Episode 6 – Mark Teike, Lutheran Leader
Mark Teike has served as senior pastor at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Columbus, IN since 1992. Mark and his wife Debbie, a licensed clinical social worker who is the author of The Art of Invitation, have three grown children and one granddaughter. Mark and Debbie grew up in Decatur, IL. Recently, Mark has become...
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Bipolar Too
At age 17, I was given a clinical depression diagnosis. At age 22, it changed to hypomania. At age 27, it changed to Bipolar II. Over the course of the last 20 years, I have been hospitalized 4 times. The first time for mania and the last three for depression. For 13 years, I was...
Episode 5 – Marie Henning, Super Human Resource
Marie Henning has spent her career as a Human Resources professional. In this episode, Marie takes us behind the doors of the office where crucial conversations occur, prayers are offered, and people in distress are uncommonly cared for. Marie offers encouragement to those who face job stress and educates on the benefits offered by employers...
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Katie Dale — What Healing Means
Healing is definitely the hand of God on my mind – I consider that I’m healed as it pertains to the elimination of symptoms and side effects. I take medication daily and believe that’s the course God has set me on for a personal healing of bipolar disorder. I don’t have the symptoms – praise...
Tony Roberts – What Healing Means
What does healing mean to me? Before we can be healed we first have to recognize we are ill. I have a deathly sin-sick condition; I desperately need Christ’s healing touch. This condition affects my whole life: spiritual, physical, emotional, relational. God heals me in His own good time, and only fully heals me in...
Episode 4 – Katie Dale is Bipolar Brave
Here on episode 4, we welcome Katie R. Dale. Katie shares her unique blend of passion for recovery and humor over episodes in her past. She reveals joys and frustrations, and still comes to affirm the value of both faith and mental healthcare. Katie addresses such questions as: Who were your early faith inspirations? What...
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#The100DayProject
On the Creative Pep Talk podcast, I was introduced to The 100 Day Project. The founders, Elle Luna and Lindsay Jean Thomson, shared inspiring stories from people who participated in the past. I have decided to join in this 5th annual event. All are welcome to join. From what I have seen on the website,...
Episode 3 – Tony E. Roberts Revealed
On this episode, Eric interviews co-host, Tony E. Roberts. As an avid blogger and author, Tony is comfortable revealing his journey with mental illness. In this podcast, we learn how Tony developed the confidence and calling to share the difficult intimate details that are part of his experience. Tony shares the personal meaning of Psalm...
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Tony Roberts is Delighting in Disorder
My Story In 1995, I was a young, ambitious pastor serving a small village church. One Sunday, I delivered a sermon on human illness and divine healing in which I shared these words: When we become ill, it is important to listen to our bodies and pray that God help us make necessary changes. Our...
Leanne Sype — What Healing Means
Healing means living better within the challenges of mental illness. So often I want my daughter to be “all better” or I want feel “all better” in my eating disorder. But in reality, we can’t necessarily be “all better” with a mental illness like we can a cold or stomach ache. Mental illness is ongoing,...
Episode 2 – Amy Simpson is Unsatisfied
Our guest on this episode is Amy Simpson. Amy is an author, speaker, and life & leadership coach who is one of the leading Christian advocates for persons with mental illness. Her award-winning book Troubled Minds: Mental Illness an the Church’s Mission has opened many sanctuary doors to a topic largely concealed. Listen to this...
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