CXMH: On Faith & Mental Health

After taking the fall off, we're back and excited to kick off Season 7! In this episode, we talk about why we paused the show and where we go from here.Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest: From Sabbath to Sabbatical and Back Again by Ruth Haley BartonConnect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

Robert and Holly reflect on Season 6 and look toward the summer break from the show.Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

Morgan Harper Nichols reading her poem “Witness.” This clip is from our recent episode, 158 - Peace as a Practice (feat. Morgan Harper Nichols).Connect with Morgan on her website, on Instagram, on Twitter, on Pinterest, or on Facebook. Buy Peace Is a Practice: An Invitation to Breathe Deep and Find a New Rhythm for Life on Amazon.Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

For our last interview of Season 6, we're excited to have the return of Morgan Harper Nichols! She talks to us about her recent autism diagnosis, how viewing peace as a practice is helpful, and some ways to engage in that practice. Morgan is an artist, a poet, and the author of Peace Is a Practice: An Invitation to Breathe Deep and Find a New Rhythm for Life.Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- CXMH ep. 138 - Autism, Faith, & the Gifts of Neurodiversity (feat. Daniel Bowman Jr.)- CXMH ep. 90 - Small Beginnings, Other People's Stories, & Being Made to Make (feat. Morgan Harper Nichols)Connect with Morgan on her website, on Instagram, on Twitter, on Pinterest, or on Facebook. Buy Peace Is a Practice: An Invitation to Breathe Deep and Find a New Rhythm for Life on Amazon.Quotes:- “There are no real destinations in nature.” (tweet)- “If we want to practice peace, we have to do it collectively.” (tweet)Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

This week we talk with writer, pastor, and therapist Eric Minton. He talks to us about his new book It's Not You, It's Everything: What Our Pain Reveals about the Anxious Pursuit of the Good Life. Why are we all so depressed and anxious? Are those things individual concerns or reflections of larger problems with our society? Eric gives us his thoughts from his years working in helping professions.Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- Caring for Souls in a Neoliberal Age by Bruce Rogers-Vaughn- Bruce Rogers-Vaughn's article: “Blessed Are Those Who Mourn: Depression as Political Resistance”Connect with Eric on his website, on Twitter, or on Instagram. Buy It's Not You, It's Everything: What Our Pain Reveals about the Anxious Pursuit of the Good Life.Quotes:- “What if…we're constantly given individual responsibility for bearing the symptoms of an out-of-control society, and then blamed for not being better at doing it?” (tweet)- “I'd like us to connect the pain to the actual experience we're having as people on earth.” (tweet)- “If we listen to our pain before turning it into a symptom or a disease or an individual failure, it will tell us something.” (tweet)- “I think it's more helpful if we can treat our pain respectfully and empathize with it for a minute, rather than immediately pathologizing it or internalizing it as a form of failure.” (tweet)- “Sometimes the ways in which teenagers exhibit the symptoms that we hate to see as adults, I think they're giving us really keen insight into what the problem is.” (tweet)- “When all of us are parentified by a system that is destructively entitled to us…it's difficult to survive.” (tweet)- “When capitalism remains an unchecked feature of our lives, it becomes internalized to the point that we use a business framework for making decisions about everything.” (tweet)- “What does it look like to practice Christianity, which is a radial form of collectivism and self-sacrifice, in a world that's only interested in self-interest?” (tweet)Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

This week we talk with Diana Gruver, author of Companions in the Darkness: Seven Saints Who Struggled with Depression and Doubt. She talks to us about the struggles of people like Charles Spurgeon, Mother Theresa, William Cowper, Martin Luther King Jr., and more. In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about historical figures that have shaped them.Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- CXMH ep. 155 - Spirituality in Therapy Sessions (feat. Russell Siler Jones)- the Look Up Conference that Holly mentions- the Puddcast ep #110: Facing depression with saints from the past (with Diana Gruver)Connect with Diana on her website, on Facebook, or on Twitter. Buy Companions in the Darkness: Seven Saints Who Struggled with Depression and Doubt on Amazon.Quotes:- “I don't know of a better way to unravel stigma than through the telling of stories.” (tweet)Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

This week we're joined by Russell Siler Jones to talk about his book Spirit in Session: Working with Your Client's Spirituality (and Your Own) in Psychotherapy. He talks with us about why spirituality matters for all of us, some ways spirituality shows up in conversations, and why paying attention to our own spiritual journey is important to helping others. Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- ACPE's website, and their Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy (SIP) program- CXMH ep. 81 - Closing the Chasm Between Spirituality & Treatment (feat. Dr. David Rosmarin)- CXMH ep. 85 - Why & How Should Therapists Talk About Faith? (feat. Dr. Cassandra Vieten)- CXMH ep. 31 - Does It Matter If Your Therapist Is Christian? (feat. Dr. Holly Oxhandler)- CXMH ep. 58 - Religious Coping Skills: Good, Bad, or Both? (feat. Dr. Kenneth Pargament)- Russell mentions the work of Brian Doyle (specifically, Mink River)Connect with Russell on his website and buy Spirit in Session: Working with Your Client's Spirituality (and Your Own) in Psychotherapy on Amazon.Quotes:- “We're never not a physical body, we're never not a mind, and we're never not a spirit. It's always there.” (tweet)- “When patience is happening, something spiritual is happening. When kindness is happening, something spiritual is happening.” (tweet)- “The way through a struggle is through it, not around it.” (tweet)- “If you've ever been Job, you know what it's like when friends show up and try to give you easy answers.” (tweet)- “Being on your own spiritual journey is probably the best thing you can do to be able to accompany others on their spiritual journey.” (tweet)Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

