Therapy and Theology

How can I find the right counselor? Is it OK to take medicine prescribed by a counselor? What if I can't afford counseling right now? It may not be easy putting in the work to find the right counselor for you, but it will be worth it. This episode is the last episode of the newest season of Therapy & Theology: "You Asked ... We're Answering." Through podcast reviews, direct messages on social media, and more, Lysa TerKeurst; Licensed Professional Counselor Jim Cress; and Proverbs 31 Ministries' Director of Theological Research, Dr. Joel Muddamalle, collected your most asked questions. Now they're spending an entire season answering! Related Resources: hereYou’re Going to Make It: 50 Morning and Evening Devotions to Unrush Your Mind, Uncomplicate Your Heart, and Experience Healing Today. Get your copy nowTherapy & Theology here!Lysa TerKeurstJim CressDr. Joel Muddamallevisiting our website!hereWe want to hear about how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.

Have you ever wondered why you may anxiously obsess over something? The truth is whatever consumes our thinking deeply affects our quality of life. But can we really control what we think about? This episode is part of the newest season of Therapy & Theology: "You Asked ... We're Answering." Through podcast reviews, direct messages on social media, and more, Lysa TerKeurst; Licensed Professional Counselor Jim Cress; and Proverbs 31 Ministries' Director of Theological Research, Dr. Joel Muddamalle, collected your most asked questions. Now they're spending an entire season answering! Related Resources: here Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It.Untangle Your EmotionsGet your book, and start reading with us on May 1.Therapy & Theology here!Lysa TerKeurstJim CressDr. Joel Muddamallevisiting our website!here We want to hear about how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.

Description: Even if you don't consider yourself an "angry person," we have all experienced situations that get us fired up ... or even fed up. The truth is our feelings are trying to tell us something. So rather than just "manage" our anger, we can interview our anger and find out what's going on and what needs to be tended to. This episode is a part of the newest season of Therapy & Theology: "You Asked ... We're Answering." Through podcast reviews, direct messages on social media, and more, Lysa TerKeurst; Licensed Professional Counselor Jim Cress; and Proverbs 31 Ministries' Director of Theological Research, Dr. Joel Muddamalle, collected your most asked questions. Now they're spending an entire season answering! Related Resources: hereAm I Doing This Right? How To Live Out Your Faith Through the Wisdom Found in James P31bookstoreTherapy & Theology here!Lysa TerKeurstJim CressDr. Joel Muddamallevisiting our website!here We want to hear about how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.

Description: We don't get to choose the families we are born into, yet we are deeply affected by our family of origin. Whether you're currently working through difficult conversations with your children, trying to figure out how to honor your parents, or wondering how to break unhealthy patterns that have trickled down from past generations, Therapy & Theology is here to help! This episode is a part of the newest season of Therapy & Theology: "You Asked ... We're Answering." Through podcast reviews, direct messages on social media, and more, Lysa TerKeurst; Licensed Professional Counselor Jim Cress; and Proverbs 31 Ministries' Director of Theological Research, Dr. Joel Muddamalle, collected your most asked questions. Now they're spending an entire season answering! Related Resources: hereA Healthy Way To Have Hard ConversationsGood Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are. Order your copy today!Therapy & Theology here!Lysa TerKeurstJim CressDr. Joel Muddamallevisiting our website!here We want to hear about how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.

Whether you've gone through it personally or been deeply affected by it, divorce is heartbreaking. It can also be so challenging to navigate conversations and dynamics with kids, friends, and others as you walk through the changes that come from the death of a marriage. This episode is a part of the newest season of Therapy & Theology: "You Asked ... We're Answering." Through podcast reviews, direct messages on social media, and more, Lysa TerKeurst; Licensed Professional Counselor Jim Cress; and Proverbs 31 Ministries' Director of Theological Research, Dr. Joel Muddamalle, collected your most asked questions. Now they're spending an entire season answering! Related Resources: - Download the free Listener Guide for this episode here! Complete with statements to hold on to and scriptures to call to mind, this guide will help you apply what you learned in this conversation. - Stop navigating difficult relationships alone, and utilize the biblical and therapeutic wisdom inside Lysa TerKeurst's book Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are. Order your copy today! - We'd like to thank Compassion International for partnering with us again to make this season of Therapy & Theology possible. Compassion brings real solutions to the poverty that so many children in today’s world are facing … all in Jesus' name and through the generosity of sponsors. Take your next step, and sponsor a child today here! - Stay connected with Lysa TerKeurst, Jim Cress and Dr. Joel Muddamalle on Instagram. - Proverbs 31 Ministries reaches women in the middle of their busy days through free devotions; podcasts; speaking events; conferences; resources; Bible studies; and training in the call to write, speak and lead others. Learn more by visiting our website! - Click here to download the transcript for this episode. We want to hear about how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.

