The Naming the Real Podcast: What is Happening Here?
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From your favorite one-time pastor/podcast host (of a podcast hosted by a pastor and a therapist), comes a new offering: The Naming the Real Podcast. This is another preview episode of this new podcast, which you can find and subscribe to at Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. But wait...there's more! Be excited, because new content is coming from Susette right here in the Desire Line Podcast feed very soon!
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The Naming the Real Podcast: Are You Happy Now?
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From your favorite one-time pastor/podcast host (of a podcast hosted by a pastor and a therapist), comes a new offering: The Naming the Real Podcast. Because--as you may remember--the right naming of things is the beginning of wisdom.
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72 | Until We Meet Again
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Brandon and Susette announce, The Desireline Podcast is coming to an end. In this final episode they reminisce over their favorite memories from the past 3 years and recognize the wonderful content produced and relationships formed because of it. Susette and Brandon have exciting projects coming up; to stay up to date on them follow their social media channels.
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71 | Social Distancing, CoronaVirus, and Coping with Anxiety
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We jumped on mic for a bit for a raw episode talking about the CoronaVirus, Social Distancing, and how we're coping with this change.
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70 | Flourishing Beyond Abuse Part 2
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We are finishing our arc on abuse and discussion on recovery from abuse. Susette and Brandon bring up how family of origin affect abuse experiences, common phrases they hear that dismiss abuse, and the importance of creating boundaries on the path to forgiveness. There is no limit to how much we can thrive and flourish.
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69 | Flourishing Beyond Abuse Part 1
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Susette and Brandon wrap up our arc on abuse by talking about recovery and how we can flourish, thrive and triumph in the face of our trauma. In this episode Susette shares experiences in which her body and mind show in a miraculous way how they are intertwined and Brandon calls us to live in compassion, not comparison, for ourselves and others who are in trauma.
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68 | Forgiving Reality | Mental Health and the Church
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Last episode we continued our discussion on spiritual abuse. This week Brandon Cook shares a sermon he gave titled Forgiving Reality. In light of our arc on abuse we have explored the place forgiveness has on our path to healing from our trauma. Brandon takes the discussion a step further by suggesting that we have the choice to also forgive reality and the difficult circumstances and truths it brings.
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67 | Spiritual Abuse Part 2 | Mental Health and the Church
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Join us as we continue our conversation on spiritual abuse as we strive for differentiation and being well informed to identify health church relationships.
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66 | Spiritual Abuse | Mental Health and the Church
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Susette and Brandon explore the topic of spiritual abuse. They recognize that leaders who have authority of the spiritual lives of others have a great impact however a powerful ability to hurt those they lead.
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65 | Emotional Abuse | Mental Health and the Church
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Susette and Brandon discuss what qualifies as emotional abuse and what does not. Although it is difficult to identify emotional abuse, they outline language and tools to help us be aware of the possible unhealthy power dynamics of relationships.
info_outlineIn this bonus episode we take a break from our series on mental health and the church to talk about current events surrounding suicidality. Susette takes an educational moment to address how we talk about suicide in our communities and how talking about suicide relieves a stigma providing a space for us to support one another. They share their experiences, presuppositions, and truths they have found surrounding this topic. Discussing how we can walk alongside those who struggle with depression or suicidality and guide them toward mental health professionals who can appropriately help and treatment.
Suicide in ministry and the mental health profession
How suicide has been viewed and portrayed in the past in the church
Important knowledge about suicidality
- Differentiation between suicidal thoughts, attempts and dying by suicide
- Talking about it, or asking about it, doesn’t mean that we’re going to plant suicidal thoughts in your own or someone’s else’s head.
- Mental health professionals are trained on how to assess the severity of suicidal thinking.
Factors of depression.
- Genetics
- Environmental factors
- Choice in engagement in community, health & treatment
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org
1-800-273-8255
Steve Austin Article
From Pastor to Psych Ward Steve Austin
https://www.amazon.com/Pastor-Psych-Ward-Recovery-Possible-ebook/dp/B01LC1LI42
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