Content warning: grief, death, loss, and brief mention of suicide deathToday we're joined by Dr. Jill Harrington, editor of Superhero Grief: the Transformative Power of Loss. She teaches us about grieving styles, the continuing bonds theory, and unpacks some types of loss (such as cumulative & collective loss and ambiguous loss).Jill A. Harrington, DSW, LCSW is an Adjunct Professor for the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Washington DC Campus (TCSPP-DC) as well as a Part-Time Lecturer for Rutgers University School of Social Work. Dr. Harrington also maintains an active clinical counseling practice in the Greater Washington DC Area. She is one of the first published authors on the subject of bereavement in U.S. military families and she has been a practicing social worker for over twenty years with a special focus on the intersection of trauma, loss, and bereavement. She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and is the creator & lead editor of the new, creative textbook, entitled, Superhero Grief: The Transformative Power of Loss (2021).Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- the Look Up Conference that Holly mentions in the intro- Holly's upcoming ACPE webinar on April 22nd- Holly mentions Joe Padilla's episode: 88 - Practical Tools for Mental Health Ministry (feat. Joe Padilla)- CXMH ep. 151 - Grief, Certainty, Deconstruction, & Superheroes (feat. James Prescott)- CXMH ep. 131 - Finding Joy Amidst Tragedy (feat. Dr. Angela Gorrell)- CXMH ep. 111 - Thriving in Adversity, Blooming in the Dark (feat. Dr. Michelle Pearce)- CXMH ep. 103 - How We Move Through Suffering (feat. Dr. Daryl Van Tongeren & Sara Showalter Van Tongeren)- CXMH ep. 42 - Everyday Grief & Learning to Feel Feelings (feat. Aundi Kolber)- CXMH ep. 19 - "There are parts of me that will never be completely healed." (feat. Kay Warren)- CXMH ep. 17 - Grief & Loss (feat. John Pavlovitz & Dr. Elizabeth Horn)Connect with Dr. Harrington on Facebook, on Twitter, or get Superhero Grief: The Transformative Power of Loss on Amazon.Quotes:- “As death is permanent, so is our relationship with people we love. So grief is always with us. Always.” (tweet)- “If we love people…we're never going to just ‘let them go' or ‘get over it.'” (tweet)- “Death may end…a physical life, but that relationship never dies. It just changes.” (tweet)- “We need time to process loss. Because loss spurns on change, and change requires us to adapt.” (tweet)- “We need to create a more grief-informed society.” (tweet)Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

On this week's episode we're joined by Dr. Amy Marschall to talk about being a trauma-informed community. What does ‘trauma-informed' even mean? What changes when we use that lens? How does it shape caring for others (and ourselves)? We talk about all this and more!Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- Trauma-Informed Pastoral Care: How to Respond When Things Fall Apart by Karen McClintock- Bearing the Unbearable: Trauma, Gospel, and Pastoral Care by Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger- CXMH ep. 124 - Nervous Systems, Bottom-Up Safety, & Learning from Each Other (feat. Nia Baker)- CXMH ep. 89 - Trying Softer, Self Compassion, & Moving from Survival to Joy (feat. Aundi Kolber)- CXMH ep. 32 - Trauma, Attachment, & Creating Safety (feat. Aundi Kolber)Connect with Dr. Marschall on her website, on Facebook, on Twitter, or buy her books on Amazon. Find her upcoming trainings through PESI.Quotes:- “[Trauma] is less about an event and more about what happens after.” (tweet)- “The same event for two different people can have a completely different impact.” (tweet)- “Mental health is a very physical experience.” (tweet)- “Behavior is to get our needs met.” (tweet)Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

This week we talk with Niro Feliciano about the difference between happiness & contentment (13:02), why happiness is so hard to find in the first place (17:37), and the 8 keys to contentment (24:11). These keys include things like connection (27:38) and present focus (33:34). In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about birthday parties for animals!Niro Feliciano is a psychotherapist, podcast host, national media commentator, and expert on anxiety, brain science, and spirituality. She holds a master's degree in social work from Columbia University and is a columnist for PsychologyToday. A first-generation Sri Lankan American, she lives with her family in Fairfield County, Connecticut. She's the author of This Book Won't Make You Happy: Eight Keys to Finding True Contentment.Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- CXMH ep. 139 - Calling, Adulting, and the Changing World of Work (feat. Dr. Michaela O'Donnell)- CXMH ep. 115 - Gratitude & Mental Health- The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos- CXMH ep. 107 - Why Small Changes Are the Key to Changing Your Brain (feat. Dr. Alex Korb)Connect with Niro on her website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube. Listen to All Things Life with Niro Feliciano. Buy This Book Won't Make You Happy: Eight Keys to Finding True Contentment on Amazon.Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

