Digital Detox, Depression, and the Discipline of Slowing Down with Hannah Brencher

Passion + Purpose Podcast

Louie Giglio

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4.8 • 546 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Pastor Louie Giglio sits down with author and speaker Hannah Brencher for a powerful conversation on passion, purpose, and the pursuit of healing your mental health. Together, they talk about Hannah’s journey with mental health, the distinction between mental illness and mental health, and the hope that comes with meeting God in the dark. Hannah shares how unplugging from her phone helped her reconnect with God and her deep conviction behind writing and creating for the glory of God. This conversation is a beautiful reminder that small steps matter, vulnerability is strength, and Jesus is near—even when healing feels far away.

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0:00.0	Hey friends, welcome to the Passion and Purpose podcast. I'm so glad you're here for this
0:09.1	important conversation with my friend Hannah Bruncher. Hannah is a gifted writer, speaker,
0:15.6	and encourager who has been incredibly open about her journey with mental health. She recently released the unplugged
0:22.7	hours, cultivating a life of presence in a digitally connected world, which I highly recommend,
0:29.4	by the way. Today we're talking about what it looks like to trust in Jesus in the middle
0:34.5	of anxiety and depression and how our mental health can affect all aspects of our
0:40.0	life. We're also going to talk about how small, consistent steps can lead to significant healing.
0:46.8	So please welcome to the Passion and Purpose podcast, Hannah Brincher.
0:55.0	I'm so excited today to be on the Passion and Purpose podcast after we just celebrated our one millionth downloads.
1:02.4	So this is our first interview.
1:03.8	And I know that's not a big, big deal to the podcast world out there.
1:07.1	Like, well, good job.
1:08.0	That's very good.
1:09.1	But it might inspire someone out there who's
1:11.2	just getting started in your podcast journey. But I am excited to have as our first guest,
1:17.5	after that milestone, somebody who has a huge voice in our church and in Shelley and I's lives
1:24.3	and in so many people's lives around the world. And that's Hannah Brincher.
1:28.2	So welcome to the Passion and Purpose Podcast.
1:31.6	Thank you. I'm so excited to be here. Thanks for having me.
1:34.3	I have to tell you, I have really been looking forward to today. And, you know, I think that when
1:40.3	the world went into this crisis of 2020 and all that came with that and mental health
1:46.5	became front and center for everyone if it wasn't already, I kind of thought that maybe 22, 23,
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