Season 2 Episode 15 Trauma and the Brain with Special Guest Alice Stricklin, LMFT
The Christian Therapist Podcast
Release Date: 06/09/2020
Understanding Addiction and the Brain Part 1
The Christian Therapist Podcast
In this episode, Lindsey Castleman and Aron Strong talk with Mike Vaughn about what’s really happening in the brain when someone struggles with addiction. Together, we explore how the brain’s reward system reinforces addictive patterns, while also considering the emotional and spiritual dimensions. Mike offers an integrated, faith-informed perspective that brings both clarity and hope, highlighting how real change is possible through understanding, support, and the brain’s capacity to heal. To learn more about Lindsey and Aron, please visit inRelationship.us ...
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When Your Spouse is Mean to Your Kid(s) Part 2
The Christian Therapist Podcast
Lindsey and Aron continue their conversation answering a question about how to engage a spouse who is mean to your child or children. Listen in to hear part two of this conversation on how they encourage this parent to engage their spouse around this issue. To learn more about Lindsey and Aron, please visit inRelationship.us
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When Your Spouse is Mean to Your Kid(s) Part 1
The Christian Therapist Podcast
Lindsey and Aron answer a question about how to engage a spouse who is mean to your child or children. Listen in to hear how they encourage this parent to engage their spouse around this issue. To learn more about Lindsey and Aron, please visit inRelationship.us
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How Leaders Fall
The Christian Therapist Podcast
Both Aron and Lindsey have worked in churches, partnered with churches and also counseled many people in the church. Working with leaders, we start to see a pattern that happens in secret, in the quiet, in isolation of leaders that ultimately leads to a place of pain for all around them, including themselves. Join Lindsey and Aron as they break down what happens to leaders and how to stop the pattern. To learn more about Lindsey and Aron, visit inRelationship.us
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Understanding the Theology of Legalism Vs Transformation Part 2
The Christian Therapist Podcast
Join in as Lindsey and Aron discuss what transformation looks like in the life of a believer. Also why we long for it in our relationships. Enjoy the second part of the conversation. inRelationship.us
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Understanding the Theology of Legalism Vs Transformation Part 1
The Christian Therapist Podcast
In this episode, Lindsey and Aron slow down what legalism is, as well as how it can show up in the counseling room. Listen in to part 1 of this conversation. www.inRelationship.us
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Understanding the Theology of Suffering Part 2
The Christian Therapist Podcast
As therapists, we often get questions like, "Why did ______ have to happen? What did I do to make it happen? Why did God allow this to happen to me?" Suffering is the one thing we all do not want to experience, yet it is the one thing we are all guaranteed to experience. Knowing this, it is important to know why and also how we are to engage in suffering. Join Aron Strong and Lindsey Castleman, both LMFTs and co-founders of inRelationship, as they discuss the theology of suffering. Our conversation kept going, so we broke it up in to part one and part two. We pray...
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Understanding the Theology of Suffering Part 1
The Christian Therapist Podcast
As therapists, we often get questions like, "Why did ______ have to happen? What did I do to make it happen? Why did God allow this to happen to me?" Suffering is the one thing we all do not want to experience, yet it is the one thing we are all guaranteed to experience. Knowing this, it is important to know why and also how we are to engage in suffering. Join Aron Strong and Lindsey Castleman, both LMFTs and co-founders of inRelationship, as they discuss the theology of suffering. Our conversation kept going, so we broke it up in to part one and part two. We pray...
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Understanding the Theology of Submission Part 2
The Christian Therapist Podcast
Aron and Lindsey (marriage and family therapists) continue their conversation around the theology of submission. This episode dives in to the words we can use to describe submission, that completely misrepresents the word. We hope the conversation sheds some light on the difference. www.inRelationship.us
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Understanding the Theology of Submission Part 1
The Christian Therapist Podcast
Submission is often a word that is used as a weapon of control and it completely subverts the intended meaning of the word. Yet, what is the intended meaning of submission? This is the question that Aron and Lindsey discuss in this TWO part episode. Listen in and wrestle with the true meaning of submission and how it actually reflects the relationship between God and Jesus. www.inrelationship.us
info_outlineDid you know that trauma affects the brain? It does! Special guest Alice Stricklin, LMFT helps us know how trauma is stored in the brain and how the brain wants to heal itself and the trauma with it. Alice specializes in the therapy called EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) and shares how it work together with trauma and the brain. And truly we have all experienced trauma in some way, whether it is something that happened to us or something that we did not get in a relationship that we needed. We hope this is healing and hopeful for you to listen to!
To learn more about Alice, visit: www.alicestricklin.com