Fear and Forgiveness, Why Willpower is a Sham, and Morning Habits That Will Change Your Life

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363: Jason VanRuler on Signs You're Stuck in the Past and How to Get Past Your Past

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362: Ian Simkins on Why Grieving Prevents Bitterness, the Invitation to Intimacy, The Distorted Rubric for Readiness (It's Not Charisma), and Why Public Fruit is the Result of Private Formation

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361: Michael Freeland Miller on Why Simple Doesn't Mean Easy, What to Do When You Feel Displaced in Life, What Happens to the Soul in the Fire, How to Steward Pain and Transition Well, and the Unmistakable Priority to Host God's Presence

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360: Dr. John Delony on The Cost of Living a Borrowed Life, Outsourcing Vulnerability, Practicing Resilience and Courage, and Why a Curated Life is a Fake Life

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359: Dr. Lee Warren on How a Neurosurgeon Navigates PTSD, Why You Can't Selectively Numb Your Pain, Breaking Generational Trauma, and Why "Your Truth" will Never Heal Your Trauma

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358: Dr. Anita Phillips on What's Missing in the Mental Health Conversation, Why Science and Faith Are Not in Conflict, Why We Must Stop Demonizing Emotions, and Healing the Nervous System

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357: Max Lucado on Anxiety, Self-Deception, Secularism on Overdrive, Empowering Lies, Wrestling with God, and How to Finish Well in Life

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356: Wade Joye on Lessons About Transition, The Dysfunction of a Dream, Navigating Feelings of Betrayal, and How We Manipulate God

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355: Curt Thompson, M.D. on Why We Don't Remember Our Stories Truthfully, How to Take the Risk of Vulnerability, Why Amazon Has Made Us Fragile, and What Transformation Requires

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354: Sissy Goff, MEd, LPC-MHSP on How Anxious Parents Create Anxious Kids, Intentionality vs. Hyper-Vigilance, Navigating Trauma with Children, and How to Become a Worry-Free Parent

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353: Albert Tate on Adjusting Our Relationship with Pain & Failure, Stunting Our Emotional Growth, and What it Means to Do the Work of Untangling Our Dysfunctional Relationship with Pain

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352: John Lovell on The Consequences of Rejecting Design, How Culture is Reshuffling Depravity, Rejecting Passivity, and Why Postmodernism Has Neutered Masculinity

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351: Peter Atwater on How to Get Comfortable Without Certainty or Control, Why Powerlessness is a Choice, and Why the Future We Imagine is Consistent with How We Feel Today

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SUMMER BREAK 2023: Eric Johnson on Walking through an Emotional Breakdown, The Danger of Avoiding Emotions, and Wrestling with the Deep Issues of the Soul

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SUMMER BREAK 2023: John Eldredge on Getting Underneath Burnout, Powerlessness, and How to Build Resilience

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SUMMER BREAK 2023: Dharius Daniels on Emotional Intelligence, Living Outside Your Identity, and the Misguided Pursuit of "Your Best Self"

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SUMMER BREAK 2023: Dr. Alison Cook on The Cocktail of Codependency, Learning Surrender, and the Dysfunction of Spiritual Bypassing

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350: Gretchen Rubin on Why Training Our Five Senses is Critical for a Meaningful Life, How to Become a Minor Expert in Anything, and Why Ketchup is Magic

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349: Mark Batterson on How Science Proves that Our Words Create Our Worlds, Learning Non-Anxious Curiosity, and How to Become More Emotionally Intelligent

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348: Christine Caine on Why Many People Don't Experience Lasting Healing, How to Stop Focusing on the Past, and How We Are Rendered Ineffective in Life

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347: Dr. Henry Cloud on When to Withhold Trust, Emotional Regulation, Developing Discernment, and Why "Believing the Best" Might Be Bad Advice

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346: Dr. Robin Stern on Gaslighting and Mental Health: The Far-Reaching Effects of Manipulative Psychological, Emotional Abuse

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345: [Formed.] Addison Bevere on When You Feel Like You've Been Abandoned by God, Why We "Expect" God to Sound Like the Accuser, and What it Takes to Move from Self-Actualization to Surrender

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344: [Formed.] Ian Simkins on Developing Critical Thinking Skills, Why Echo Chambers Are Killing Us, Why Knowledge without Wisdom Leads to Arrogance, and the Importance of Embracing Mystery in Pain

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343: [Formed.] Lee Cummings on Self-Care vs. Self-Obsession, Spiritual Slow-Drift, and The Disciplined Pursuit of More

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[Formed.] Returns THIS WEEK!

