Those dealing with addiction can get categorized as bad people. Addiction certainly leads to sinful behavior, but to say those struggling are “just sinners” is a gross oversimplification. It is more accurate to call addiction a disease because most people don’t want to be addicted—they are formed with deep, habitual responses they can no longer control.

Tune in for this episode of Soul Talks as Bill and Kristi discuss how those dealing with addiction can heal from the hurts and unmet needs underlying their behavior through long apprenticeship to Jesus. Plus, we can all rally around those struggling, learn about their unique challenges, and love them with the compassion of Jesus.

Resources for this Episode:

• Attend a Soul Shepherding Institute Retreat
• Meet with a Soul Shepherding Sr. Spiritual Director
• Earn a Certificate in Spiritual Direction
• Donate to Support Soul Shepherding and Soul Talks

Depression makes us feel like we are walking around in a heavy darkness that will never get better. Judging our faith—or receiving criticism from others—only worsens the suffocating pit of sadness and grief. Thankfully, our Good Shepherd knows how to lead us through the darkest valleys.

Tune in for this episode of Soul Talks as Bill and Kristi unpackage the true meaning of faith—authentic trust in Jesus that grows as you persevere through trials by walking with him. You’ll learn how tools like honesty, empathy, spiritual friendship, and sometimes therapy help you work through depression and renew your confidence in Christ.

Resources for this Episode:

• Meet with a Soul Shepherding Sr. Spiritual Director
• Healthy Feelings, Thriving Faith: Growing Emotionally and Spiritually Through the Enneagram
• Enneagram & Emotions Course
• Donate to Support Soul Shepherding and Soul Talks

Many of us are familiar with the “control disease” called anxiety. Some of us attempt to rule over outcomes while others try to manage their image. But anxiety isn’t a conscious choice—it happens when we deny our emotions brewing under the surface and get overloaded.

Join us for this episode of Soul Talks as Bill and Kristi unpackage the sources and symptoms of anxiety. They turn to the Psalms as a model to show you how to process repressed emotions and access the best remedy for anxiousness—trusting Jesus with all your soul!

Resources for this Episode:

• Healthy Feelings, Thriving Faith: Growing Emotionally and Spiritually Through the Enneagram
• Enneagram & Emotions Course
• Your Best Life in Jesus’ Easy Yoke: Rhythms of Grace to De-Stress and Live Empowered
• Donate to Support Soul Shepherding and Soul Talks