Hosts Chris Campbell and Michael Gum tackle tough life issues and situations, seeking to create a space where difficult topics become helpful conversation. Chris draws from his experience as a Christian counselor and interviews guests from various fields of expertise.
August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD). IOAD aims to raise awareness of overdoses and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. Our guest is Annette Crislip, veteran psychotherapist, Jesus follower, and parent. Annette tells her family's first-hand experience of when drugs takes a family member hostage.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
This week, the Resolutions Podcast digs into the archives to present an unreleased episode on the topic of leadership. Between Chris and Michael’s in-studio discussion and an interview with Howie Levin (whose leadership résumé is too extensive to even summarize here!), this episode unpacks subjects as:Servant leadershipThe challenges of inertia and disunityCreativity and spiritual giftsWebsite: OneHeartDCWebsite/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
In this episode, Chris welcomes back Daniel McLaughlin of Loudoun K9 for a discussion about service dogs and Emotional Support Animals. Their conversation covers:Differences between service dogs and Emotional Support AnimalsOwnership responsibilityThe intuitive relationship between service dog and ownerNorms for obedience training ESAsDaniel then takes us into his personal story of healing and recovery. He shares his faith and describes how God has used one particular canine to help him overcome the overwhelming symptoms of PTSD and allow him to reintegrate back into community and meaningful relationships.You will be blessed by Daniel’s story and expertise.Links:Website: https://www.loudounk9.comFacebook: Loudoun K9 Dog TrainingInstagram: loudounk9Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
In this episode, Chris and guest Bob Waddell provide listeners with practical tools for wise stewardship of your finances in 2021. In the conversation, Bob offers:A practical approach for personal financial assessmentWays to increase your financial net worthAdvice on saving for retirementA reliable benchmark for steady future financial decision-makingLinks:Waddell Financial Coaching: https://www.facebook.com/Waddell-Financial-Coaching-135930193085567/Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University: https://www.daveramsey.com/fpuWebsite/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
Happy Valentine’s Day! In this episode, Chris’s guest, Lize Landis of Five Oaks Ministry, shows us how to manage emotions in our close interpersonal relationships through an innovative new approach called Emotional Strategic Planning. In their conversation, Lize and Chris discuss:• Discovering your own emotional distinctiveness and temperament• The proper value of your emotions• Harnessing your unique emotional makeup to raise the quality of your relationshipsLinks:Websites: http://www.lizelandis.com / http://www.fiveoaksministries.comFacebook: lize_landis_coachingInstagram: lize_landis_coachingWebsite/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
In this episode, Chris and Michael uncover the hidden challenges of adoption and foster parenting. They lean on the insight and experience of author Kathleen Guire, mother of seven (four through adoption) and creator of parenting blog The Whole House.The Whole Househttp://www.thewholehouse.orgFive Things: A Tiny Handbook for Adoptive/Foster Familieshttps://www.amazon.com/Five-Things-Handbook-Adoptive-Families-ebook/dp/B07J2TNRCVWebsite/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
Welcome to Season 3! Chris and Michael kick off a new year and new season with conversations about music and how it enriches our mental, emotional, and spiritual life. Chris interviews a piano teacher/entrepreneur, a music therapist, and a worship leader. We look forward to a new year of helping to turn difficult topics into helpful conversations!Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
Merry Christmas from the Resolutions Podcast! In this episode, Chris has a chat with one of the podcast’s favorite guests, Shawn Smucker. Chris and Shawn take some time to reflect on the story of Jesus’ birth and its implications for life in the 21st century. We hope this episode helps to bring some perspective to the challenging year of 2020 and to properly set the tone for the new year of 2021.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
In this episode, Chris and Michael discuss loneliness and its effect on human health (mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually), based on the research of Dr. Mark Mayfield, author of the upcoming book, The Loneliness Epidemic. They also offer guidance to listeners who struggle with loneliness, especially given the increased isolation of the current pandemic.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
It's Throwback Thursday! Chris and Michael touch base with each other (in their first joint episode since July!) and re-visit a timely episode from last year: "How Not To Regret Your Holiday Spending".Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
In this Resolutions Rundown, Michael offers advice on how to have productive discussions in the tail-end of the 2020 political season. Many of these points are paraphrased from the book I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening) by Sarah Stewart Holland & Beth Silvers. The Resolutions Rundown is an abbreviated podcast where we give you the rundown on great mental health.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.comLinks:I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening) - https://www.amazon.com/Think-Youre-Wrong-Listening-Conversations/dp/1400208416Pantsuit Politics - https://www.pantsuitpoliticsshow.com/podcast Frank & Sense Podcast - https://frankandsense.podiant.coAllSides Media Bias Chart - https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-chart
In this Resolutions Rundown, Chris offers advice on how to best emotionally prepare for the 2020 United States Presidential Election, including tips for Election Day itself, and important Biblical principles that can inform a graceful approach to this year's political climate. The Resolutions Rundown is an abbreviated podcast where we give you the rundown on great mental health.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
In this episode of the Resolutions Podcast, Chris interviews Daniel McLaughlin, Founder, CEO and Lead Trainer of Loudoun K9. Daniel gives us the basics on successfully integrating a dog into your home. We also talk about the intersection of life purpose, faith, and dog training.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
In this Resolutions Rundown, Chris offers advice for parents heading into a unique, COVID-era school year, seeking not just to survive its challenges, but capitalize on its opportunities. The Resolutions Rundown is an abbreviated podcast where we give you the rundown on great mental health.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
