Episode 20: Mental Health 101 [Season Finale]

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Trigger warning: This episode might be triggering for people with some. Kindly feel free to pause, take a break, and return (or not) to stream the episode.

Today’s season finale episode answers these questions and plenty of others, “what is mental health? What is trauma? Who needs therapy? Does therapy invalidate my faith or the work of the Holy Spirit?” Olaoluwa shares insights on mental health from her profession as a therapist in Central Oregon, USA. Olaoluwa explained how the increased breakdown in family systems as the basic unit of society can be linked to the increase in family-related trauma. While similar experiences are helpful to create a social bond, it does not always translate to helpfulness, so invalidating a therapist’s clinical skills because they don’t have the same experiences as you is the same as saying a medical doctor is not qualified to treat your medical condition because they don’t experience the same.

Note: Thanks to everyone for joining me on this journey of faith by starting a podcast. Thank you for listening, sharing on social media, sharing with friends and family, and for the written and verbal feedback. Look forward to amazing updates with season 2!

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This week:

Song: Lord I need You

Quote: 2 Corinthians 3:5 | Not that we are sufficiently qualified in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency and qualifications come from God.

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