On today's episode, we talk with author & podcaster James Prescott! We talk about grief, how learning how to grief can guide us through certainty & deconstruction, and we hear a lot of James's story. Also, he talks about superheroes!Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- Poema S6 034 | Holly Oxhandler on Mental Health & Church During & Beyond The Pandemic- Poema S7 039 | Living with ADHD: Robert Vore APC, NCC, CCATP- CXMH ep. 17 - Grief & Loss (feat. John Pavlovitz & Dr. Elizabeth Horn)- CXMH ep. 42 - Everyday Grief & Learning to Feel Feelings (feat. Aundi Kolber)- CXMH ep. 133 - The Power of Lament (feat. Abby Norman)Connect with James on his website, on Facebook, on Twitter, or on Instagram. Listen to Poema Podcast and The Kryptonian, The Princess, & The Avenger.Quotes:- “Grief never leaves you.” (tweet)- “Culturally, we do not do grief well.” (tweet)- “Grief is circular, I have found.” (tweet)- “When doing grief work, you're not aiming for a destination. You're just aiming to heal and to grow.” (tweet)Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

Today we're joined by Emmy Kegler to talk about her new book, All Who Are Weary: Easing the Burden on the Walk with Mental Illness. In the intro, we talk about Spring Break and how Holly might've taken the ‘break' part of that a little too practically.Connect with Emmy on her website, on Facebook, on Twitter, or on Instagram. Listen to Cafeteria Christian.Buy her books: All Who Are Weary: Easing the Burden on the Walk with Mental Illness and One Coin Found: How God's Love Stretches to the Margins.Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

Content warning: in this episode we talk about suicideThis week we're joined by Brandon Johnson, public health expert and creator of The Black Mental Wellness Lounge. We talk about why conversations specific to black mental health matter (including suicide prevention), how a public health lens helps, and the role that the black church can play. In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about famous people from their hometowns.Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- the Instagram Live that Robert & Holly did recently- order Holly's book now: The Soul of The Helper: Seven Stages to Seeing the Sacred Within Yourself So You Can See It In Others- The Black Mental Wellness Lounge on YouTube- the video we mention: “Mental Health and The Black Church Roundtable”- CXMH ep. 25 - Race, Faith, & Mental Health (feat. Dr. Sherry Molock & Dr. Amber Thornton)Connect with Brandon on Twitter, or check out The Black Mental Wellness Lounge on YouTube. Connect with The Black Mental Wellness Lounge on Facebook or on Instagram.Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

It's book launch day for Holly's brand new book The Soul of The Helper! To celebrate, we're releasing the interview we did where Robert interviews Holly about it. In a really special intro, Robert's copy of the book gets delivered (seriously) and Holly reads the Intention from the book for our listeners. (There's a lot of Robert's dog Nox in this intro.)Original Show Notes:This week is a special episode of CXMH! Robert interviews our very own Dr. Holly Oxhandler about the ideas in her upcoming book, The Soul of The Helper. Holly teaches us about her Namaste Theory, how we can see the sacred within ourselves, and why that's critical for anyone that is serving others in some capacity.Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- If you preoder Holly's book, get your free giveaways here!- CXMH ep. 31 - Does It Matter If Your Therapist Is Christian? (feat. Dr. Holly Oxhandler)- the CXMH episode where Holly joins as co-host: Introducing Dr. Holly Oxhandler!- CXMH ep. 58 - Religious Coping Skills: Good, Bad, or Both? (feat. Dr. Kenneth Pargament)- CXMH ep. 61 - How to Set Goals & Make Changes (feat. Susette Magana & Brandon Cook from The Desire Line)- learn more about the Transtheoretical Model of Change (Stages of Change)- Robert briefly mentions Peter Scazzero's book Emotionally Healthy Spirituality- CXMH ep. 95 - 3 Shapes of Pain & What Divine Love Has to Say (feat. Seth Haines)- CXMH ep. 96 - Waking Up, How We Numb Our Pain, & Embodying Our Faith (feat. Seth Haines)Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

This week we talk with Kevin Nye, author of the upcoming book Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness. Kevin tells us about how COVID has impacted homelessness, why the housing first model is so important, and how homelessness is related to faith and mental health. Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- preorder Kevin's upcoming book, Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness- Preorder Holly's book now: The Soul of The Helper: Seven Stages to Seeing the Sacred Within Yourself So You Can See It In Others- The 2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress that Robert references- Kevin's article ‘What Can We Do About Homelessness and Mental Illness?' where he discussed the Housing First model Connect with Kevin on his website, on Facebook, or on Twitter. Preorder Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness on Amazon. Listen to Kevin on The Kryptonian, The Princess, & The Avenger wherever you get podcasts.Quotes:- “It's cheaper to give someone an apartment than to allow them to live on the streets.” (tweet)- “We spend so much money to keep people homeless.” (tweet)- “What's ideological is also theological.” (tweet)Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

