Counseling Talk — A podcast by 9Marks

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On How To Become A Better Listener (Ep. 34) Oct 13, 2025

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Deepak, Garrett, and Hayley talk about the good and bad qualities of a listener and how to grow in your skill of listening.

Interview With Abby Wedgeworth (Ep. 33) Aug 11, 2025

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Hayley, Garrett and Deepak interview Abby Wedgeworth (author of best-selling book HELD) about how to care for women who have suffered from a miscarriage.
Resources Mentioned:
Held: 31 Biblical Reflections on God’s Comfort and Care in the Sorrow of Miscarriage by Abby Wedgworth
Ours: Biblical Comfort for Men Grieving Miscarriage by Eric Schumacher
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament by Mark Vroegop

On Miscarriage and Infertility Part 2 (Ep. 32) Jul 28, 2025

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Hayley, Garrett and Deepak offer 5 Do's and 5 Don'ts in coming alongside those who have suffered with infertility or miscarriage.

On Miscarriage and Infertility Part 1 (Ep. 31) Jul 14, 2025

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Hayley, Garrett and Deepak consider the painful experiences of infertility and miscarriage, and how the Lord walks with us in our grief.

On What to Do When You're Stuck (Ep. 30) Jun 30, 2025

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What do you do when you're feeling stuck in counseling? How do you help someone when it feels like nothing is changing? Hayley, Deepak and Garrett offer eleven suggestions on how to get unstuck!

On Relational Idolatry, with Ellen Dykas (Ep. 29) Jun 16, 2025

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Hayley and Deepak talk with Ellen Dykas about the problems of relational idolatry. What can you do when you turn an important relationship into an idol? How can you find satisfaction in Christ rather than a person in your life?

Article: Close Friends and Entangled Hearts: Dykas and Powlison.

On Eating Disorders, with The Dunhams (Ep. 28) Jun 02, 2025

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Garrett, Hayley and Deepak interview the Dunhams about their journey through Krista’s eating disorder. Dave and Krista explain how she let go of control, sorted through all of the unhelpful things she was told, and in the end, centered her life around Christ.

On Eating Disorders Part 3 (Ep. 27) May 19, 2025

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Garrett, Hayley and Deepak explore 12 principles that people struggling with eating disorders should follow, like facing their shame, turning down the outside cultural influences, fighting against perfectionism and pride, addressing ungodly fears, and much more!

On Eating Disorders Part 2 (Ep. 26) May 05, 2025

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Garrett, Hayley and Deepak think about how pastors can care for a member who confesses a battle with an eating disorder. What are the theological, medical and practical considerations? How does the gospel change this dilemma?

On Eating Disorders Part 1 (Ep. 25) Apr 21, 2025

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Garrett, Hayley and Deepak think about what the Bible has to say about food and our relationship with food.
Related resources:

Helping Bulimics by Elyse Fitzpatrick
Helping Anorexics by Elyse Fitzpatrick
Disorderly Eating... for the Rest of Us by Elyse Fitzpatrick

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