Journey On My Mind

Journey on my Mind: Conversations to help connect biblical counseling and psychology. Practical help for living in a complex world.

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S4 · E17
Tuesday · 46 min
Why Teens Are Anxious (And How Adults Can Actually Help)
Teenagers today are navigating unique levels of emotional anxiety & performance pressure, leaving parents & leaders searching for real answers. In this episode, our panel host - pastors Kevin Dixon & Sam Barnhart & therapist Dave Verhaagen - sits down with Youth Pastor Rob Gonzalez to uncover what's truly driving the emotional, relational, & spiritual world of modern teens. Rather than dismissing Gen Z & Gen Alpha's rare struggles, we explore how the intersection of faith & psychology can help adults respond with empathy, curiosity, & authentic connection ---------- Want to dive deeper into the core questions driving today's youth? Check out "What Gen Z Really Wants to Know About God" by Tanita Tualla Maddox—the book referenced by Rob in this episode.
S4 · E16
September 1 · 51 min
What We Get Wrong About "Church Hurt"
When the very structures meant to offer spiritual shelter become sources of emotional harm, disentangling authentic faith from institutional control can feel like an isolating battle. Chris McClarney join pastor Kevin Dixon & therapist Dave Verhaagen to help pull back the curtain on the quiet mechanics of religious abuse, offering a compassionate, psychology-backed map to help you name your experience, establish healthy boundaries, & begin healing. - - - Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(615) 861-9503⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, sam@journeytn.com.
S4 · E15
August 18 · 26 min
Short Journeys: Parenting Adult Children Part II
In part two of our series on the relationships between parents and their adult children, therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastor Kevin Dixon address kids who choose to cut relationship with their parents. Why is this phenomenon increasing? When is it a healthy decision? - - - Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(615) 861-9503⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, sam@journeytn.com.
S4 · E14
August 4 · 24 min
Short Journeys: Parenting Adult Children Part I
In this two-part series, therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastor Kevin Dixon look at the relationships between parents and their adult children. This episode, we explore how adult relationships are formed by whether the family of origin was "centrifugal" (outward pushing) or "centripetal" (inward pulling). - - - Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(615) 861-9503⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, sam@journeytn.com.
S4 · E13
July 21 · 55 min
Exploring Identity
Who are you? Is your identity created from birth or curated from experience? And how who you are integrate with your faith? Suzie Lind join regular pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart and therapist Dave Verhaagen to discuss. - - - Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(615) 861-9503⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, sam@journeytn.com.
S4 · E12
July 7 · 27 min
Short Journeys: Practically Perfect In Our Faith
In the second part of our series on perfectionism, pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart join therapist Dave Verhaagen to look at perfectionism in the church. How do we square the command to be perfect like our father with the imperfection of our humanity? - - - Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠(615) 861-9503⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, sam@journeytn.com.
S4 · E11
June 23 · 18 min
Short Journeys: Practically Perfect
Therapist Dave Verhaagen, together with pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart, looks at perfectionism in this first episode of a two-part series. How can we identify perfectionism in our lives and in others? What strategies help us manage it? And can perfectionism ever be a good thing? - - - Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at ⁠⁠⁠(615) 861-9503⁠⁠⁠. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, sam@journeytn.com.
S4 · E10
June 9 · 48 min
The Enneagram, Part Three: Tough Questions
Scott Allender is back this episode with regulars Dave Verhaagen, Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart. As a professional with a different background and practice, Dave asks Scott his toughest questions about the Enneagram. Plus: What number types were Kramer and Michael Scott? - - - Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at ⁠⁠(615) 861-9503⁠⁠. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, sam@journeytn.com.
S4 · E9
May 26 · 40 min
Faith And The Enneagram
We continue our Enneagram discussion this week with author, coach and Enneagram expert Scott Allender and spiritual director Katie Mullin. They join pastors Sam Barnhart and Suzie Lind to explore the spiritual roots of the Enneagram and what makes this system different from other personality typing tools. They also share practices for using the Enneagram. - - - Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at ⁠(615) 861-9503⁠. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, sam@journeytn.com.
S4 · E8
May 12 · 48 min
Personality Types: The Enneagram
