What do you do when you're feeling stuck in counseling?  How do you help someone when it feels like nothing is changing? Hayley, Deepak and Garrett offer eleven suggestions on how to get unstuck!

Hayley and Deepak talk with Ellen Dykas about the problems of relational idolatry. What can you do when you turn an important relationship into an idol? How can you find satisfaction in Christ rather than a person in your life?

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Garrett, Hayley and Deepak interview the  Dunhams about their journey through Krista’s eating disorder. Dave and Krista explain how she let go of control, sorted through all of the unhelpful things she was told, and in the end, centered her life around Christ.

Garrett, Hayley and Deepak explore 12 principles that people struggling with eating disorders should follow, like facing their shame, turning down the outside cultural influences, fighting against perfectionism and pride, addressing ungodly fears, and much more!

Garrett, Hayley and Deepak think about how pastors can care for a member who confesses a battle with an eating disorder. What are the theological, medical and practical considerations? How does the gospel change this dilemma?

Garrett, Hayley and Deepak think about what the Bible has to say about food and our relationship with food.

Related resources:

• Helping Bulimics by Elyse Fitzpatrick
• Helping Anorexics by Elyse Fitzpatrick
• Disorderly Eating... for the Rest of Us by Elyse Fitzpatrick

The decision to bring the counseling process to a close is sometimes clear, but often not. In this episode of Counseling Talk, Deepak Reju, Garrett Kell, and Hayley Satrom talk about how to end counseling sessions.

Related resources

• The Discipleship River by Steve Viars

In this episode of Counseling Talk, Deepak, Garrett, and Hayley interview Michael Gembola, the author of After an Affair.

Related resources:

• After an Affair by Michael Gembola

In this episode of Counseling Talk, Deepak Reju, Garrett Kell, and Hayley Satrom finish their mini-series on adultery, talking about reconciliation after adultery.

Related resources:

• My Spouse Was Unfaithful: Finding Strength in God's Presence by Robert Jones
• Forgiveness by Garrett Kell
• Disclosing Past Sexual Sin in a Dating Relationship by Garrett Kell
• Forgiveness: Reflecting God's Mercy by Hayley Satrom

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What should counselors do when adultery comes to light?
In this episode of Counseling Talk, Deepak Reju, Garrett Kell, and Hayley Satrom continue their mini-series on adultery.

Related resources:

1. Restoring Your Broken Marriage: Healing After Adultery by Robert Jones
2. After an Affair by Michael Gembola