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With You in the Weeds: Where Faith Meets Mental Health

Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, difficult relationships, or wondering how your faith connects to your mental health? With You in the Weeds is a faith-based mental health podcast hosted by a team of licensed counselors and pastors who weekly help real people navigate the hardships of life.

Co-hosts John Tinnin (MDiv, MFT), Lynn Roush (LPC), Shay Roush (MDiv), and Austin Conner (MDiv, PLPC) bring both clinical expertise and pastoral wisdom to honest, practical conversations about the issues you’re actually facing: anxiety, trauma, marriage, parenting, forgiveness, grief, singleness, narcissism, addiction, stress, and more.

This isn’t therapy, but it’s the next best thing! If you’ve ever wished you could be a fly on the wall and listen to a team of Christian counselors thoughtfully address what you’re going through, this podcast was made for you.

This podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health care. Please seek independent medical or counseling support for personal health concerns.

New episodes every week. Visit withyouintheweeds.com to subscribe to our weekly newsletter and to access our small group study guides, free downloads, and other mental health resources.

This podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health care. Please seek independent medical or counseling support for personal health concerns.

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Latest Episodes:

Facing Church Hurt and Not Losing Faith Jun 05, 2024

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Have the flaws and imperfections in the body of Christ become a stumbling block to your faith? Whether it's a church leader abusing their power, a congregation full of gossip, or a legalistic message that curdles your soul, a church can be a source of hurt just as easily as a source of healing.

In this special episode, Austin interviews author, pastor, and university professor Trevin Wax, to discuss the ways that being part of a church can be both a source of blessing and pain. For as many ways as fellowship with other believers can be life-giving, there is also an opportunity for hurt that can lead to distrust and rejection of the faith altogether.

This episode will both challenge and encourage you to think more deeply about why your role in a church matters, how powerful your personal influence is on the body of Christ, and how to process church hurt when it happens.

To hear more from Trevin Wax, check out his podcast Reconstructing Faith, or his books The Thrill of Orthodoxy and Rethink Yourself.

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Facing Betrayal and Not Losing Faith May 29, 2024

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If you've experienced betrayal, then you know the pain and heartache that comes with it. Betrayal is a piercing wound that can cause you to never want to trust anyone again, even God.

John and Lynn discuss the impact that betrayal can have in the areas of:

- friendship

- marriage

- with a parent

- within a church

By naming the reality of this hurt, and using the Psalms as a guide, this conversation will give you the words you need to describe, explain and understand the pain of betrayal.

We hope you find comfort in knowing that your feelings are real, your hurt matters, and you are not alone in what you are experiencing. Even when betrayal leaves you feeling gutted, we want you to know that God acutely understands the pain you are in, and is near to your broken heart.

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Facing Suffering and Not Losing Faith May 22, 2024

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When you're suffering and in pain, hope is something you wish would arrive like a package on your doorstep. But that's not actually how hope is formed.

In this special episode, John and Austin interview Christian psychiatrist Curt Thompson, MD, author of the book: "The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope".

This conversation will completely change the way you've thought about HOPE, and dispel the belief that forming hope is a solitary exercise.

Hope is not something that "I try to have", but something that "we form together" through the power of presence and relational connection. All of your efforts to manage the suffering of life are in some fashion designed to pull you into a relationship with someone, or something, that can be WITH YOU in the pain.

We are honored that Curt Thompson joined the WYITW team to share his love of psychology, interpersonal neurobiology and biblical scholarship!

We know you will be encouraged by Curt's insight, and will want to check out his books that have shaped our thinking as Christian therapists, as well as his podcast, Being Known.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/being-known-podcast/id1556261828

Anatomy of the Soul

The Soul of Shame

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Facing Fear and Not Losing Faith May 15, 2024

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What are you most afraid of?

If you can honestly answer that question, then you are well on your way toward facing your fear.

There are many reasons why fear can be overwhelming, but how you handle fear will determine whether or not you stay stuck or keep growing. And understanding the biblical antidote to fear will help you not lose faith, even when your fear threatens to shut you down.

In this episode we want you to understand what's happening when fear gets activated in your body, and how you can manage the fears that you can't avoid.

Lynn and Austin discuss how fear affects you in the following four areas:

- Mentally

- Physically

- Emotionally

- Spiritually

Once you have an idea of how fear affects you, you can learn how to accept and acknowledge it rather than ignore and minimize it. After listening, you’ll be better equipped to not only determine what you are most afraid of and why, but you’ll be reminded where to take those fears.