This week we're rereleasing our conversation from 2019 with Holly Stallcup & Dr. Bella DePaulo about singleness. Here's the link to preorder Dr. Holly Oxhandler's new book! Original show notes below:--------------------------------------------------It's Valentine's week, and one important conversation to have is about singleness. What messages do people get about being single? Are there positives and negatives? How can the church do a better job at creating space for single people to exist and to lead? We're joined by Dr. Bella DePaulo and Holly Stallcup to talk about it.Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- Bella's TedTalk ‘What No one Ever Told You About People Who Are Single'- Bella has tons of books on Amazon, man of which are on singleness- Holly mentions Jenna DeWitt and Gina Dalfonzo (author of One by One: Welcome the Singles in Your Church)Connect with Dr. Bella DePaulo on her website, Twitter, Facebook, read her blogs ‘Living Single on Psychology Today and ‘Single at Heart' on Psych Central, or buy any of her books on Amazon.Connect with Holly Stallcup on Twitter or learn more about Now She Rises.Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

This week we talk with pastor & author Courtney Ellis about playfulness! Why it matters, how it can show up in our everyday lives, and how to play more regularly. In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about games they've enjoyed recently.Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- CXMH ep. 63 - Uncluttering Our Spaces, Our Schedules, & Our Lives (feat. Courtney Ellis)- the GoodReads giveaway for Holly's book!- The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone--Especially Ourselves by Dan Ariely- Preorder Holly's book now: The Soul of The Helper: Seven Stages to Seeing the Sacred Within Yourself So You Can See It In OthersConnect with Courtney on her website, on Twitter, on Facebook, or on Instagram. Buy Happy Now: Let Playfulness Lift Your Load and Renew Your Spirit on Amazon.Quotes:- “One of the best tools we have to find our way back into happiness is the tool of play.” (tweet)- “Play and playfulness are not luxury items, they're essentials to healthy life and healthy faith and healthy relationships.” (tweet)- “It is the folks in our midst that have suffering the most that have the most to teach us about joy.” (tweet)Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

This week we're joined by Dr. Beth Allison Barr, historian and author of The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth. She tells us about the role of women throughout Christian history, why understand that matters today, and why understanding context is important.Connect with Dr. Barr on her website, on Twitter, or on Facebook. Buy The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth on Amazon. Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

This week we're joined by Matthew Paul Turner (author of children's books like When God Made Light, When God Made You, and more). Matthew talks to us about why children's books is important in our view of ourselves & God, he answers some questions from young fans, and he reads us some portions from his upcoming books. In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about their favorite children's books.Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- Preorder Holly's book, The Soul of the Helper: Seven Stages to Seeing the Sacred Within Yourself So You Can See It in Others!- Matthew's books that we mention:- - I Am God's Dream (releasing March 2022)- - What Is God Like? (with Rachel Held Evans)- - When God Made You- - When God Made Light- - When I Pray For You- - Our Great Big American God: A Short History of Our Ever-Growing Deity (one of MPT's adult non-fiction books)Connect with Matthew on his website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube. Buy his books on Amazon.Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

To kick off the second half of Season 6, we talk with Dr. Hillary McBride! Hillary is a therapist, research, podcaster, and the author of The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection Through Embodied Living. She talks to us about how embodiment is different from body image, how it can change our understanding of healing & theology, and how to understand our ‘stress staircase.'Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- CXMH ep. 34 - Self-Image, Parenting, & Learning to Love Ourselves As We Are (feat. Hillary McBride)- Hillary's other books: Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are and Embodiment and Eating Disorders: Theory, Research, Prevention and Treatment- Preorder Holly's book, The Soul of the Helper: Seven Stages to Seeing the Sacred Within Yourself So You Can See It in Others!Connect with Hillary on her website, on Twitter, or on Instagram. Listen to her podcast ‘Other People's Problems.' Buy The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection Through Embodied Living on Amazon.Quotes:- “If we think about ‘body image,' the construct still keeps us in the territory of image: it is still about how we appear.” (tweet)- “Embodiment is our birthright, it is how we are born. It is something that is the most true about us.” (tweet)- “The way we've constructed our society and our healing methods are very disembodied. The way we understand ourselves is disembodied. But the body has not abandoned us as humanity.” (tweet)Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

Robert and Holly chat before taking the holiday break off! We talk about our experiences being in Christmas plays (03:51), our favorite Christmas songs (10:56), reflect on the first half of Season 6 (14:18), and our hopes for the listeners over the next month (20:28). If you're curious about Holly's experience being a Super French Conductor Star (I'm serious), you'll want to give this one a listen.Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- Preorder Holly's book The Soul of the Helper here!- we talk about the first half of Season 6, including these episodes:- ep. 134 - Prayers & Liturgies for Parents (feat. Kayla Craig)- ep. 135 - The Importance of Connecting Faith & Mental Health in This Moment- ep. 136 - Motherhood & Contemplative Spirituality (feat. Shannon Evans)- ep. 137 - Love, Justice, & Memento Mori (feat. Marlena Graves)- ep. 138 - Autism, Faith, & the Gifts of Neurodiversity (feat. Daniel Bowman Jr.)- ep. 139 - Calling, Adulting, and the Changing World of Work (feat. Dr. Michaela O'Donnell)- ep. 140 - Understanding Suicidal Thoughts (feat. Dr. Kathryn Gordon)- ep. 141 - Navigating Suicidal Thoughts (feat. Dr. Kathryn Gordon)- ep. 142 - People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers (feat. Dr. Brianna Garrison & Dr. Dennis Myers)- ep. 143 - Seeing the Sacred in Ourselves & Each Other (feat. Dr. Holly Oxhandler)Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

This week is a special episode of CXMH! Robert interviews our very own Dr. Holly Oxhandler about the ideas in her upcoming book, The Soul of The Helper. Holly teaches us about her Namaste Theory, how we can see the sacred within ourselves, and why that's critical for anyone that is serving others in some capacity.

