Journey On My Mind

Can going to therapy actually do more harm than good? How does faith fit into the picture?

In this frank, grounded conversation, pastors Kevin Dixon, Suzie Lind and Chris McClarney join therapist Dave Verhaagen to unpack the tension between Christian culture and modern mental health care.

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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].

We often misdiagnose our failures of self-control as mere moral weakness, when in reality, they are fractures in our identity.

This week, our hosts - pastors Kevin Dixon & Sam Barnhart & therapist Dave Verhaagen - have us wondering "Why do we keep doing this?" Here’s the gentle truth: beating yourself up or drowning in shame after you slip isn’t going to help you heal. Most of the time, we aren't failing because we're bad people; we're just tired, lonely, or looking for a little comfort in a noisy world.

Discover where modern behavioral psychology meets spiritual grace, and learn how designing your environment, rather than relying on fleeting willpower, can completely transform your daily life.

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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].

Teenagers today are navigating unique levels of emotional anxiety & performance pressure, leaving parents & leaders searching for real answers.

In this episode, our panel host - pastors Kevin Dixon & Sam Barnhart & therapist Dave Verhaagen - sits down with Youth Pastor Rob Gonzalez to uncover what's truly driving the emotional, relational, & spiritual world of modern teens.

Rather than dismissing Gen Z & Gen Alpha's rare struggles, we explore how the intersection of faith & psychology can help adults respond with empathy, curiosity, & authentic connection

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Want to dive deeper into the core questions driving today's youth? Check out "What Gen Z Really Wants to Know About God" by Tanita Tualla Maddox—the book referenced by Rob in this episode.

When the very structures meant to offer spiritual shelter become sources of emotional harm, disentangling authentic faith from institutional control can feel like an isolating battle.

Chris McClarney join pastor Kevin Dixon & therapist Dave Verhaagen to help pull back the curtain on the quiet mechanics of religious abuse, offering a compassionate, psychology-backed map to help you name your experience, establish healthy boundaries, & begin healing.

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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]. 

In part two of our series on the relationships between parents and their adult children, therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastor Kevin Dixon address kids who choose to cut relationship with their parents. Why is this phenomenon increasing? When is it a healthy decision?

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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]. 

In this two-part series, therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastor Kevin Dixon look at the relationships between parents and their adult children. This episode, we explore how adult relationships are formed by whether the family of origin was "centrifugal" (outward pushing) or "centripetal" (inward pulling).

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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]. 

Who are you? Is your identity created from birth or curated from experience? And how who you are integrate with your faith? Suzie Lind join regular pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart and therapist Dave Verhaagen to discuss.

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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]. 

In the second part of our series on perfectionism, pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart join therapist Dave Verhaagen to look at perfectionism in the church. How do we square the command to be perfect like our father with the imperfection of our humanity?

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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]. 

Therapist Dave Verhaagen, together with pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart, looks at perfectionism in this first episode of a two-part series. How can we identify perfectionism in our lives and in others? What strategies help us manage it? And can perfectionism ever be a good thing?

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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]. 

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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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].