Mental Illness & Spiritual Formation - with Lauren King, Dave Verhaagen and Kevin Dixon

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Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Explore how integrating psychology and faith can help the church overcome mental health stigma. Mike Erre is joined by mental health professionals Kevin Dixon, Lauren King, and Dr. Dave Verhaagen to debunk common misconceptions about mental health diagnoses and treatments within the Christian community.

Key Takeaways:

• Debunking Mental Health Myths – Addressing misconceptions about conditions like PTSD, OCD, and ADHD, and discussing the biological and psychological basis for these diagnoses.

• Integrating Faith and Psychology – Understanding how faith and psychology can work together to promote holistic well-being rather than being at odds.

• Navigating Mental Health in the Church – Emphasizing the importance of churches addressing mental health issues openly and compassionately.

• Recognizing Healthy Church Leadership – Identifying markers of narcissism in church leadership and highlighting the significance of authenticity and openness to criticism.

Guest Highlights:

Kevin Dixon – Co-host of the Journey On My Mind podcast and pastor at Journey Church. Kevin shares insights on the role of mental health in spiritual communities.

Lauren King – Psychologist specializing in eating disorders and co-founder of Southeast Psych Nashville. Lauren discusses the dangers of stigmatizing mental health treatment and the importance of early intervention.

Dr. Dave – Co-founder of Southeast Psych Nashville and mental health professional. Dave explores the integration of faith and psychology and addresses the impacts of mental health misconceptions on individuals.

Resources Mentioned:

• Journey On My Mind Podcast – journeytn.com/media

• Southeast Psych Nashville – southeastpsychnashville.com

• Voxology Podcast – voxologypodcast.com

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Music in this episode by Timothy John Stafford

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0:00.0	Everybody, welcome to the Voxalzi podcast. Mike Erie here. And I'm recording with some friends
0:20.6	live from Tennessee. Our friend, Tim Stafford,
0:23.3	is, you know, as you know, in California. And so he is not with us in the room, although we will
0:29.6	probably record an intro to this. But one of the things that my church does in Tennessee is that
0:36.4	we have some mental health specialists who attend
0:40.8	our church, which we just absolutely love. And we have a podcast that we do call Journey
0:48.3	on My Mind. The name of the church is Journey Church, and Journey on My Mind is a group of pastors and mental health professionals talking
0:58.2	about issues of faith and psychology and all the interesting, juicy stuff.
1:06.1	And so because May is Mental Health Awareness Month and because John MacArthur started off May with certainly making some mental health opinions, you know, making us aware of those things.
1:19.9	I thought it would be kind of fun because we're all local to do a bit of, we'll call it cross-pollination, guys.
1:28.7	So to my left, if you're watching on the YouTube's,
1:31.9	you're going to, like, this looks so much better than what you usually get.
1:35.6	So thank you to Edwin in this beautiful studio.
1:38.2	If you're just listening to the smooth sound of our voices,
1:41.8	imagining that we're much more handsome than we are. You want to keep that.
1:46.5	You just want to stay in that sort of sweet place. Don't turn on the YouTube. So to my left,
1:50.9	that voice that you hear, that succulent voice, is Kevin Dixon. Kevin is a partner in crime
1:57.3	in terms of pickleball. Also, senior pastor here at Journey and one of the co-hosts of the Journey on
2:04.4	My Mind podcast.
2:05.9	And then Lauren King, who we just found out often will schedule telehealth appointments.
2:13.8	And you'll see that you have an appointment coming up with Dr. King.
2:18.3	And there have been times evidently when the expectation of the patient about who was going to meet them was different than the reality.
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