To celebrate Tanner Olson's new book Walk A Little Slower: A Collection of Poems and Other Words, we're sharing this recording of ‘Walk A Little Slower' that Tanner recorded specifically for CXMH.

This week we're joined by Dr. Brianna Garrison & Dr. Dennis Myers. They teach us about dementia, how to care for those living with it, and how to care for their caregivers. In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about ways they've been cared for.

This week we share part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Kathryn Gordon based on The Suicidal Thoughts Workbook. She talks us through some strategies for navigating suicidal thoughts such as Uncovering Causes (08:18), Coping with Crises (10:27), Reducing Emotional Pain (14:26), Fostering Self-Acceptance and Compassion (17:46), and Making Meaning (20:51).

Content warning: suicide, self-injuryIn part 1 of a 2 part conversation with Dr. Kathryn Gordon, she tells us how we can understand suicidal thoughts, how contexts & environments might play a role, and more. Dr. Gordon is the author of The Suicidal Thoughts Workbook.Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- preorder Holly's book now!- the research Robert mentions in the intro about sports teams and rates of suicidal ideation- Dr. Thomas Joiner's book Why People Die By Suicide- learn more about Klonsky & May's ‘3 Step Theory of Suicide' here.- CXMH ep. 37 - Diagnosing Darth Vader (feat. Dr. Katie Gordon & Brandon Saxton)- CXMH ep. Bonus! Suicide Prevention Resources- CXMH ep. 12 - Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (feat. Dr. Janis Whitlock)- CXMH ep. 15 - Suicide Prevention (feat. Dr. Jonathan Singer & Dr. Sherry Molock)- CXMH ep. 24 - Speaking of Suicide (feat. Dr. Stacey Freedenthal)- CXMH ep. 130 - I Love Jesus, but I Want to Die (feat. Sarah J. Robinson)Connect with Dr. Gordon on her website, on Twitter, or on Instagram. Buy The Suicidal Thoughts Workbook: CBT Skills to Reduce Emotional Pain, Increase Hope, and Prevent Suicide on Amazon.Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

This week we talk with Dr. Michaela O'Donnell, the executive director of Fuller Seminary's Max De Pree Center for Leadership and the author of the new book Make Work Matter: Your Guide to Meaningful Work in a Changing World. She tells us about how the world of work has changed, why adulting seems so hard, and how we could navigate things moving forward. In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about their favorite jobs.Connect with Dr. O'Donnell on Instagram. Connect with the De Pree Center on their website, on Facebook, on Twitter, or on Instagram. Buy Make Work Matter: Your Guide to Meaningful Work in a Changing World on Amazon.Quotes:- “We can't necessarily predict what the world's gonna look like in 5 years, only that it's gonna be pretty different than it is right now.” (tweet)- “We have, in American society, deemed work as a place we're going to get primary identity and significance.” (tweet)- “We treat work like our vehicle for meaning.” (tweet)- “Wanting work to matter is, in many ways, a privilege conversation.” (tweet)- “If work is a place for our significance, then if we do more of it that should be more significant.” (tweet)- “One thing that's least helpful is this idea that younger people are entitled and/or just aren't putting in the time. Actually, we're in a whole different world.” (tweet)- “People change jobs between 11 and 17 times now.” (tweet)- “Wherever there is challenge there is also opportunity.” (tweet)- “Capitalism was never meant to be our vehicle for calling.” (tweet)- “The very basis for doing the meaningful work that we crave can always benefit from starting with empathy.” (tweet)- “Inner work sets the stage for any external work that we would do in the world.” (tweet)Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

Daniel Bowman Jr. stops by the show to talk with us about neurodiversity, seeing our differences as a gift, and some of his own personal story. Daniel is the author of On The Spectrum: Autism, Faith & the Gifts of Neurodiversity. In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about things they've learned about themselves as adults.

Content warning: death, abortion, loss This week we're joined by Marlena Graves to talk about how justice and love intertwine, as well as her book The Way Up Is Down: Becoming Yourself by Forgetting Yourself. In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about books that have helped them understand other people better.

This week we're joined by Shannon Evans to talk about her new book Rewilding Motherhood: Your Path to an Empowered Feminine Spirituality. In the intro, Holly gets a fun surprise and Robert gets a pillow.

This week, we share the audio from Holly's talk at the recent Church Mental Health Summit. In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about the things gained & lost with virtual events.Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- In the intro, Holly mentions the Gil Taylor Behavioral Health Symposium on Oct. 8th.- Our talks from last year's Church Mental Health Summit:- - ep. 113 - Self-Care for Helpers- - ep. 114 - Having Conversation About Mental Health That Help- Preorder Holly's book! The Soul of the Helper: Seven Stages to Seeing the Sacred Within Yourself So You Can See It in Others- get Holly's 1 week Self-Care for Helpers Guide hereJoin the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Listen to the Cxmhunity Spotify playlist here- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

Kayla Craig reads her “Prayer for the Overwhelmed” from her upcoming book, To Light Their Way: A Collection of Prayers and Liturgies for Parents.This is an excerpt from our full interview with Kayla in episode 134.