As a Christian, how can we approach challenging situations and conversations in a God-honoring way? How do we balance grace and truth when someone in our community disagrees with us or believes something different than us? This episode kicks off the newest season of Therapy & Theology: "You Asked ... We're Answering." Through podcast reviews, direct messages on social media and more, Lysa TerKeurst; Licensed Professional Counselor Jim Cress; and Proverbs 31 Ministries' Director of Theological Research, Dr. Joel Muddamalle, collected your most asked questions. Now they're spending an entire season answering! Related Resources: hereThe Hidden Peace: Finding True Security, Strength, and Confidence Through Humility, Therapy & Theology here!Lysa TerKeurstJim CressDr. Joel Muddamallevisiting our website!here We want to hear about how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.

Welcome to the newest season of Therapy & Theology: "You Asked ... We're Answering!" Through podcast reviews, direct messages on social media and more, Lysa TerKeurst; Licensed Professional Counselor Jim Cress; and Proverbs 31 Ministries' Director of Theological Research, Dr. Joel Muddamalle, collected your most asked questions. Now they're spending an entire season answering: Some episodes will unpack only one question. Others will be more rapid-fire style, where you'll hear multiple questions answered under one topic. Either way, you don't want to miss any of it! Season 6 begins on March 7. So make sure you’re subscribed to see if your top questions get answered! Related Resources: Therapy & Theology here!here.Lysa TerKeurstJim CressDr. Joel Muddamallevisiting our website!We want to hear about how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.

Have you ever secretly wondered why it feels like some people suffer more than others? Where is God when we're going through a difficult season? And why doesn't He stop the pain we're experiencing? We're answering all of these questions and more in this episode of Therapy & Theology. You'll hear from our resident theologian, Dr. Joel Muddamalle, as well as our special guest and friend from Compassion International, Kiwi. No matter what you're going through, we hope this conversation blesses you as you process your own questions about God and the hardships we face on this side of eternity. Related Resources: Therapy & Theologyhere!Consider This: Why Do Bad Things Happen to God’s People? Download here!here.Click hereWe want to hear about how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.

What we believe about God and ourselves matter. That's why this entire season of Therapy & Theology has included tools to help you grow in self-awareness. But the ultimate goal and hope is that as you learn more about yourself, you grow toward God, not push away from Him. Learn from Lysa TerKeurst, Dr. Joel Muddamalle and Jim Cress in the final episode of this six-part series of Therapy & Theology titled "I Want To Be More Self-Aware." Each week, we'll hear conversations providing tools for how we can live as the most healthy versions of ourselves. Related Resources: What's it really like to do life with me?"What's It Like To Do Life With Me?" Download here!Therapy & Theologyhere!here.Lysa TerKeurstJim CressDr. Joel Muddamallevisiting our website!Click hereWe want to hear about how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.

Do you know you have an attachment style that was formed from early childhood? Attachment styles influence how we connect with others relationally. Learn from Lysa TerKeurst, Dr. Joel Muddamalle and Jim Cress in Episode 5 of this six-part series of Therapy & Theology titled "I Want To Be More Self-Aware." Each week, we'll hear conversations providing tools for how we can live as the most healthy versions of ourselves. Related Resources: What's it really like to do life with me?"What's It Like To Do Life With Me?" Download here!Therapy & Theologyhere!here.Lysa TerKeurstJim CressDr. Joel Muddamallevisiting our website!Click hereWe want to hear about how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.

Research reveals that the average person lies at least 1-2 times per day. Why do we do this — even if it's considered a "white lie"? And what are the most common lies we tell? Learn from Lysa TerKeurst, Dr. Joel Muddamalle and Jim Cress in Episode 4 of this six-part series of Therapy & Theology titled "I Want To Be More Self-Aware." Each week, we'll hear conversations providing tools for how we can live as the most healthy versions of ourselves. Related Resources: What's it really like to do life with me?"What's It Like To Do Life With Me?"Download here!Therapy & Theologyhere!here.Lysa TerKeurstJim CressDr. Joel Muddamallevisiting our website!Click hereWe want to hear about how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.

When we're blinded by self-deception, we can’t repent, heal, grow and get better. So how can we know how we're actually doing? Learn from Lysa TerKeurst, Dr. Joel Muddamalle and Jim Cress in Episode 3 of this six-part series of Therapy & Theology titled "I Want To Be More Self-Aware." Each week, we'll hear conversations providing tools for how we can live as the most healthy versions of ourselves. Related Resources: What's it really like to do life with me?"What's It Like To Do Life With Me?"Download here!Therapy & Theologyhere!here.Lysa TerKeurstJim CressDr. Joel Muddamallevisiting our website!Click hereWe want to hear about how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.

