Impactus podcast

If your wife was a victim of past sexual abuse, you know the damage and hurt it causes. With 1 in 4 girls experiencing some form of sexual abuse before they are 18 years old (US DOJ), there are a larger number of married couples dealing with haunted marriages. Depression, anxiety, nightmares and substance abuse are just some of the consequences. Even more challenging is forming and maintaining healthy relationships.

In this podcast, Dr. Barbara Wilson offers hope. She talks about what your wife needs and how you can help with useful advice on how to help those victims to start their recovery journey.

Dr. Barbara Wilson is an author, psychotherapist and the founder of Freedom Bound Communications, an organization that brings healing and hope to those with a sexual past. Released from a past of her own, Barbara brings neuroscience, Scripture and her own story to help couples move forward to healing.

Media today often creates a false narrative around Christianity. The truth about the good Christians bring to society is downplayed, ignored or purposely distorted, especially for Christian men.

In this podcast, Dr. David Haskell shares scientific research showing Christian faith actually has a positive effect on men. They are more likely to treat women with respect, have higher satisfaction in their marriage and get more involved with their kids. Faith in Jesus makes them better husbands, fathers and citizens. He also touches on Christianity’s positive influence on society, and whether a political party should get involved with religion.

Dr. David Haskell is a professor and social scientist at Wilfrid Laurier University. He researches and publishes on religion and culture in Canada with a specific focus on Christianity.

In this episode of the podcast, Kirk and Jeff chat about the importance of back-to-school time and offer advice for parents. We also pulled up an uplifting session with John Vermilya from the 2016 Toronto Quest conference.

Through storytelling and humour, John talks about how fear plays a role in men’s lives and prevents them from following Jesus. He encourages men to quit hiding, stop covering their sin and start seeking Jesus. God is calling us to follow Him – “Where are you?” It is time to reply, “Here I am.”

Self-control may be the least coveted fruit of the Spirit. We live in a culture focused on self-expression, and often overlook self-control. Many people recognize self-control as confining and restricting; however, it is the road to ultimate freedom. Exercising self-control and discipline will enable us to live a life of freedom and blessings to others and to God.

In this podcast, Drew Dyck, author of Your Future Self Will Thank You, shares some of his insights on how to navigate self-control to achieve a healthy lifestyle and relationship with others. He highlights the importance of good habits derived from willpower. Listen to this podcast for some practical strategies and biblical guidelines that support you to gain self-control and freedom.

Growing up in Edmonton, AB, Bayne Leong found himself stressed out with his home life, and his identity was found in being a good kid and honours student. Eventually, he began to question the purpose of his life and started having suicidal and paranoid thoughts. As a result, he attempted suicide three times before being admitted to the hospital for mental illness.

In this podcast, Bayne candidly discusses how God literally saved his life. God revealed Himself and rescued him from mental illness - even after stubbornly and rebelliously rejecting Him. God was faithful.

Science now establishes that more happens during sex than physical activity. The largest and most important sex organ is the brain. In fact, the brain itself is being moulded by sexual behaviour.

In this episode, we sat down with Joe McIlhaney to discuss his book. Hooked explains how casual sex affects the developing brains of adolescents and young adults. Joe stresses the significance of role models of the parents, and how important it is to steer the kids away from making life-changing mistakes, and lead them toward reaching their full potential.

Joe McIlhaney, MD is the Founder and Chairman of The Medical Institute for Sexual Health. He founded this organization in 1992, and left his medical practice of twenty-four years to become President of the organization in 1995.

Miles McPherson had the honour of being his university’s first player to be drafted to the NFL. While living the dream of success on the outside, life on the inside was a mess. After a weekend-long drug binge and a stop to a crack house, McPherson realized something needed to change.

In this episode of the podcast, we pull up a classic track from the 2011 conferences. God has created men to be built for battle, to fight the spiritual war for our families and communities. Listen to this inspiring message from Miles as he equips us for the good fight.

How do we respond to major issues that affect men? We sat down with Patrick Morley, author of The Man in the Mirror to talk about key issues like identity, balance, growth, marriage, children, friendships, work, lust, culture and sharing our faith. As Christian men living in today's society, we cannot just sit back, be passive and just accept society as it is. God has made us to bring hope, life and to have an impact in the name of Jesus wherever He has placed us in this world. Not just where we live, but also in our circles of influence: our workplace, family, marriage, friends and neighborhood.

Why do some teens thrive as adults while others struggle? What makes the difference? Clarence Shuler is the president of Building Lasting Relationships and interacts internationally with young men about friendships, dating and sexuality. As a teenager he met Gary Chapman, the New York Times #1 bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages. Gary mentored Clarence and helped him make wise decisions during his tumultuous teen years. Decades later, the two are still close friends and both lead powerful ministries that help people all around the world live better, more godly lives. We sat down with Clarence to get some practical advice to help young men choose greatness.

In a world where there are 68 million searches for pornography every day, and where over 70 percent of Christian men report viewing porn in the last year, it’s no surprise that more and more men struggle with an addiction to this false fantasy. In this podcast, Michael Cusick shows us how the barrier built by porn addiction can become a bridge to abundant life.