In our first interview of Season 6, we're joined by Kayla Craig! She talks with us about honest prayers, writing liturgies, and finding ways to feel God while parenting.

Kayla Craig reads her “Prayer for a Child with Big Feelings” from her upcoming book, To Light Their Way: A Collection of Prayers and Liturgies for Parents.This is an excerpt from our full interview with Kayla in episode 134.

Robert and Holly are back for Season 6! We kick things off by talking about what happened over the summer, what we're looking forward to in the fall, and why we're excited about this season.Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- order Hiding in the Pews: Shining Light on Mental Illness in the Church by Steve Austin- the GoFundMe for Steve's family- Preorder Holly's book! The Soul of the Helper: Seven Stages to Seeing the Sacred Within Yourself So You Can See It in OthersJoin the Cxmhunity on Facebook!Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Listen to the Cxmhunity Spotify playlist here- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website.Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

Robert and Holly sign off for the summer! In our final episode of Season 5: we share our reflections on the season (4:10), why we take the summer off (11:28), what we're reading this summer (17:06), and ways we plan to rest (25:20). Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.- When It Is Darkest : Why People Die by Suicide and What We Can Do to Prevent It by Rory O'Connor- CXMH ep. 87 - Getting the Rest You Actually Need (feat. Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith)- Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity by Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith- The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection Through Embodied Living by Hillary McBride, PhD- The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth by Beth Allison Barr- Hiding in the Pews: Shining Light on Mental Illness in the Church by Steve Austin- The Deeper Journey: The Spirituality of Discovering Your True Self by M. Robert Mulholland Jr.- On the Spectrum: Autism, Faith, and the Gifts of Neurodiversity by Daniel Bowman Jr.- When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough: A Shooting Survivor's Journey into the Realities of Gun Violence by Taylor Schumann- The Suicidal Thoughts Workbook: CBT Skills to Reduce Emotional Pain, Increase Hope, and Prevent Suicide by Kathryn Hope Gordon, PhD- What Is God Like? by Rachel Held Evans and Matthew Paul Turner- When God Made You by Matthew Paul Turner Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook! Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest. Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Buy books from previous guests on Bookshop- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Listen to the Cxmhunity Spotify playlist here- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website. Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down' by Rivers & Robots.

This week we’re joined by Abby Norman, author of the new book You Can Talk to God Like That: The Surprising Power of Lament to Save Your Faith. She tells us about lament on a personal level, a community level, and a societal level. Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- CXMH ep. 131 - Finding Joy Amidst Tragedy (feat. Dr. Angela Gorrell) Connect with Abby on her website, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Buy You Can Talk to God Like That: The Surprising Power of Lament to Save Your Faith on Amazon. Quotes:- “Lament is the other side of the praise & worship coin.” (tweet)- “All the Old Testament prophets are public nuisances.” (tweet)- “Christians should be the best at being wrong.” (tweet) Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook! Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest. Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Listen to the Cxmhunity Spotify playlist here- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website. Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.

This week' we’re joined by Dr. Joseph Currier to talk about moral injury. In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about funny ways they’ve gotten injured. Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- CXMH 91 - Spiritual Bypassing (feat. Dr. Jesse Fox)- CXMH 103 - How We Move Through Suffering (feat. Dr. Daryl Van Tongeren & Sara Showalter Van Tongeren) Connect with Dr. Currier using his faculty page or email him at jcurrier@southalabama.edu. Buy Joe’s book on Amazon: Addressing Moral Injury in Clinical Practice or Trauma, Meaning, and Spirituality: Translating Research into Clinical Practice. Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook! Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest. Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Listen to the Cxmhunity Spotify playlist here- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website. Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.

Content warning: suicide, substance abuse, loss. This week we’re joined by Rev. Dr. Angela Gorrell to talk about her job studying joy, a season of unexpected losses, and what she learned when those two collided. Angela’s new book is The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found. Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- CXMH ep. 84 - Technology, Media, & Living Our Theology (feat. Dr. Angela Gorrell) Connect with Angela on her website, Instagram, or Twitter. Buy The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found on Amazon. Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook! Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest. Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Listen to the Cxmhunity Spotify playlist here- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website. Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.

Content warning: in this episode we talk about suicide, self-harm, bad therapy experiences, and more.———This week we’re joined by the wonderful Sarah J. Robinson! Sarah’s upcoming book I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die: Finding Hope in the Darkness of Depression shares her journey of wrestling with things like suicidal thoughts and self-harm while also figuring out her faith. Find a list of suicide/crisis hotlines here.Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- Sarah’s original blog post: “I love Jesus but I want to die: what you need to know about suicide”- CXMH ep. 15 - Suicide Prevention (feat. Dr. Jonathan Singer & Dr. Sherry Molock)- CXMH ep. 12 - Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (feat. Dr. Janis Whitlock)- CXMH ep. 24 - Speaking of Suicide (feat. Dr. Stacey Freedenthal)- Free PDF: The Role of Faith Communities in Suicide Prevention: A Guidebook for Faith Leaders by Timothy Doty & Sally Spencer-Thomas- Free PDF: Suicide Prevention Competencies for Faith Leaders: Supporting Life Before, During and After a Suicidal Crisis by the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention- Myths About Suicide by Thomas Joiner- Why People Die By Suicide by Thomas Joiner- Helping the Suicidal Person: Tips and Techniques for Professionals by Stacey Freedenthal Connect with Sarah on her website, Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.Preorder I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die: Finding Hope in the Darkness of Depression on Amazon. Quotes:- “You’re supposed to tell this story of redemption, and I felt like my story was going the other way.” (tweet)- “You are worth everything it takes to get better.” (tweet)- “The darkness may always be there, but God will always be there in the darkness.” (tweet)- “When I have had people of faith respond really well, I think they’ve responded without feeling like they need to have answers.” (tweet)- “You don’t have to understand to make your loved one feel safe and cared for.” (tweet)- “They call therapy ‘doing the work’ because it is work.” (tweet) Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook! Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest. Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Listen to the Cxmhunity Spotify playlist here- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website. Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.