Even if we can't see it, there is a motivation driving everything we do and say. How can we identify what we really want and be aware of how it's shaping our daily life? Learn from Lysa TerKeurst, Dr. Joel Muddamalle and Jim Cress in Episode 2 of this six-part series of Therapy & Theology titled "I Want To Be More Self-Aware." Each week, we'll hear conversations providing tools for how we can live as the most healthy versions of ourselves. Related Resources: What's it really like to do life with me?"What's It Like To Do Life With Me?"Download here!Therapy & Theologyhere!here.Lysa TerKeurstJim CressDr. Joel Muddamallevisiting our website!Click hereWe want to hear about how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.

Why we do the things we don't want to do, and how do we overcome falling into the same habits and behaviors? Learn from Lysa TerKeurst, Dr. Joel Muddamalle and Jim Cress in Episode 1 of this six-part series of Therapy & Theology titled "I Want To Be More Self-Aware." Each week, we'll hear conversations providing insight on how we can live as the most healthy versions of ourselves. Related Resources: What's it really like to do life with me?"What's It Like To Do Life With Me?"Download here!Therapy & Theologyhere!here.Lysa TerKeurstJim CressDr. Joel Muddamallevisiting our website!Click hereWe want to hear about how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.

Welcome to the newest series of Therapy & Theology: "I Want To be More Self-Aware." During these episodes, Lysa TerKeurst, Jim Cress, and Dr. Joel Muddamalle, Proverbs 31 Ministries' Director of Theological Research, tackle questions like … Having conversations around questions like these help us live as the most healthy, whole, yielded-to-Jesus selves we can be. Season 5 begins on October 5, and you’re not going to want to miss a single episode. So make sure you’re subscribed, and get ready to take a bunch of notes! Related Resources: What's it really like to do life with me?"What's It Like To Do Life With Me?"Download here!Therapy & Theologyhere!here.Lysa TerKeurstJim CressDr. Joel Muddamallevisiting our website!

Doing the hard work of setting boundaries in your relationships will sometimes leave you discouraged, questioning if you're doing the right thing. While you will experience some grief, you will also experience true love, healing and intimacy. In the final episode of our miniseries titled "Boundaries Boot Camp," counselor Jim will send you off with some final encouragement for why the hard work of setting boundaries is worth it. Save this episode for a day you need to remember what's true! Related Resources: "Is This Normal? 15 Red Flags You May Be Missing in Your Relationships." Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are. Purchase your copy today!here.Click hereWe want to hear about how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.

What if instead of avoiding grief, you could see grief as your friend? In the sixth episode of our miniseries titled "Boundaries Boot Camp," counselor Jim Cress will teach you to recognize signs of codependency so you can adjust your own expectations and work toward seeing progress in your relationships. Related Resources: "Is This Normal? 15 Red Flags You May Be Missing in Your Relationships." Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are. Purchase your copy today!here.Click hereWe want to hear about how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.

Codependency is one of those "buzzwords" that can often be weaponized or overused. What does it really mean, and how can we recognize it? In the fifth episode of our miniseries titled "Boundaries Boot Camp," counselor Jim Cress will teach you to recognize signs of codependency so you can adjust your own expectations and work toward seeing progress with your relationships. Related Resources: "Is This Normal? 15 Red Flags You May Be Missing in Your Relationships." Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are. Purchase your copy today!here.Click hereWe want to hear about how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.

Walk through your past; don't wallow in it. Deal with your past; don't dwell on it. In the fourth episode of our miniseries titled "Boundaries Boot Camp," counselor Jim Cress will walk through simple steps to help you look back at your own story so you can better understand yourself and start your journey toward healing today. Related Resources: "Is This Normal? 15 Red Flags You May Be Missing in Your Relationships." Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are. Purchase your copy today!here.Click hereWe want to hear about how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.

How can we best prepare ourselves for communicating boundaries so that we can honor ourselves and the other person? In the third episode of our miniseries titled "Boundaries Boot Camp," counselor Jim Cress gives you practical steps to talk about your boundaries with others. Learn how to say what you mean, mean what you say, and how to not say it in a mean way. Related Resources: "Is This Normal? 15 Red Flags You May Be Missing in Your Relationships." Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are. Purchase your copy today!here.Click hereWe want to hear about how this podcast has impacted you! Share your story with us here.