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"Let's Reject Shame Together" with Travis Steward, LPC May 08, 2024

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After working as a therapist in an inpatient treatment center for eating disorders, Travis Steward realized that rejecting shame with his clients was the way to break the pattern of a compulsive behavior.

In this installment of "Stories in the Weeds", Austin and Travis discuss what it takes to surrender self-destructive patterns and give up your personal strategies for making life work apart from God. Loosening your grip on habits that make you feel powerful and comfortable may feel impossible, but safe and trusting relationships are the pathway to finding freedom.

This interview with seasoned therapist Travis Steward will have you rethinking the ways you've learned to feel accomplished and valuable, and challenge you with a question:

"How will you get better without trusting God or others?"

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Bad Therapy v. Good Therapy May 01, 2024

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"How do I know the difference between bad therapy and good therapy?" This listener wanted to know our hot take on the new book "Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up" by Abigail Shrier.

As counselors who believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship, we were curious to find out what this author had to say about therapy.

Some of the concerns Shrier raises are:

- the over diagnosing of children with mental health disorders

- therapeutic practices that have an unhelpful focus on feelings

- a growing lack of parental involvement that requires "experts" to treat children for normal life struggles.

Shrier's book addresses a potentially polarizing topic as she questions some of the prevailing practices and ideologies within therapy, particularly in regards to the impact on kids.

John, Lynn and Austin all weigh in on these concerns, talk about the role a therapist can play in a person's life, and distinguish the difference between bad therapy and good therapy.

Thankfully, good therapy - and good therapists - do exist! But we think you should read the book and be an informed parent on this important topic.

Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up by Abigail Shrier

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A Powerful Prayer Apr 26, 2024

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We want to help you fight your spiritual battles with a powerful prayer!

Listen as Lynn Roush guides you through a prayer to cover your mind, body and heart.

Download your copy of this prayer at withyouintheweeds.com so you can use this written prayer as often as you need, and share it with a friend.

We are praying with you!

The WYITW Team:

John Tinnin, Mdiv, MFT

Lynn Roush, LPC

Shay Roush, Mdiv

Austin Conner, Mdiv, PLPC

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The Power to Fight Your Battles Apr 24, 2024

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Do you want to pray but don't know what to say? "A Powerful Prayer" was written just for you based on our Fighting Your Spiritual Battles series! Go to withyouintheweeds.com for your copy of this prayer over your mind, body and heart.

In Ephesians 6:10 we are told to: "Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might". In this episode we want to address what you will need to stay strong as you fight your spiritual battles.

Knowing how this battle ultimately ends is the first step in standing firm against your enemy. Shay & Austin explain the outcome of this battle, and specifically describe what the Bible says about the future demise of Satan.

They also share the three primary sources of power that will help you stay strong in this battle:

- The power of prayer

- The power of people

- The power of the word

As we conclude this series we want to equip you with a practical resource to help you pray powerfully and effectively.

"A Powerful Prayer" is now available as a PDF at withyouintheweeds.com that you can download, print, use in your time of prayer, and share with others.

The Adversary by Mark Bubeck

Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table by Louie Giglio

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The Battle for Your Wounded Heart Apr 17, 2024

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As counselors, we know that everyone is walking around with hurts, wounds, injuries, fears, losses, and traumas as a result of living under the curse of sin.

And whether you know it or not, or want to admit it or not, your heart has been wounded. Your story contains scenes of heartache and pain, and your sense of being loved by God has been disrupted in some way that is unique to you.

In this episode John & Lynn make the case that: unless you know the terrain of your story, and where you’ve been wounded, then you may be lost, confused, easily deceived, or helpless to resist the enemy’s tactics in your life.

We’d like to help you know the map of your heart, and how the enemy may already be playing on your vulnerabilities, so that you can become wise, discerning, and ultimately experience God’s love in a profound way as you learn how to intelligently fight your spiritual battles.

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The Battle for Your Body Apr 10, 2024

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Your body is the "turf" on which your spiritual battles are fought, which means you can't escape this warfare no matter how hard you try.

Given this reality, it's no wonder that the enemy will take your natural and unavoidable physical appetites and use them to lure you towards one extreme or another: self-worship or self-contempt.

The design and complexity of your body declares the goodness, glory and beauty of God's image, so what you believe about your body will either empower or weaken you in your physical struggles.

In this episode, Lynn and Austin discuss the importance of having a biblical view of your body, and prescribe specific ways you can fight against the enemy that moves you towards befriending and stewarding your body in a way that glorifies God.

Recommended book:

Love Thy Body by Nancy Pearcey

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