Scott Allender is back this episode with regulars Dave Verhaagen, Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart. As a professional with a different background and practice, Dave asks Scott his toughest questions about the Enneagram. Plus: What number types were Kramer and Michael Scott?

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We continue our Enneagram discussion this week with author, coach and Enneagram expert Scott Allender and spiritual director Katie Mullin. They join pastors Sam Barnhart and Suzie Lind to explore the spiritual roots of the Enneagram and what makes this system different from other personality typing tools. They also share practices for using the Enneagram.

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Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at ⁠(615) 861-9503⁠. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, [email protected]. 

Suzie Lind joins therapist Dave Verhaagen and fellow pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart to examine the Enneagram, one of the most popular systems for determining personality types. They share what’s useful about the Enneagram, how it can inform relationships, and also what the limitations of the system are. 

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Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, [email protected]. 

On our last episode, we talked about forgiveness. This time, the focus is on reconciliation and restoration. What’s the difference between all those terms? Do we always need to reconcile when we forgive? What if reconciliation is impossible? And, how do we move towards restored relationships? Special guest  Suzie Lind joins pastor Kevin Dixon and therapist Dave  Verhaagen for the discussion.

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Why is forgiveness so important for our own health, and how do we get better at it? What’s the difference between forgiving and reconciling? Do we always need both? Therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart share their own experiences and struggles with forgiving those who have wronged them. 

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In this episode, Dave shares Everett Worthington’s REACH model for forgiveness. That acronym stands for:

(R)ecall

(E)empathize with the offender

(A)altruistically offer forgiveness

(C)ommit publicly 

(H)old on to your commitment when doubts resurface

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What's the healthy role for doubt in a life of faith? Therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastors Sam Barnhart and Kevin Dixon argue that questioning and doubting are an essential part of believing.

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Therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastors Sam Barnhart and Kevin Dixon search for what's behind the need to be liked and what we can do to manage that craving.

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We're all living inside our own private bubbles, certain that we're right and all those other people are wrong. But why? Are convictions learned in families, a product of culture or basic in our personalities? Why does it seem like things are getting worse? And, what can we do about it?

There's a chance we could fall apart before too long, so therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart are here to work it out.

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Dopamine isn't exactly the "pleasure chemical" it's described as in pop culture. But, it is responsible for ambition, drive, hunger for new experiences. So, is that a problem in an age of mobile phones and social media? Does it affect our spirituality? How can we control our dopamine hits, and does it make sense to just be bored sometimes? Pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart join therapist Dave Verhaagen to explore the topic.

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Therapist Dave Verhaagen leads pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart through 10 types of negative thinking--and how to counteract them. Follow along and see yourself in at least some of these negative patterns.

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