We’re joined by author & podcast host Lisa Colón DeLay to talk about exploring our internal landscapes. Lisa explains why it’s important to hear from more than just culturally dominant theologians, how spiritual practices can help us learn more about ourselves, and how we can find healing. Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- the Johari Window that Lisa talks about Connect with Lisa on her website, Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook. Buy The Wild Land Within: Cultivating Wholeness through Spiritual Practice on Amazon.Connect with Spark My Muse on Twitter, Facebook, or listen where you listen to podcasts. Support Lisa & Spark My Muse on Patreon. Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook! Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest. Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Listen to the Cxmhunity Spotify playlist here- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website. Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.

This week we’re joined by Charlotte Donlon, author of The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other. We talk about belonging to ourselves, each other, to places, through art, and to God. Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection by John T. Cacioppo & William Patrick- CXMH ep. 125 - One Year of COVID Connect with Charlotte on her website, on Twitter, or on Instagram. Buy The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other on Amazon. Quotes:- “Loneliness gives us an opportunity to think about the ways we belong.” (tweet) Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook! Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest. Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Listen to the Cxmhunity Spotify playlist here- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website. Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.

This week we’re joined by Dr. David H. Rosmarin to talk about how we make connections internally, interpersonally, and spiritually. Dr. Rosmarin’s newest book is The Connections Paradigm: Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Mental Health. Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- CXMH ep. 81 - Closing the Chasm Between Spirituality & Treatment (feat. Dr. David Rosmarin) Learn more about Dr. Rosmarin’s work here.Buy The Connections Paradigm: Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Mental Health on Amazon. Quotes:- “Disconnection begets further disconnection.” (tweet)- “You have to have a relationship with yourself. This is fundamental.” (tweet) Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook! Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest. Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Listen to the Cxmhunity Spotify playlist here- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website. Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.

Robert and Holly talk about 5 ideas for getting work done as an adult with ADHD, how they’ve used them, and learning to work with yourself instead of against yourself. Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- the article that’s the basis for this conversation: 5 Ideas for Working as Someone with Adult ADHD- More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD by Ari Tuckman- CXMH ep. 122 - How Writing Can Shape Your Past, Present, & Future (feat. Allison Fallon)- Fuel Your Brain, Not Your Anxiety: Stop the Cycle of Worry, Fatigue, and Sugar Cravings with Simple Protein-Rich Foods by Kristen Allott and Natasha Duarte- The Accidental Creative podcast episode: Leadership Is Language (with L. David Marquet)- CXMH ep. 48 - How Does Nutrition Impact Our Mental Health? (feat. Dr. Leslie Korn)- Robert’s Spotify playlist: Instrumentals for Focus/Creative Time   Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook! Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest. Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Listen to the Cxmhunity Spotify playlist here- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website. Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.

Robert and Holly talk about the one year anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic, trauma anniversaries, what we’ve learned over the past year, and how they’re balancing hope with grief right now. Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- Jennifer King’s article A Year Later, The Body Remembers- Adults Reporting Symptoms of Anxiety or Depressive Disorder During COVID-19 Pandemic- Article: Ring Lights And Late Nights: How The Remote Revolution Has Changed The Workforce- CXMH ep. 124 - Nervous Systems, Bottom-Up Safety, & Learning from Each Other (feat. Nia Baker)- CXMH ep. 97 - Navigating Uncertainty During the COVID-19 Crisis (feat. Dr. Inna Khazan)- CXMH ep. 100 - Balancing Working from Home with Intentional Family Time (feat. Dr. Karen Melton & Dr. Sara Perry)- CXMH ep. 103 - How We Move Through Suffering (feat. Dr. Daryl Van Tongeren & Sara Showalter Van Tongeren)- CXMH ep. 116 - Loving Your Neighbor During a Pandemic (feat. Dr. Emily Smith)- CXMH ep. 107 - Why Small Changes Are the Key to Changing Your Brain (feat. Dr. Alex Korb)- CXMH ep. Checking In: How Are We Doing?- CXMH ep. 95 - 3 Shapes of Pain & What Divine Love Has to Say (feat. Seth Haines)- CXMH ep. 96 - Waking Up, How We Numb Our Pain, & Embodying Our Faith (feat. Seth Haines) Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook! Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest. Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Listen to the Cxmhunity Spotify playlist here- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website. Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.

