This episode is for those who are curious about what it's truly like to be a therapist. People wonder things like, how can you listen to so many people's problems?   

Today’s show is also unique because my husband Steve took over my role for a day as a host and prepared the set of questions himself.  It's always fun and exciting to have him both on the show and in my life.  

What is it about therapy that I enjoy most? 
My life as a therapist and scope of work
Difference between private practice and working in a community mental health setting
How I get through my busy day feeling good
Balancing my analytical side and creative side
How I feel when I got to the end of the whole process with my clients.
My goal for my clients
Steve and Carrie share their most recent personal story of hope

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“I deal with anxiety almost every day at some level. And sometimes it's worse than, or sometimes it's better than other times, but anything to help people understand that they're not alone.”

Jeff Allen, a mental health advocate and host of Simple Mental Health Podcast shares his journey through anxiety, how he overcame shame and stigma around seeking help, and taking medication.

How Jeff discovered he had an anxiety disorder.
Backlash he received from churchgoers for opening up about his mental health condition.
Spiritual doubt process that he went through 
Prayer, medication and therapy
His journey of spiritual deconstruction and reconstruction
More about his podcast called Simple Health Podcast

Links and Resources

 www.simplementalhealth.me

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I had the privilege of interviewing John Stange, a lead pastor, professor, coach, counselor, certified speaker and author. John has written several books and his recent one is called "Dwell On These Things.”

Pastor John Stange shares with us his struggles with anxiety and his great wisdom and insight on overcoming negative self-talk through looking at God's perspective toward us. We also talked about dealing with perfectionism as I am also a recovering perfectionist. 

John Stange's personal journey through anxiety, having sleepless nights, negative self-talk and excessive worries about “what if’s.”
Analyzing the root of his anxiety and preaching the truth of the gospel to his own heart
Factors that make people who are serving the ministry quit their role after a short period of time
“Why walk a defeated life when Christ already secured victory over our sins?”
Questions to ask yourself if you really want to understand Bible scriptures
Helpful concepts about seeing yourself through God’s eyes based on John Stange's book, “Dwell On These Things”

Links and Resources:
desirejesus.com/johnstange

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In this episode, Lola Sodunke of Joy In Purpose Podcast shares her wisdom and insights about self-awareness and how it can lead to a greater connection with God.

By listening to our conversation, you will learn about:

Self-awareness and its importance
Setting boundaries and learning your values and beliefs 
Ways you can become self-aware as a Christian 
Involving God in your self-awareness process

Links and Resources:

www.facebook.com/joyinpurposepodcast

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I had the privilege of interviewing  Aron Strong, LMFT, a former pastor turned therapist.  Aron talks about how having a healthy theology about God and HIS feelings, helps us understand ourselves as we grow closer to God.  

Does God have feelings? What emotions does God feel?
The importance of knowing God and understanding His emotions
God is for us, not against us
Understanding human emotions
Why did God create emotions? 
To negate emotions is to misunderstand who God is. 
How to manage intolerable and overwhelming feelings
Brief overview of the modality created by Aron called Attuned Systemic Repair

Links and Resources:
https://inrelationship.us/aron-strong

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Today's special is my good friend, Brittany Dyer, a  Licensed Professional Counselor.  Brittany shares her knowledge and expertise in play therapy. 

How does anxiety present in school-aged children?
How does childhood anxiety present differently from adult anxiety?
Behaviors that may indicate a child has anxiety
Anxious parents with anxious children.
Things parents can do to help their child with anxiety.
What is play therapy? How does it work?
How to introduce therapy to your kids
How does play therapy reduce anxiety in children and even in adults?
Signs that your child may need a therapist

Links and Resources:

https://www.facebook.com/brittanydyercounseling/

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This episode is for all the women out there who are hoping and praying for a child, for couples who are experiencing fertility issues and for those who are healing from heartbreak over childlessness. 

This is a compilation of stories of hope of my friends and different amazing women whom  I interviewed in the podcast:

(4:04) Story of  motherhood journey of my best friend, Christin Jasmin Wilson  

Christin's dating experience. Giving her heart to the wrong man.
Feeling distant from God and coming back to him. 
Receiving God's kindness.  A  God-chosen partner and her baby, Ellis.
Stories of Hope from previous podcast episodes:

(20:32) Summer McKinney being happy with her blended family while waiting for God's perfect timing 
 (24:12) Holley Gerth and her husband are now grandparents to the kids of their adoptive daughter.
 (25:03) God brought Dr. Kraegel a beautiful child after multiple pregnancy losses
(35:40 ) Lindsey Castleman and her husband's amazing story of adoption. 
(25:30)  My dear friend Michelle's testimony and her infertility, foster care and adoption journey 

Going through deep, dark depression after 3 years of unsuccessful fertility treatment.
Staying the course with the Lord who blessed her and her husband with children through adoption process. 
(30:48) My own personal journey and God's statement for me about having children.

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“OCD has been the gateway to God and grace for me.” Peyton Garland author of Not So By Myself shares her story of OCD and her journey of going to therapy.

 After seeing a therapist, her mother and grandmother followed after her and sought professional help for themselves. 

Peyton’s experience of contamination OCD 
What it was like to go to therapy for the first time 
Getting help with brainspotting (type of therapy)
Growing up in a strict church culture and how her faith changed over the years as she grew to know God.
Growing up in home with a parent who has PTSD 
Ripple effect on her family after she decided to seek help
How Peyton’s husband works with her on compulsions
God breaks into lonely places. He works best in the mess. 

Links and Resources:

@peytonmgarlandwrites
Book: https://amzn.to/3wGVNWw

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I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Steve Grcevich of Key Ministry.  Dr. Steve is helping churches learn how to minister to people with disabilities including mental health. 

He shares about what moved him to begin his mission of connecting churches with families of kids who have physical and mental disabilities. 

Different scenarios and social interactions in church that trigger the anxiety in kids and families.
 Barriers that make it more difficult for kids and families to be part of the church.
How to help kids and families with anxiety and other mental health issues feel welcomed and included in church.
Communication strategies and inclusion plan to help people feel more welcome in church.

Links and Resources:

https://www.keyministry.org/
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Bailee is a local therapist who talks with us about using Equine Assisted Therapy to help with anxiety. We joke about how horses are HIPAA compliant, and I share my story of overcoming my fear of horses.   

Bailee’s story about how she became an Equine Assisted Therapist without being a "horse person."
What is Equine Assisted Therapy?
Different models of Equine Assisted Therapy.
How does equine therapy help with anxiety and other mental issues?
Human-animal emotional connection. God says take care of the animals.
Horses read and respond to human emotions like anxiety.
Stories about how equine therapy helps people with anxiety


Resources and Links:

https://unbridledchangestn.org/
https://unbridledchangestn.org/dvteam/bailee-teter-m-s/
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