In our polarized and isolated world, it can be rough talking to people with whom you don't agree. How can we do a better job with these conversations (or should we avoid them altogether for the sake of relationship)? Pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart join therapist Dave Verhaagen to explore strategies for difficult conversations.

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Part 3 of our uncertainty series focuses on hope: What do faith and hope look like during uncertain times? And, how is hope different from wishing for an outcome? Pastor Kevin Dixon and therapist Dave Verhaagen explore this week's topic at the intersection of spirit and psyche.

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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].

Following up on their discussion about living with uncertainty, therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastor Kevin Dixon share psychological and faith-based strategies for dealing with uncertainty. Their suggestions include centering prayer, worry journals and even just the power of silence.

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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].

Uncertainty is a certainty in any life. But how do we keep that lack of knowledge about the future from turning into uncontrolled anxiety? Therapists Dave Verhaagen and Lauren King join pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart to explore healthy ways to live through uncertainty in life and in faith.

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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].

Journey's youth pastor, Rob Gonzalez, joins Kevin Dixon and therapist Dave Verhaagen to discuss the chronic, overwhelming stress that we know as "burnout." How do you recognize burnout in your life, and how can you deal with that in healthy ways.

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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].

Journey On My Mind panelist Sam Barnhart talks about his physical, mental and emotional battle with the back injury called spondylolisthesis. That's the same condition suffered by Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of United Healthcare's CEO.

On this episode, therapists Dave Verhaagen and Lauren King, join Sam and pastor Kevin Dixon to explore the relationship between physical pain, healthcare stress, emotional crisis, mental health and faith.

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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].

According to the song, it's the most magical time of the year. But, Christmas holidays can leave disappointment and letdown in their wake. On this very special holiday edition of Journey On My Mind, Dave Verhaagen, Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart share the challenges and lost meaning amid their Christmas memories.

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Has therapy culture created its own set of problems as parents seek to be gentle and therapy terms like "narcissist" and "trauma" saturate social media? Earlier this year, author Abigail Schrier caused a stir when she published Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up. Host and therapist Dave Verhaagen, along with pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart, investigate. Turns out, while the book makes some good points, the challenges of growing up and parenting are not that simple.

Also recommended from this episode: The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing An Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt.

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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].

Host Dave Verhaagen shares how his recent decision to pause social media interactions has improved his mental health. Pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart discuss their own strategies for online news and information.

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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].

As Journey On My Mind returns from its break, therapist Dave Verhaagen interviews pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart about the most prevalent counseling concerns in today's church. The concerns they're most hearing—fear, loneliness and disconnection, anger—help to set our agenda for future episodes.

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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].