Chris enlists the help of past guest Daryl Fitzgerald to help continue to discuss and unpack issues of racial injustice, systemic discrimination, and cultural bias. Chris asks Daryl for his thoughts about 3 common themes in listeners' feedback to our previous episodes concerning race.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
The continuation of Chris's interview with Linda Winn. In this segment, Linda talks about the double standard in policing white and black Americans, drawing from experience both as a Baltimore police officer and a special agent in the Drug Enforcement Administration. Chris and Linda also discuss the importance of empathy in law enforcement. Part 2 of 2.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
In this episode, Chris and Michael continue their conversation concerning race in America. Chris interviews Linda Winn, a clinical social worker with a former career in law enforcement. Linda shares stories and insights from her experiences growing up as an African American woman in Baltimore, Maryland, and working for the Baltimore PD in the 1980s. Part 1 of 2.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
Chris and Michael open a helpful conversation on the difficult topic of racial injustice. Chris has an extended conversation with Daryl Fitzgerald, who offers a valuable perspective on systemic racism, walking us through the ways that cultural blindness and cultural bias have led to the cultural oppression of African Americans for the past 400 years.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
Chris and Michael lean on the wisdom of the Resolutions Podcast's financial guru Bob Waddell, offering practical tips for those facing unexpected financial struggles or job loss amid the economic recession.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
In this Resolutions Rundown, Chris offers words of encouragement for high school seniors ready to journey into a new world, but also adults who are preparing (or have begun) to re-enter their existing world once again. The Resolutions Rundown is an abbreviated podcast where we give you the rundown on great mental health.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
Chris and Michael showcase stories of hope and grace in the midst of COVID-19. Chris welcomes special guests -- a Coronavirus survivor in West Virginia and two friends on lockdown in Italy.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
One of our most important podcasts. In this episode we give a crash course on child abuse and call listeners to simple steps of action to make homes a safe place for kids during these uncertain times. Special guest is Robert J. Peters Esq., Senior Attorney with the Zero Abuse Project and the founder of the SHIELD Task Force. This is a must-hear episode.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
In this Resolutions Rundown, Chris and Michael continue to offer hopeful perspectives in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Chris enlists the help of Bob Waddell to encourage listeners and offer guidance with their finances as the Stay at Home or Shelter in Place restrictions of many states have disrupted the economy. The Resolutions Rundown is an abbreviated podcast where we give you the rundown on great mental health.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
In this Resolutions Rundown, Chris and Michael offer tips on how to talk to your kids about the Coronavirus. As daily routines are upended and panic continues to spread, we seek to provide peace and guidance when it comes to explaining this global crisis from a hopeful, age-appropriate, godly perspective. The Resolutions Rundown is an abbreviated podcast where we give you the rundown on great mental health.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
In this Resolutions Rundown, Chris and Michael discuss ways to manage stress and anxiety as public concern grows over COVID-19, the recent strain of the Coronavirus. Chris enlists the help of Dr. Aaron Campbell to provide information on the spread of COVID-19, its signs and symptoms, prevention, and when to seek treatment. The Resolutions Rundown is an abbreviated podcast where we give you the rundown on great mental health.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
Chris and Michael discuss the challenges of Christian family life, including attachment issues, technology, and the dwindling faith of America. Chris interviews Soren Johnson of Trinity House Community & Trinity House Café.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
Chris and Michael offer a hopeful perspective on the realities of divorce and how to thrive despite its challenges. Chris interviews Chris Eads, who shares his story of a painful divorce that he endured as the senior pastor of a successful church plant. Stick around after the episode (48m19s) for the resolution to Chris's story.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
Chris and Michael discuss finances and getting out of debt. Chris's guest is Financial Peace University teacher/consultant Bob Waddell. Check out the full show notes for more info on Bob Waddell, as well as Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
Welcome to Season Two! In this episode, Chris and Michael are joined by author and TED speaker Sam Anthony Lucania to address the issue of addiction and recovery. They discuss the opioid epidemic in the U.S. (and particularly West Virginia), and the role of faith and family in the recovery process. Don't forget to check out the full show notes at our website, and be sure to contact us with your comments, questions, and suggestions.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
Black Friday is upon us! In this Resolutions Rundown, Chris and Michael provide 2 simple tips for how not to regret your holiday spending. The Resolutions Rundown is an abbreviated podcast where we give you the rundown on great mental health.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
It's the most wonderful time of the year! In this Resolutions Rundown, Chris and Michael talk about how to avoid the common pitfalls and stresses of the holiday season. The Resolutions Rundown is an abbreviated podcast where we give you the rundown on great mental health.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
In this Resolutions Rundown, Chris and Michael discuss staying calm when you are about to lose it. The Resolutions Rundown is an abbreviated podcast where we give you the rundown on great mental health.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
In this edition of the Resolutions Rundown, Chris and Michael discuss handling criticism in a healthy way. The Resolutions Rundown is an abbreviated podcast where we give you the rundown on great mental health.Website/Full Show NotesContact Us: podcast@resolutionsofwv.com
Our very first Resolutions Rundown, an abbreviated podcast where we give you the rundown on great mental health. In this episode, Chris and Michael discuss possibly the most underrated personality trait: self-awareness.
