Transformed for Impact with Barrett Bowden

6: Steve Roark- Sanity, Sex, and Social Distancing: Marriage and Families in the Midst of Crisis


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In the midst of the unprecedented stress of the Coronavirus pandemic, we turn to another trusted, skilled Christian mental health professional to provide help and hope.

In this episode, we interview Steve Roark, a licensed clinical social worker and Christian counselor of 42 years. Steve shares out of his lifetime of experience and wealth of wisdom in Christian counseling to help you know how to seek greater personal, relational, and family health.

During this dynamic conversational interview, Steve shares how crises can bring tough challenges that impact us personally and also relationally- especially with those closest to us and within our own household. Through many relatable personal examples and stories, Steve shares how you can find in these challenges unique opportunities for renewed perspective, investments, habits, and growth in relationship with God and others.

How can you handle stress, uncertainty, and frustration in a healthy, God-honoring way? What are some practical things you can do to improve your home life and invest in your marriage? What are the 10 habits of highly successful marriages? What personal ownership is needed to make adjustments for greater health? Steve will give wise, godly advice to help you pursue personal emotional, mental, spiritual, and relational health in moments of crisis and also in normal everyday life.

Steve Roark is the former Executive Director of Warren-Yazoo Mental Health Services and now serves as the CEO of Behavioral Health Foundation of Central Mississippi, which he founded. Steve also serves two churches as a staff counselor, First Baptist Yazoo City, Mississippi and First Baptist Oxford, Mississippi. In 2019, he was named one of the 10 most influential Christians in the state by “Mississippi Christian Living” magazine.

You will find great encouragement and practical tools to help your personal and relational challenges in this interview. Enjoy the episode and then consider sharing it with someone else!

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