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342: NBA Performance Coach David Nurse on Why "Potential" is a Dangerous Word, The Devious Side of Influence, The Physiology of Stress, and Why People Quit

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341: Ken Coleman on When to Quit Your Job for Better Mental Health, Redefining Success and Finding Fulfillment Beyond a Lousy Leader, and the Anti-Work Movement of Socialism

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340: Levi and Jennie Lusko on Rejecting Passivity in Relationships, Prolonged Adolescence in Men, How to Suffer Together in Crisis within a Marriage, and the Key to Intimacy

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339: Debra Fileta, M.A., L.P.C. on Why We Are Not Self-Healers, How to Relate to Our Trigger-Avoidant Culture, Rejecting Passivity, and What it Really Takes to Reset Your Emotional Health

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338: [heal.] Dr. Ian Smith on Why Metabolic Flexibility is Crucial, Taking Your Muscles to Failure, Why You Need More Stress on Your Body, and Four Keys to Better Sleep

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337: [heal.] Dr. Anna Lembke on How Victim Narratives are Built, Why Empathy Has Been Taken Too Far, The Fear of Radical Honesty, and Why the Nuclear Family is Critical for Emotional Development

176

336: [heal.] Dr. Terry Wahls on How to Prevent and Heal Autoimmune Diseases with Food, Strengthening Your Mitochondria, The Power of Breastfeeding, and Why Sleep is Critical for Wellness

177

335: [heal.] Dr. Daniel Amen on Healing Your Brain to Change Your Mind, The Fallacy of Positive Thinking, Hidden Toxins That Are Destroying Your Health, and Why the News is Ruining Your Brain

178

The [heal.] Series Starts THIS WEEK!

179

334: Jasmine L. Holmes on How Shame Compounds, The Gospel of Shame, and How Resentment and Grief Shape Our Souls

180

333: Michele Cushatt on The Messiness of Grief, Why Numbing Our Pain Destroys Us, Why Faith Requires Struggle, and Why We Need Boundaries When Grieving

181

332: [Formed.] Chris Hodges on How to Discern Safe People, The Lie of Going at Life Alone, Spiritual Warfare, and Why We'll Always Stay as Sick as Our Secrets

182

331: [Formed.] John Bevere on Why The Fear of the Lord will Transform Your Life, Why Cynical People Mock Truth, and How People Create Their Own "Jesus"

183

330: [Formed.] Strahan Coleman on The Cost of Formation, Negotiating with Sorrow, and Why You Can't Perform Your Way to God's Heart

184

329: [Formed.] Anthony Skinner on Formation of the Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength, Developing Healthy Fear, How to Stop Performing for Love, and Healing the Orphan Heart

185

328: [Formed.] Ruth Haley Barton on Silence and Solitude, Ordering Your True Desires, Why Sabbath Isn't a Day Off, and Why There Are No Emergencies with God

186

327: [Formed.] Jamie Winship on Why Spiritual Formation is a Filter, Why Transformation Requires Surrender, and Why Formation Is Not a Hobby

187

326: [Formed.] Richard Foster on Time-Tested Principles of Spiritual Formation, Why We Need to Slow Down, The Enemies of Noise and Hurry, and Why Humility is the Preeminent Virtue, and His 40-Year Friendship with Dallas Willard

188

The "Formed." Series Starts THIS WEEK!

189

325: Dr. Gabriella Kellerman on Why Resilience is Not a Quick Fix, Cognitive Agility, Anti-Fragility, The Power of Daydreaming, and Developing Post-Traumatic Growth

190

324: Katherine Morgan Schafler on What Perfectionism Really Is, Emotional Illiteracy, and How to Leverage Perfectionism for Your Good

191

323: Eric Johnson on Walking through an Emotional Breakdown, The Danger of Avoiding Emotions, and Wrestling with the Deep Issues of the Soul

192

322: Chris Palmer on Spiritual Formation, Trusting God in Mystery, Heresy Hunters, False Narratives, Why Word and Spirit Matters for Growth, and How to Study the Scriptures Effectively

193

HOLIDAY ENCORE: Dharius Daniels on Emotional Intelligence, Living Outside Your Identity, and the Misguided Pursuit of "Your Best Self"

194

HOLIDAY ENCORE: Jamie Winship on How Live Fearlessly in Your True Identity

195

320: Dr. Casey Halpern on Understanding the Roots of OCD and Compulsive Behaviors and How They Relate to Anxiety and Trauma