In this final episode of Season One, Chris and Michael discuss risk in multiple aspects of Christian life -- ministry, business ventures, parenting decisions, and more. In the interview segment, Chris's missionary friend Jess outlines her "Doctrine of Risk".Stick around for the end of the episode to hear Chris and Michael discuss plans for Season Two of the podcast, as well as some of the content you'll be hearing here in the meantime.Love our podcast? Got questions, or suggestions for topics of future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Drop us a line at podcast@resolutionsofwv.com.
Chris and Michael discuss therapy, masculinity, and identity. We also hear part two of Chris's interview with Josh Devine, Communications Director for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.Love our podcast? Got questions, or suggestions for topics of future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Drop us a line at podcast@resolutionsofwv.com.
Chris and Michael discuss masculinity, identity, and abiding in Christ. Chris's guest is Josh Devine, Communications Director for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.Love our podcast? Got questions, or suggestions for topics of future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Drop us a line at podcast@resolutionsofwv.com.
Chris and Michael discuss smartphones and technology addiction. In the episode, they re-broadcast Outside Podcast's episode, "The Radically Simple Digital Diet We All Need", and offer their thoughts. The episode is Part 1 of a four-part series entitled The Nature Cure, sponsored by Adidas.Love our podcast? Got questions, or suggestions for topics of future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Drop us a line at podcast@resolutionsofwv.com.
Chris and Michael glean from the wisdom of guests Ilhami and Anne Konur. In Chris's interview with the Konurs, he uncovers the story of Windswept Academy, a private Christian school located on a Lakota Sioux reservation in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. Chris and Michael unpack the tremendous insight that the Konurs gained from working with children in the poorest county of the United States.Love our podcast? Got questions, or suggestions for topics of future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Drop us a line at podcast@resolutionsofwv.com.
Chris and Michael discuss the global problem of human trafficking, addressing prevention and intervention, as well as the notion of justice for those affected by this issue. Chris's guest is Kay Duffield, Executive Director of the Northern Virginia Human Trafficking Alliance.Love our podcast? Got questions, or suggestions for topics of future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Drop us a line at podcast@resolutionsofwv.com.
Chris and Michael discuss plans and setbacks, and how they affect relationships. Guests Gregg and Lize Landis are back for part 2 of their conversation with Chris, in which they discuss the practical methods of rebuilding a relationship. Gregg and Lize are the founders of Five Oaks Ministries in Winter Garden, Florida.Love our podcast? Got questions, or suggestions for topics of future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Drop us a line at podcast@resolutionsofwv.com.
Chris and Michael discuss marriage, romantic comedies, and focus in the midst of crisis. Guests Gregg and Lize Landis share their story of overcoming an affair and their insights into restoring broken relationships. Gregg and Lize are the founders of Five Oaks Ministries in Winter Garden, Florida.
Chris and Michael discuss the overcoming of challenging life circumstances, as well as the prevention of suicide. Chris's guest is John Donges, CEO of Real Strategic, Inc.
Chris and Michael discuss grief and coming to terms with loss (especially sudden loss). Chris's guest is Dr. Patti Broderick, professional counselor with Emmaus Family Counseling Center in Ashburn, VA.
Chris and Michael continue to discuss overcoming fear and anxiety. Chris's guest is Rich Miller, president of Freedom In Christ Ministries, USA, and co-author of Letting Go of Fear: Put Aside Your Anxious Thoughts and Embrace God's Perspective. You can find more from Rich Miller at ficm.org.
Chris and Michael discuss overcoming fear and anxiety in part 1 of a two-part podcast. Chris's guest is Rich Miller, president of Freedom In Christ Ministries, USA, and co-author of Letting Go of Fear: Put Aside Your Anxious Thoughts and Embrace God's Perspective. You can find more from Rich Miller at ficm.org.
Chris and Michael discuss listening, cross-cultural friendships, and handling religious differences. Chris's guest is Shawn Smucker, author of Once We Were Strangers: What Friendship With A Syrian Refugee Taught Me About Loving My Neighbor.
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