Faith and Mental Health with Kara Veldman | A Christian Podcast
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Summary In this conversation, Kevin Wilson interviews Kara, a mental health therapist and biblical counselor, about the integration of Christianity and mental health. They discuss the role of Biblical counseling, the gap between Christianity and mental health, and the importance of recognizing the need for help. Kara shares her personal experience with trauma and the process of healing through counseling. They also explore the concept of renewing the mind and taking thoughts captive.  Overall, the conversation highlights the importance of addressing mental health from a holistic perspective that incorporates both faith and professional counseling. In this conversation, Kevin and Kara discuss various topics related to mental health and faith. Takeaways Biblical counseling combines faith and professional counseling to address mental health from a holistic perspective.There is a gap between Christianity and mental health that needs to be bridged to provide effective support and healing.Recognizing the need for help and seeking professional counseling is a sign of strength, not weakness.Traumatic memories can be processed and healed through counseling modalities like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR).Renewing the mind and taking thoughts captive involves examining and challenging negative thoughts and aligning them with biblical truth.👕Shop Merch 💲Fund An Episode 👥Guest: Kara Veldman: https://www.instagram.com/itskara_ann/ 🤝Connect: Join the Discord Community Instagram TikTok YouTube 💰If you'd like to financially support the Podcast: Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/KevinW PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/normdiff CashApp: https://cash.app/$achristianpodcast | $AChristianPodcast Resources: Christian Rap, R&B and LoFi Playlists: https://linktr.ee/normdiff Site that answers a lot of Biblical questions: https://www.gotquestions.org/ The Bible Project: https://www.youtube.com/@bibleproject Support the show
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