Journey On My Mind

Happy New Year from the Journey On My Mind team: pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart, and psychologists Dave Verhaagen and Lauren King. We start 2024 with a look at the psychology of goals and change.

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What's your goal for 2024? Share it with us or join the discussion with your other comments and questions about faith and mental health. Text us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email our care pastor, Sam Barnhart, [email protected].

Following up on last episode's description of personality disorders, we look today at four specific unhealthy personality types: antisocial, borderline, histrionic and narcissistic. How can we recognize these behaviors in our personal relationships, and how does narcissism, specifically affect the American church?

Books and other media mentioned in the discussion:

Stop Walking On Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder by Paul T.T. Mason

How White Evangelicals Think by Dave Verhaagen

The Rise And Fall of Mars Hill (podcast)

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Do you have a question for Journey On My Mind to address on a future episode? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email our care pastor, Sam Barnhart, [email protected].

How do we define personality (it's a long-standing pattern of relating to others)? Can our personalities change over time? And, what are the major types of personality disorders? Psychologists Dave Verhaagen and Lauren King join pastors Kevin Dixon and Suzie Lind for a discussion at the intersection of faith and psychology.

The book Suzie recommends in this episode is Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode--and into a Life of Connection and Joy by Audi Kolber.

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Do you have a question for Journey On My Mind to address on a future episode? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email our care pastor, Sam Barnhart, [email protected].

Wars. Rumors of wars. Mass shootings. Political division and online hate. There's a lot out there to cause us stress and anxiety. Psychologists Dave Verhaagen and Lauren King join Pastor Kevin Dixon to explore strategies for dealing with the pain of life. What can we do when events frighten us? And, how do we cope when there's nothing that can be done?

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Do you have a question for Journey On My Mind to address on a future episode? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email our care pastor, Sam Barnhart, [email protected]. 

Pastor Kevin Dixon and psychologists Lauren King and Dave Verhaagen continue their discussion about how psychology and faith can address body image issues.

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Do you have a question for Journey On My Mind to address on a future episode? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email our care pastor, Sam Barnhart, [email protected]. 

Pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart and psychologists Lauren King and Dave Verhaagen discuss how psychology and faith can address body image issues.

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In today's conversation, Lauren mentions "More Than A Body" by Lindsay Kite and Lexie Kite. You can find that book on Amazon or on Apple Books.

Do you have a question for Journey On My Mind to address on a future episode? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email our care pastor, Sam Barnhart, [email protected]. 

Everyone forms attachment relationships from their first days of life. Psychologists categorize these attachments as secure, anxious or avoidant. Turns out, how you relate to others also influences how you see God. Pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart join psychologist Dave Verhaagen to explain the research and explore its implications.

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Do you have a question for Journey On My Mind to address on a future episode? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email our care pastor, Sam Barnhart, [email protected]. 

Anyone who studied statistics heard it: Correlation does not mean causation. So, what does it really mean when two beliefs or behaviors go together? Pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart and psychologists Lauren King and Dave Verhaagen to look at more results from the recent Journey survey of mental and spiritual health.

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Do you have a question for Journey On My Mind to address on a future episode? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email our care pastor, Sam Barnhart, [email protected]. 

What makes for healthy faith, and how does that intersect with overall mental health? Pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart and psychologists Lauren King and Dave Verhaagen review the results from a recent Journey survey.

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Do you have a question for Journey On My Mind to address on a future episode? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email our care pastor, Sam Barnhart, [email protected]. 

Which is worse, abuse or neglect? And, why do people's responses to these forms of mistreatment vary so much? Pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart and psychologist Dave Verhaagen explore these questions in response to a recent listener question.

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Do you have a question for Journey On My Mind to address on a future episode? Join the discussion by texting us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email our care pastor, Sam Barnhart, [email protected].