196

319: Dr. Alison Cook on The Cocktail of Codependency, Learning Surrender, and the Dysfunction of Spiritual Bypassing

197

318: Tyler Staton on Where Prayer Becomes Real and Reviving Prayer in a Culture Where Everyone's Just "Spiritual"

198

317: Toni Collier on Healing from Trauma, EMDR, Dumping "Christian Buddhism," and Why You Can't Heal Yourself By Yourself

199

316: Pat Lencioni on Discovering Your Working Genius, Quiet Quitting, and How to Work in Alignment

200

315: Annie Duke on How to Know When to Quit, Why Our Experiences Don't Necessarily Validate Truth, and Why People Stay in Cults

201

314: Will Guidara on Trust, Loyalty, Hard Conversations, and Why Adversity is a Terrible Thing to Waste

202

313: Nona Jones on Falling Prey to Insecurity and Comparison, The Beauty of Being Overlooked, and the Priority of Strengthening Yourself in the Lord

203

312: Yung Pueblo on Doing the Deep Work of Transformation

204

311: Gary Thomas on Grieving Expectations, Affair-Proofing Your Marriage, and How to Make Your Marriage a Fortress

205

310: Dharius Daniels on Emotional Intelligence, Living Outside Your Identity, and the Misguided Pursuit of "Your Best Self"

206

309: Stephen Chandler on What Most People Confuse about Ambition, Being Driven by Insecurity, and Why Discipline Beats Inspiration

207

307: NYU's Dr. Wendy Suzuki on The Superpower of Anxiety, Flow, Breath Work, and Why Our Brains Need Stress to Grow

208

306: Healing Emotional Addiction, Leaving Survival Mode, and How to Pick a Therapist (feat. Anthony Evans, Jr. and Stacy Kaiser)

209

305: How to Make Decisions in Uncertainty, How to Know When to Make a Change, and Why Flexibility Beats Clarity (feat. Jeff Henderson)

210

304: Rich Villodas on How to Deconstruct Lies, the Complexities of the Inner Life, and Principles for Effectual Prayer

211

303: How Addiction Affects Mental Health and How to Reframe Your Shame (feat. Irene Rollins)

212

302: Will Recession Happen in 2022? And How to Navigate Financial Uncertainty with Peace (feat. Bob Lotich)

213

301: Systemic Anxiety, Instability, Breaking Strongholds, and Becoming a Non-Anxious Presence (feat. Mark Sayers)

214

SUMMER BREAK 2022: Training Your Body and Brain to Thrive During Stress and Recover from Trauma (feat. Dr. Elizabeth Stanley)

215

SUMMER BREAK 2022: Jason Wilson on Emotional Incarceration and How Men Win the War Within

216

SUMMER BREAK 2022: Why the Relentless Pursuit of Pleasure Leads to Pain, Narcissism, and Dopamine Addiction (feat. Dr. Anna Lembke)

217

SUMMER BREAK 2022: Core Issues of the Soul, a Fresh Perspective on Grief and Loss, and The Soul of Desire (feat. Curt Thompson, M.D.)

218

300: How to Think and Make Decisions like a Neurosurgeon, Rhodes Scholar, and NFL Defensive Back (feat. Dr. Myron Rolle)

219

299: John Eldredge on Getting Underneath Burnout, Powerlessness, and How to Build Resilience

220

298: Jamie Winship on How Live Fearless in Your True Identity

221

297: Robb Wolf on Why Food is Medicine, Sleep Deprivation, and How to Feed Your Brain

222

296: Why "You Are Enough" Has Kept People Stuck, How Defeat Shapes Us, and Hypochondria (feat. Scott Sauls)

223

295: Bitterness, Blame, Denial, Grief, and What to Do About it All (feat. Jeanne Stevens)

224

294: The Teacher Called "Failure," Facing Our Darkness, and Making Sense of Brokenness (feat. Makoto Fujimara)

225

293: Rachel Cruze on How to Navigate Inflation without Going Crazy

226

292: Working from Rest, Breaking the Deficit Mindset, and What Real Balance Is (feat. Touré Roberts)

227

291: The Fight for Rest and Why Struggle is Necessary for Growth (feat. Ben Stuart)

228

290: Dr. John Delony on How to Own Your Past So You Can Change Your Future

229

289: Jordan Lee Dooley on Unmet Expectations, Deferred Hope, and Reevaluating Everything in Life

230

288: Chaos, Change, Loss, and How to Practice Self-Compassion (feat. Shauna Niequist)