Suzie Lind joins therapist Dave Verhaagen and fellow pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart to examine the Enneagram, one of the most popular systems for determining personality types. They share what’s useful about the Enneagram, how it can inform relationships, and also what the limitations of the system are. - - - Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, sam@journeytn.com.
S4 · E7
April 28 · 41 min
Reconciliation and Restoration
On our last episode, we talked about forgiveness. This time, the focus is on reconciliation and restoration. What’s the difference between all those terms? Do we always need to reconcile when we forgive? What if reconciliation is impossible? And, how do we move towards restored relationships? Special guest Suzie Lind joins pastor Kevin Dixon and therapist Dave Verhaagen for the discussion. - - - Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, sam@journeytn.com.
S4 · E6
April 14 · 46 min
Forgiveness
Why is forgiveness so important for our own health, and how do we get better at it? What’s the difference between forgiving and reconciling? Do we always need both? Therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart share their own experiences and struggles with forgiving those who have wronged them. - - - In this episode, Dave shares Everett Worthington’s REACH model for forgiveness. That acronym stands for: (R)ecall (E)empathize with the offender (A)altruistically offer forgiveness (C)ommit publicly (H)old on to your commitment when doubts resurface - - - Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, sam@journeytn.com.
S4 · E5
March 31 · 25 min
Short Journeys: The Benefit Of A Doubt
What's the healthy role for doubt in a life of faith? Therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastors Sam Barnhart and Kevin Dixon argue that questioning and doubting are an essential part of believing. - - - Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, sam@journeytn.com.
S4 · E4
March 17 · 23 min
Short Journeys: Likable Like Me
Therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastors Sam Barnhart and Kevin Dixon search for what's behind the need to be liked and what we can do to manage that craving. - - - Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, sam@journeytn.com.
S4 · E3
February 17 · 45 min
Try To See It My Way
We're all living inside our own private bubbles, certain that we're right and all those other people are wrong. But why? Are convictions learned in families, a product of culture or basic in our personalities? Why does it seem like things are getting worse? And, what can we do about it? There's a chance we could fall apart before too long, so therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart are here to work it out. - - - Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, sam@journeytn.com.
S4 · E2
February 3 · 43 min
The Straight Dopamine
Dopamine isn't exactly the "pleasure chemical" it's described as in pop culture. But, it is responsible for ambition, drive, hunger for new experiences. So, is that a problem in an age of mobile phones and social media? Does it affect our spirituality? How can we control our dopamine hits, and does it make sense to just be bored sometimes? Pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart join therapist Dave Verhaagen to explore the topic. - - - Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, sam@journeytn.com.
S4 · E1
January 13 · 37 min
Eliminate The Negative
Therapist Dave Verhaagen leads pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart through 10 types of negative thinking--and how to counteract them. Follow along and see yourself in at least some of these negative patterns. - - - Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, sam@journeytn.com.
S3 · E24
Dec 30, 2025 · 34 min
Thinking About Drinking
Pastor Kevin Dixon and therapist Dave Verhaagen look at alcohol use disorder, what we commonly call alcoholism. Is it a psychological, bodily or spiritual disorder? Why are some people more susceptible to it? And, is the total sobriety approach of Alcoholics Anonymous the only effective treatment? - - - Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, sam@journeytn.com.
S3 · E23
Dec 16, 2025 · 31 min
Season’s Eatings
Therapist and eating disorders expert Lauren King returns to the show to share healthy eating strategies for the holidays. In a season when treats are everywhere and families feast together, how can we enjoy the season without spiraling into unhealthy habits? Fellow therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart join the conversation and share their own holiday eating struggles. - - - Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, sam@journeytn.com.
S3 · E22
Dec 2, 2025 · 45 min
Good Grief
Therapist Dave Verhaagen and pastors Kevin Dixon and Sam Barnhart, share their experiences of grief—their own losses and ones they have walked through with others. What's really happening in the brain when we grieve? How can we navigate those times in healthy ways? And how can we best help others who are grieving? - - - Do you have a comment or question about mental health and spiritual issues? Join the discussion: Text us at (615) 861-9503. If you would like to talk with someone, you can email Journey's care pastor, Sam Barnhart, sam@journeytn.com.

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