In this episode of Counseling Talk, Garrett, Deepak, and Hayley begin a 3-part series on adultery and discuss what the Bible says about adultery.

Related resources:

• Envision the End of Your Sin by Garrett Kell
• Help! My Spouse Committed Adultery: First Steps for Dealing with Betrayal by Winston Smith

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In this episode, Garrett, Deepak, and Hayley discuss how to ask good questions in a counseling session. They share personal stories and practical examples that they have seen over the years.

• X-ray Questions: Drawing Out the Whys and Wherefores of Human Behavior by David Powlison
• The Pastor and Counseling by Deepak Reju and Jeremy Pierre
• A Do-It-Yourself Marriage Retreat by Deepak Reju

In this final episode of Counseling Talk Season 1, Deepak Reju, Hayley Satrom, and Garrett Kell interview John Henderson on how to fight anxiety.

Related resources:

• Running Scared by Ed Welch
• When I'm Afraid by Ed Welch
• A Small Book on Anxious Heart by Ed Welch
• Anxiety: Knowing God's Peace by Paul Tautges
• John Henderson on anxiety at DRBC

In this episode of Counseling Talk, Deepak Reju, Garrett Kell, and Hayley Satrom share common mistakes that counselors make and how to avoid them.

Related resources:

• Is It Abuse? by Darby Strickland

How do we fight our anxiety and how we help others fight it?
In this episode of Counseling Talk, Deepak Reju, Hayley Satrom, and Garrett Kell finish the mini-series on anxiety.

Related resources:

• Engaging with God in the Midst of Anxiety by Deepak Reju
• A Small Book on Anxious Heart by Ed Welch
• Anxiety: Knowing God's Peace by Paul Tautges

What does the Bible say about anxiety?

Listen to the second episode of a mini-series on anxiety as Deepak Reju, Hayley Satrom, and Garrett Kell discuss.

Related Resource:

1. Help, I don't know where my anxiety is coming from by Mike Emlet and Winston Smith
2. Hope in an Anxious World – Helen Thorne
3. Overcoming Anxiety – David Powlison

Anxiety is the spiritual x-ray that God uses to reveal who or what you worship.
In this episode of Counseling Talk, Deepak Reju, Hayley Satrom, and Garrett Kell start the first of three episodes on anxiety.

Related resources

1. John Henderson on anxiety at DRBC
2. Ed Welch's Running Scared and When I'm Afraid

Related resources:

• https://www.heartsongcounseling.org/
• C4 announcement
  • C4 is a group of like-minded Christian counseling centers across the country that are joining together to foster a spirit of mutual edification and encouragement among its members by providing opportunities for care, consultation, content collaboration, and continuing education. If you’re interested in learning more about C4, visit our website.

In this episode of Counseling Talk, Deepak, Hayley, and Garrett interview Esther Liu about shame and how pastors and counselors can view shame in the light of Scripture and the gospel.

Related Resources

1. Shame Interrupted: How God Lifts the Pain of Worthlessness and Rejection by Ed Welch
2. Shame: Being Known and Loved by Esther Liu

Reconciliation after confessing a struggle of pornography can be difficult. In this episode of Counseling Talk, Deepak Reju, Hayley Satrom, and Garrett Kell finish up a series on pornography as they lay out principles for godly reconciliation.

Resources for Show 3 - Dating and Marriage 

• Rescue Plan and Rescue Skills by Jonathan Holmes and Deepak Reju
• Redeem Your Marriage: Hope for Husbands Who Have Hurt Through Pornography  by Curtis Solomon
• Reclaim Your Marriage: Grace for Wives Who Have been Hurt by Pornography by Jenny Solomon