231

287: Why You're Not as Healthy as You Think You Are (feat. Debra Fileta)

232

286: Clingy? Angry? Anxious? Understanding Your Attachment Style (feat. Krispin Mayfield)

233

285: Training Your Body and Brain to Thrive During Stress and Recover from Trauma (feat. Dr. Elizabeth Stanley)

234

284: The Fear of Disappointment and Why Shame is as Self-Absorbed as Pride (feat. Nicole Zasowski)

235

283: Brooke Ligertwood on Longevity, Self-Protection, and How She Makes Decisions that Shape Her Life

236

282: Jamie Winship on Getting Unstuck, The Lie of Being Alone, Radical Individualism, and Why Pain is Good

237

281: Morgan Harper Nichols on the Practice of Peace and Learning How to Exhale in Uncertainty

238

BONUS: James Clear on Atomic Habits

239

280: Levi Lusko on Inner Pace, Faithfulness vs. Ambition, Cold Therapy, and Why We Need to Do Hard Things

240

279: Dismantling "Project Self" and How to Transform a Generation (feat. Jon Tyson)

241

278: When Life Doesn't Look Anything Like Your Dreams and Why Vulnerability Isn't Weakness (feat. Scott Erickson)

242

277: Why the Relentless Pursuit of Pleasure Leads to Pain, Narcissism, and Dopamine Addiction (feat. Dr. Anna Lembke)

243

276: Victim Consciousness, Heartache, and How Coping Mechanisms Create a False Sense of Health (feat. Dr. Dan Allender)

244

HOLIDAY ENCORE: Erwin McManus on Experiencing and Expressing Genius

245

HOLIDAY ENCORE: The Top Relationship Mistakes We Make that We Don't Know We're Making (feat. Dave and Ann Wilson)

246

274: Is Your Marriage Stuck in Roommate Mode? Here's How to Make Love Work (feat. Chris and Megan Rea)

247

273: Leaving "Stuck" and the Status Quo for Alignment in Your Purpose (feat. Ken Coleman)

248

272: Staying Busy as a Defense Mechanism, Languishing, and the Power of Patterns (feat. Justin Kendrick)

249

271: Codependency, Betrayal, and Why Relationships are Just Hard (feat. Andi Andrew)

250

270: How to Develop the Breakthrough Muscle and Why Everyone Reaches the Failure Point of Their Most Developed Strength (feat. NBA Performance Coach David Nurse)

251

How to Survive Awkward Family Gatherings During the Holidays (feat. Dr. John Delony)

252

269: How to Un-Complicate Prayer and What's in a Deeply Formed Life (feat. Rich Villodas)

253

268: Clinical Depression, The Downward Spiral, and Holding on When You Want to Let Go (feat. Sheila Walsh)

254

267: Emotional Abuse (feat. Dr. Dave Strubler and Mark Strubler, M.A., L.P.C.)

255

266: Core Issues of the Soul, a Fresh Perspective on Grief and Loss, and The Soul of Desire (feat. Curt Thompson, M.D.)

256

265: Dave Hollis on Being Built through Adversity, Dating After Divorce, and Dumping Falsehood

257

264: Courage When Your Character is Under Fire and How to Develop Discernment and Wisdom (feat. Madison Prewett)

258

263: Surrender, Control, and Your Emotional Health (feat. Rebekah and Gabe Lyons)

259

262: Approval Addiction, The Dark Side of Discipline, and How to Discern Urgency (feat. Jordan Raynor)

260

261: The Illusion of Life Balance and How to Do What Really Matters (feat. Christy Wright)

261

260: Self-Defeating Behavior, Living a Lie, and the Path to Inner Peace (feat. John Mark Comer)

262

259: Emotional Incarceration and How Men Win the War Within (feat. Jason Wilson)

263

258: Erwin McManus on Experiencing and Expressing Genius

264

257: Burnout, Managing Energy, and How to Live at Your Best (feat. Carey Nieuwhof)

265

256: Win the Interview, Land the Job, Crush Your Career (feat. Dee Ann Turner)

266

255: Triggered and Insecure? It's the Thing Beneath the Thing. (feat. Steve Carter)

267

254: Why You Need a Reset (feat. Lee Cummings)

268

253: How to Make Sure You're Dealing with Blind Spots, Hopelessness, and Why Emotions are a Bad Compass (feat. Daniel Harkavy)

269

252: The Bachelor's Ben Higgins on Shame, Guilt, and Isolation, and Why Singleness is Not a Disease to be Cured

270

251: Emotional Unavailability, Rejection, and Why You Can't Heal Yourself (feat. The Bachelorette's Desiree Hartsock Siegfried)

271

250: Louie Giglio on The Battle for Your Mind

272

SUMMER BREAK 2021: Anxiety: What It Is, What It Isn't, and How to Get Your Life Back (feat. Dr. John Delony)

273

SUMMER BREAK 2021: What to Do with Your Unwanted Pain and Why Pretending Keeps You from Transformation (feat. Nicole Zasowski)

274

SUMMER BREAK 2021: The Soul of Shame and What it Does to You (feat. Curt Thompson, M.D.)

