Unmasked With Neil Getzlow

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. So before the calendar flips to June, I wanted to share what's on my heart around anxiety and provide an update on how I am dealing with my own mental health three years after getting saved. That's why I am thinking more and more about the intensity of my relationship with Jesus today and what I can do to keep it strong so I can confidently deal with my anxiety through a biblical lens.

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This week, it was my honor to interview Pastor Gale Kragt. Gale is co-founder of Spiritual Care Consultants and has over twenty years of experience as a Chaplain delivering Christian maturity across all denominations. He is the host of the Healing Begins Podcast and also just wrote the book "God Moments: Amazing Encounters with the Devine in Everyday Life." I’ve been thinking a lot about this interview since I talked to Gale a few weeks ago. He was my God moment. The ability to recognize a God moment differentiates between an average and an extraordinary day. There is a brief story in the book that we discuss – it’s about Gale praying in a Lowe’s parking lot with a Lowe’s employee – simply because he said yes to having her help him load his car instead of saying nah, I’ve got it. How many times have I done that? Said no to someone. Just mindlessly going through the day with my eyes focused on myself and not bering ready for God moment’s to happen. I hope you enjoy this encouraging episode.

Be sure to check out https://neilgetzlow.com/ to learn more about Neil and his book, Unmasked: Conquering Sexual Sin and Walking in Victory.

On this week's episode, we talk to Nadia Porter, co-founder of Finding Jasper. Nadia leveraged many years of experience with counter sex trafficking operations to start Finding Jasper - an organization that does outreach to help rescue trafficking victims. The mission of Finding Jasper is to offer hope and freedom to every single individual enslaved in the sex trade. We talk about the outreach Nadia does with Finding Jasper, how people can get involved in fighting against sex trafficking – and we also talk about the important work Finding Jasper does with men to slow down demand.

Learn more about Finding Jasper here: https://findingjasper.com/

And you can learn more about Neil's journey at https://neilgetzlow.com/

This week, we have the honor of talking to Kent Dickerson, the "Remade Preacher." Kent is a Christian writer, teacher, singer and lecturer. He calls himself the “Remade Preacher” because God brought him back to full time ministry after leaving it for almost thirty years. Kent was heavily involved with the church but he he knew little about prayer, had a shallow relationship with Christ, and had a deep struggle with pornography. It's what medicated his heart even when trying to preach the Good News to others. We talk about his recovery, the influence of shame on men, and how he has found victory over porn to turn into the remade preacher. You can learn more about Ken at https://remadepreacher.com/

Check out https://neilgetzlow.com/ to learn more about Neil's journey.

This week, I have the honor of talking to Craig Martin. Craig is co-host and co-producer of The Good Road TV show on national public TV - now filming its fourth season. Craig has spent the past 30 years filming in war zones, disaster zones and remote villages in more than 85 countries. At the beginning of his career at a Public TV affiliate in Waco, Texas, he was early on the scene to film the Branch Davidian siege for the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. Today, Craig is focused on helping us expand our worldviews by exposing us to different cultures - across the US and the globe. He's also got a new movie project that he's working on focused on exposing the many different stories involved with the sex trafficking crisis in the world today.

You can learn more about Craig here: https://goodallover.tv/

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April 14, 2020. That day was the first day I prayed. That was the day I asked God and Amy for forgiveness. And that was the day I gave my life to Jesus Christ. Three years later, the freedom I have from my addictions and sexual sin brings me overwhelming joy every morning. To celebrate three years of recovery, I dedicate today's episode to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. And to my wife, Amy. I was able to find the light of God and find freedom through:

The Power of Prayer: Romans 15:13 and 1 John 1:19

The Power of Forgiveness: Ephesians 4:32

The Power of the Holy Spirit: Ephesians 4:23-24 and Galatians 5:16

If you know someone struggling with addiction, anxiety, depression, please share this episode with them. There is hope. There is a way out of the darkness. It starts with God.

Visit https://neilgetzlow.com/ to learn more about my journey and to check out my book, UNMASKED: Conquering Sexual Sin and Walking in Victory

What do you do when God delivers a perfect storm into your life? On today’s episode, I talk with author Sarah Nelson. Sarah is author of “A Perfect Storm: Devotions During a Crisis.” This is a 28-day devotional that was created out of an unexpected storm in Sarah’s life – dealing with her 2-year old daughter suffering a stroke on a family ski vacation. Instead of relying on her own wisdom to get through this difficult season, Sarah turned to God. We talk about the power of prayer, healing and using the storms in our own lives to help others.

You can find Sarah’s book on Amazon.

Be sure to visit https://neilgetzlow.com/ to learn more about Neil's journey and to check out his book, "Unmasked: Conquering Sexual Sin and Walking in Victory."

There are a ton of great books out today on defeating porn. But if you needed to read one, would you avoid it because of the shame associated with carrying around those kind of books? That's where filmmakers John-Michael Bout and Jacob Valk come in. They are students at the Southern Baptist Theological seminary in Kentucky. They duo recently produced a documentary called Into The Light - a teaching documentary on freedom from pornography that walks through the process of change from bondage in sin to freedom in Christ. They were motivated to produce the documentary based on their own experience with pornography, lust and sexual sin.

The documentary is free on their website thanks to the $85,000 they raised to produce it through a crowd funding campaign. You can check out the documentary’s website here: https://www.intothelightdocumentary.com/

View the video version of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/3zAWxsDNEDI - and be sure to like to the video and subscribe to Neil's channel!

Check out https://neilgetzlow.com/ to learn more about Neil’s journey and book, “Unmasked: Conquering Sexual Sin and Walking in Victory.”

(I apologize for the video quality on this one. The internet was not very cooperative during the recording).

Welcome to the show and the first week of Spring! My annual tradition of having my March Madness brackets busted early continued this year. Check out this video I did about March Sadness here: https://youtu.be/Bww8-Hxaf4Y

Check out the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWHuc0cXdjo 

Heidi Olson is a sexual assault pediatric nurse examiner at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. She offers incredible insight – and often heartbreaking details – about what she hears when talking to kids. It’s not just about sexual assault but she uncovers how pornography is impacting the lives of children as young as nine. Heidi is also a consultant at her firm, Paradigm Shift, that’s allowing her to share her expert testimony with state and federal leaders.

You can learn more about Heidi here: https://paradigmshifttc.com/

Note, there are some graphic details in today’s show so just be aware if listening with kids.

Be sure to visit https://neilgetzlow.com/ to learn more about Neil's journey and his book, "Unmasked: Conquering Sexual Sin and Walking in Victory."

After a brief one-week hiatus, UNMASKED is back for episode 55. 

This week, we are unmasking the journey of Kylla Lanier. Kyla is co-founder of Truckers Against Trafficking. Through TAT, Kylla and her team are raising up a mobile army of transportation professionals to assist law enforcement in the recognition and reporting of human trafficking. Thanks to TAT, more than 1.7 million industry professionals are trained on the warning signs of trafficking as of 2022- a 17% increase vs. the previous year. TAT is also focused on the demand side of sex trafficking through the Man to Man program that helps educate on the dangers of pornography and buying women. We get into the red flags of what to look for with sex trafficking, the impact of porn and OnlyFans on the demand side, and how legalized prostitution might be coming to a state near you. 

You can learn more about Truckers Against Trafficking here.  

Be sure to visit https://neilgetzlow.com/ to learn more about Neil's journey and his book, "Unmasked: Conquering Sexual Sin and Walking in Victory."