This week we talk with therapist Nia Baker, who specializes in working with people who have experienced trauma. She talks about working with our nervous systems, how we can use bottom-up processes to create safety, and what this means for our communities. Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- Radically Open DBT- How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist by Andrew Newberg- My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem- the Spiritual First Aid Summit Connect with Nia on Instagram or see her artwork on her website. Quotes:- “An emotional trauma is how the nervous system is impacted through words & responses related to feeling safe.”- “Neuroscience doesn’t make it possible for people to be adaptive. People have always been adaptive.” Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook! Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest. Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Listen to the Cxmhunity Spotify playlist here- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website. Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.

Tanner Olson reads an untitled poem from his recent interview on CXMH.

This week we talk with poet and author Tanner Olson. We touch on balancing hope & pain, where he finds inspiration, and learning to still be himself while being a writer. In the intro, Robert and Holly check in after Texas’s recent weather and talk about WandaVision. Things we mention in this episode/other resources: - CXMH ep. 122 - How Writing Can Shape Your Past, Present, & Future (feat. Allison Fallon) - CXMH ep.  90 - Small Beginnings, Other People's Stories, & Being Made to Make (feat. Morgan Harper Nichols) Connect with Tanner on his website, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Listen to his work on Spotify, Apple Music, or watch it on YouTube. Buy his books on Amazon. Quotes: - “Don’t call yourself an ‘aspiring writer.’ If you’re putting words down on a piece of paper…you are a writer.” (tweet) - “When I write something hopeful that comes out of heartbreak, I don’t want to ignore the heartbreak.” (tweet) - “Hope always has the outstretched hand.” (tweet) - “It’s really hard to deal with the things inside of us when we just keep them there.” (tweet) Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook! Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest. Ways to support CXMH: - make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more! - give a one-time gift using PayPal - Do your Amazon shopping through this link - Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play - Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support - Listen to the Cxmhunity Spotify playlist here - Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website. Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.

Tanner Olson reads his poem “Some Days” from his upcoming interview on CXMH.

This week we talked with Allison Fallon, author of the new book The Power of Writing it Down: A Simple Habit to Unlock Your Brain and Reimagine Your LIfe. She talks to us about the benefits of writing in terms of processing your memories, understanding yourself, and more. Allison is the founder of Find Your Voice, as well as the author of a number of books. Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- ep. 120 - Lies We Face (& Truth We Need) Along The Journey (feat. Hannah Brencher)- the episode of The Faith & Mental Wellness Podcast that Holly was on Connect with Allison on her website, Twitter, or Instagram. Connect with Find Your Voice on it’s website, Facebook, or Instagram. Buy The Power of Writing It Down on Amazon. Quotes:- “I believe deep down in my soul that writing has the power to create positive change in your life.” (tweet)- “If you change behavior from the frontal cortex, you’re gonna feel like you’re white-knuckling it, like you have to exercise all this discipline, and it will only work for a certain period of time.” (tweet)- “Writing is communication. Writing is self-discovery. Writing is a way to capture memories from your life. Writing can be a means of processing, it can be meditation, it can be spirituality, it can be prayer.” (tweet)- “If you think that your story is the one story that nobody cares about hearing…I want you to really think about what that means.” (tweet)- “The minute you bring an audience into [writing] is the minute you cut yourself off from your deepest thoughts & feelings about a subject.” (tweet) Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook! Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest. Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Listen to the Cxmhunity Spotify playlist here- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website. Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.

This week we talk with therapist Krispin Mayfield about attachment science, how that shapes our relationships, and how that shapes our connections with God. In the intro, Robert and Holly share about things they’re attached to. Things we mention in this episode/other resources:- The 6 Needs of Every Child: Empowering Parents and Kids through the Science of Connection by Amy Elizabeth Olrick and Jeffrey Olrick- episode 32 - Trauma, Attachment, & Creating Safety (feat. Aundi Kolber)- Krispin mentions the work of Dr. Todd Hall- Anatomy of the Soul: Surprising Connections between Neuroscience and Spiritual Practices That Can Transform Your Life and Relationships by Curt Thompson- episode 91 - Spiritual Bypassing (feat. Dr. Jesse Fox)- episode 58 - Religious Coping Skills: Good, Bad, or Both? (feat. Dr. Kenneth Pargament) Connect with Krispin on his website, Twitter, or Instagram. Listen to his podcasts Attached to the Invisible or The Prophetic Imagination Station. Quotes:- “We have this drive for connection. There are different strategies that we use to get the connection that we need, to get the closeness that we need.” (tweet)- “What I’ve found has been lost in a lot of faith traditions is that God delights in us.” (tweet)- “Emotions help bring other people close.” (tweet)- “God meets us wherever we are emotionally, you see that throughout Scripture.” (tweet) Join the Cxmhunity on Facebook! Connect with Robert on his website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect with Holly on her website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Connect more with CXMH on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest. Ways to support CXMH:- make a pledge on Patreon and get rewards like submitting questions for upcoming interviews, a mug, sticker, t-shirt, or more!- give a one-time gift using PayPal- Do your Amazon shopping through this link- Leave us a rating & review on iTunes or Google Play- Check out our CXMH merchandise to show off your support- Listen to the Cxmhunity Spotify playlist here- Check out other episodes and find your favorites guests on our website. Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.