275

SUMMER BREAK 2021: How to Let Go of Guilt (feat. Valorie Burton)

276

249: The Danger of Deception and Bitterness and Core Values that Will Shape Your Life (feat. Henry and Alex Seeley)

277

248: Dumping Excuses, Saying "No," and Living with a Victim Mentality (feat. Anthony ONeal)

278

247: How to Predict Happiness in Marriage and Why Attraction, Chemistry, and Compatibility Aren't Enough (feat. Gary Thomas)

279

246: Christine Caine on Drifting in Your Purpose, Deconstruction, Irrational Fear, and Why She Almost Quit

280

245: John Eldredge on Healing the Masculine Soul and the Trauma of the Global Pandemic

281

244: Destiny's Child's Michelle Williams on Toxic Relationships, Checking In with Yourself, How to Not Live from Your Wounds, and Her Life-Threatening Battle with Depression

282

242: The Power of Words, Single-Parenting, and the Spiral of Shame (feat. Caitlin Crosby, founder of "The Giving Keys")

283

241: How to Free Yourself from the Cult of Overwork and the Benefits of Non-Achievement (feat. Michael Hyatt)

284

240: The Porn Effect, The Roots of Sexual Addiction, and What John Mayer Said About Pornography (feat. Ted Shimer)

285

239: Why Freedom Complicates Life, Avoiding Pain, and The Trap of Compartmentalizing Life (feat. Mark Clark)

286

238: The Top Relationship Mistakes We Make that We Don't Know We're Making (feat. Dave and Ann Wilson)

287

237: Jon Acuff on The Surprise Solution to Overthinking

288

236: Finding Truth in the Chaos of a Relativistic Culture (feat. Skillet's John Cooper)

289

235: Get Out of Your Way, Ask Better Questions, and Flip Your Focus (feat. Comedian Michael Jr.)

290

What's "Win Today" All About?

291

234: Breaking Negative Labels and Redefining Your Life (feat. Arden Bevere)

292

233: The Cost of Holding Back in Life, Faking Positivity, and The Hidden Power of Writing Things Down (feat. Ally Fallon)

293

232: Dr. Caroline Leaf on Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess

294

231: Finding Happiness, Grief & Loss, and Why Your Scars Tell a Story (feat. Daniel Fusco)

295

230: Rejection in Relationships, Sexual Shame, and Why You Shouldn't Kiss Dating Goodbye (feat. Kait Warman)

296

229: Anxiety: What It Is, What It Isn't, and How to Get Your Life Back (feat. Dr. John Delony)

297

228: Gary Thomas on The One Habit that Will Change Every Area of Your Life (and Nine Ways to Get There)

298

227: Flipping the Script of Your Life, Healing Burnout, and How to Win the Day (feat. Mark Batterson)

299

226: Jamie Winship on Turning Chaos into Opportunity in Every Area of Life

300

225: Know Yourself. Know Your Money. (feat. Rachel Cruze)

301

224: How to Stay in the Fight, Choose Hope, and Reject the Lies (feat. Hannah Brencher)

302

ENCORE: Banning Liebscher on Blindspots that Keep You from Your Purpose and How to Develop Courage for Your Calling

303

ENCORE: Winning the War Within, Justice Warriors, the Danger of Avoiding Pain, and How to Live Fully-Alive (feat. Jason Vallotton)

304

223: Living with Mental Illness, Boundaries for Your Mental Health, and How to Quiet Down a Noisy World (feat. Jamie Grace)

305

222: Lysa TerKeurst on Forgiving What You Can't Forget

306

221: The Soul of Shame and What Shame Does to You (feat. Curt Thompson, M.D.)

307

220: How to Survive Awkward Family Gatherings During the Holidays (feat. Dr. John Delony)

308

219: John Bevere on Why People Don't Fully Develop Their God-Given Potential (And How to Multiply Yours)