Hey, everybody. This is Heidi St. John. Welcome to the podcast. If you've spent any amount of time on

social media or listen to popular podcast or walk through a bookstore recently, you've probably

noticed something. We are living in the age of therapy. Mental health has become the lens

through which many people view almost every problem in life. Anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD,

identity, relationships, every struggle seems to come with a diagnosis or a label and then often

a prescription for healing. But what if some of the messages that we're hearing about mental health

aren't actually helping us? What if some of the assumptions that have

become commonplace in our culture are leading people away from true hope rather than toward it?

Today I'm going to tackle some of the most important questions facing Christians right now.

What's the difference between the mind and the brain? How should believers think about diagnoses like

depression, anxiety, ADHD? And I'm curious to see what you guys think and my guest as well today

to see if the self-care movement has actually made us healthier or if it's just simply made us

more focused on ourselves. We're going to talk about

what biblical counseling is and why it matters. Joining me today is Dr. Greg Gifford. Greg is a professor

at the Masters University, executive director of the transformed biblical counseling center

and an ACBC fellow. He's also a former army chaplain and the author of the

thought-provoking book, Lies My Therapist Told Me. This is a conversation that's going to challenge

some assumptions and encourage those of you who are struggling and hopefully point us back to

the truth of God's word in a culture that is desperately

searching for answers. This is Heidi St. John. I'm glad you're here. Stick around. I think

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