Mars Hill Elementary Principal and 4 year Breast Cancer Survivor Kim Chandler joins Ben and Travis to wrap up her testimony concerning her cancer journey.

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Kim Chandler the elementary principal at Mars Hill Bible School is 4 year survivor of Breast Cancer. She joins us to share her journey to remission, her continuing treatment and lingering effects on her life. Kim was diagnosed in late 2018 and rang the bell to signify remission in March of 2019. Ben starts the episode with The Friday ReFresh Question of the Day and a little bit of background of his coworker at Mars Hill. Kim shares her diagnosis story and then shares how her support group came through during her time of need. Kim wraps up the episode with some facts about breast cancer.

Links mentioned in this episode:

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Dr. Alan Baggett comes on the show to discuss his work in Huntsville as a physician and with Hospice. Travis explains how he met Alan during his leukemia battle in October of 2018. Ben starts the interview with The Friday ReFresh Question of the Day asking Dr. Baggett for his advice for fellow believers thinking about getting into the medical field. Will asks Alan how he is able to maintain composure when going into the room of a patient to deliver bad news. He explains the transition from serving at the hospital to ministering to those who are in the end of life phase. The show wraps up with finding out Alan's favorite worship tunes and car jams.

Links mentioned in this episode:

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED: We discuss the topic of suicide on this episode.

Links mentioned in this episode:

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

College and Career Advisor Whitney Creasy joins the podcast again to share some insights on how to organize and reduce stress during Senior year. Ben joins the conversation from the road and asks The Friday ReFresh Question of the Day about where the planning process should be at this point in the year. Will follows that up with the action items from October through Christmas. Whitney also discusses the steps needed in the Spring leading up to graduation and how she relaxes during down time. Travis encourages everyone to join our "28 Days of Focused Living" challenge in our private facebook group (link below). Will encourages our listeners to share the episode with parents and members of the class of 2023.

Links mentioned in this episode:

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Happy Labor Day week and a huge "thank you" to all of you.

Links mentioned in this episode:

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

We are so thankful to the LORD and all of you for blessing us with your support of this podcast. We are rejoicing over reaching 150 episodes!

Links mentioned in this episode:

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Will starts off the episode talking about his soreness from the dodgeball action. The elderstatesmen of the show adds a little salt to the wound. Travis mentions Will half court shot to tie the championship series at 2 games. Travis talks about the organization of the tournament and then the final four seeds. During the final four there were stipulations added. Will plots to steal the Golden Wrench Trophy from their fellow Highland Park team. Travis discusses the one "showdown" that occurred during the action. The guys begin to thank those who supported as sponsors. Travis shares the levels that he and Ben reached. Ben will be wearing neon for this St. Jude weekend run. Everyone who donates to Travis' run will get to put an option on the Wheel of Will. He will spin the wheel sometime in November.

Donate to Team Ben and Travis for St. Jude here: https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/Heroes/SJMMW?fr_id=137507&pg=team&team_id=272930

Watch the tournament replay here: https://youtu.be/sEHIaJ9Xd3g

Links mentioned in this episode:

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

The guys continue their interview with Cayron Mann by talking about their visit with Cayron to experience equine assisted psychotherapy. Ben and Travis visited with Cayron and the horses last fall. Cayron does a wonderful job introducing this interesting approach to mental health. She discusses how the horses are able to assist people in working through trauma. We wrap up the interview by asking Cayron to tell us her favorite fun sing song that we perform at Maywood and Challenge Youth Conference.

Links mentioned in this episode:

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Special guest Cayron Mann joined us to introduce us to E.M.D.R. therapy. The episode starts with a reminder about the Stayin' Alive Disco Dodgeball Tournament (https://www.benandtravis.com/store/p/stayin-alive) coming up on August 20th at Mars Hill Bible School. Cayron begins by explaining what E.M.D.R. stands for an a little history lesson concerning its origin. Travis makes a terrible music reference and then shares his own struggles in dealing with trauma. Cayron then explains the benefits of E.M.D.R. in comparison with other forms of therapy.

Links mentioned in this episode:

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm