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Dr. Robin Stern joins us to talk about a subject you've been asking for specifically, and that's gaslighting. So today, we're talking about the far-reaching effects of manipulative psychological, and emotional abuse. Robin says, "Gaslighting undermines your confidence and self-esteem, robs you of your sense of self, and is often so subtle that you don't realize it's happening. It can cause you to question your own memory, perception, and sanity, and to feel powerless, helpless, and out of control." Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Dr. Robin Stern, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 339: Debra Fileta, M.A., L.P.C. on Why We Are Not Self-Healers, Our Trigger-Avoidant Culture, Rejecting Passivity, and What it Takes to Reset Your Emotional Health 323: Eric Johnson on Walking through an Emotional Breakdown, The Danger of Avoiding Emotions, and Wrestling with the Deep Issues of the Soul ++++++ Episode Links: Dr. Robin Stern’s Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Buy Robi

It's part three of [Formed.] and if you missed last week with Lee Cummings or earlier this week with Ian Simkins, listen as soon as you're finished with today's episode. Today, my good friend, Addison Bevere joins us to talk about what to do when it feels like you've been abandoned by God. We'll also talk about why we expect God to sound like the accuser, and what it takes to move from self-actualization to surrender. Here's a quick bio on Addison: he is the COO of Messenger International, an organization that impacts millions of people in over 150 countries through its various initiatives, and he serves as the co-founder of SonsAndDaughters.tv. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Addison, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 343: [Formed.] Lee Cummings on Self-Care vs. Self-Obsession, Spiritual Slow-Drift, and The Disciplined Pursuit of More 344: [Formed.] Ian Simkins on Developing Critical Thinking Skills, Why Echo Chambers Are Killing Us, Why Knowledge without Wisdom Leads to Arroganc

It's week two of [Formed.] and if you missed last week with Lee Cummings, listen as soon as you're finished with today's episode. This week, we have a double-header, and today, my new friend Ian Simkins is here to talk about developing critical thinking skills, why echo chambers are killing us, why knowledge without wisdom leads to arrogance and the importance of embracing mystery in pain. Ian is a writer and the Lead Pastor of Teaching and Vision at a beautiful church called The Bridge just outside of Nashville, TN. Of note, Ian is an excellent follow on Instagram. He writes regularly about spiritual formation, emotional health, and personal growth. Follow him @iansimkins. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Ian, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 326: [Formed.] Richard Foster on Time-Tested Principles of Spiritual Formation, Why We Need to Slow Down, The Enemies of Noise and Hurry, and Why Humility is the Preeminent Virtue, and His 40-Year Friendship with Dallas Willard 327: [Formed.] Ja

[Formed.] is back, and this week, we're joined by my friend Lee Cummings, who's here to talk about self-care versus self-obsession, how spiritual slow-drift happens, and why Jesus isn't your life coach. After the overwhelmingly positive response to [Formed.] in January and February, with tens of thousands of you tuning in, I realized that this is a specific focus I want to delve deeper into on the podcast. Joining us this time will be not only Lee Cummings but also my friends Ian Simkins and Addison Bevere. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Lee, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 326: [Formed.] Richard Foster on Time-Tested Principles of Spiritual Formation, Why We Need to Slow Down, The Enemies of Noise and Hurry, and Why Humility is the Preeminent Virtue, and His 40-Year Friendship with Dallas Willard 327: [Formed.] Jamie Winship on Why Spiritual Formation is a Filter, Why Transformation Requires Surrender, and The Questions God Asks ++++++ Episode Links: Lee’s Website | Instagra

Hey friends, it's Chris here, and I've got some exciting news to share. [Formed.] is BACK, starting this week! Each episode is laser-focused on spiritual formation. This week, Lee Cummings joins us. And next week, a double-header with Ian Simkins and Addison Bevere. Three distinct voices, one united mission: to empower you in your journey to maturity as a disciple of Jesus. Now, here's what I need you to do: If you're not already following the podcast, hit that follow button right now, wherever you get your podcasts. And here's the kicker: Share this trailer with one person. Just one person who you know will be inspired, challenged, and equipped by this groundbreaking series to live a life of transformation and wholeness. Get ready, because we're about to embark on an incredible journey together on Win Today. Join me this week as we kick off [Formed.] featuring my friend, Lee Cummings. Stay tuned. I'll be in touch soon.

This week, we sit down with one of my close friends, NBA performance coach, David Nurse, to discuss some of the most pressing topics in the world of psychology and personal development. David shares his insights on why the word "potential" can be a dangerous trap for individuals, how influence can have a devious side that we must be aware of, and the physiological impact of stress on our bodies and minds. Additionally, David explores the reasons why people quit, and offers practical tips and strategies for overcoming obstacles and achieving success. Whether you're looking to improve your own performance, lead a team, or are simply interested in the fascinating intersection of psychology and personal growth, you won't want to miss this insightful and thought-provoking conversation with one of the leading experts in the field. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with David, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 324: Katherine Morgan Schafler on What Perfectionism Really Is, Emotional Illiteracy, an

This week on the podcast, we will discuss how to recognize when it's time to quit your job and how to handle a difficult boss. With insights on identifying your purpose and the telltale signs that it's time to move on, Ken Coleman, our guest today, offers actionable strategies for taking control of your career. Plus, he shares tips for dealing with a bad boss, including open communication, setting boundaries, and seeking mentorship. That's where we're headed today in this must-listen episode for expert advice on how to know when to quit your job and how to handle a challenging work environment.  Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Ken, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 324: Katherine Morgan Schafler on What Perfectionism Really Is, Emotional Illiteracy, and How to Leverage Perfectionism for Your Good 316: Pat Lencioni on Discovering Your Working Genius, Quiet Quitting, and How to Work in Alignment ++++++ Episode Links: Ken’s Website | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Buy K

This week is going to be fun. Levi and Jennie Lusko are here and I'm excited to talk to them about rejecting passivity in relationships, prolonged adolescence in men, how to suffer together in crisis within a marriage, and their keys to intimacy. This is Levi's fifth time on the podcast, but having Jennie here, too, is a real treat, so I hope you lean in with curiosity and receptivity. Levi Lusko is the lead pastor of Fresh Life Church, a multi-site church in Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Oregon which he and his wife, Jennie, pioneered in 2007. He is also a public speaker and the author of six books. Jennie is also a speaker and a prolific author in her own right. Together, they have five children. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Levi and Jennie, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 339: Debra Fileta, M.A., L.P.C. on Why We Are Not Self-Healers, Our Trigger-Avoidant Culture, Rejecting Passivity, and What it Really Takes to Reset Your Emotional Health 319: Dr. Alison Cook on The Cocktail

This week, my good friend, a professional counselor, Debra Fileta, joins us to talk about why we are not self-healers. We're also going to explore our trigger-avoidant culture, the need to reject passivity, and what it really takes to reset our emotional health. Debra is a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in dating, marriage, and relationship issues, along with a spectrum of mental health disorders. She’s also the author of several books and the host of the Love + Relationships Podcast, a hotline-style show where people call in to get their relationship questions answered! Her popular relationship advice blog TrueLoveDates.com reaches millions of people each year with the message of healthy relationships! Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Debra, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 279: Dismantling “Project Self” and How to Transform a Generation (feat. Jon Tyson) 276: Victim Consciousness, Heartache, and How Coping Mechanisms Create a False Sense of Health (feat. Dr. Dan

This week is week four of our series, [heal.], and today, Dr. Ian Smith is joining us to talk about metabolic flexibility, why it's important to take your muscles to failure in strength training, why you need more stress on your body, and four keys to experiencing better sleep. Dr. Ian K. Smith is a number one New York Times bestselling author and is a graduate of Harvard, Columbia, and the University of Chicago. Additionally, he is the medical contributor and cohost of The Rachael Ray Show. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Dr. Ian, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 336: [heal.] Dr. Terry Wahls on How to Prevent and Heal Autoimmune Diseases with Food, Strengthening Your Mitochondria, The Power of Breastfeeding, and Why Sleep is Critical for Wellness 335: [heal.] Dr. Daniel Amen on Healing Your Brain to Change Your Mind, The Fallacy of Positive Thinking, Hidden Toxins That Are Destroying Your Health, and Why the News is Ruining Your Brain ++++++ Episode Links: Dr. Ian's Website |

This week, Dr. Anna Lembke, a respected psychiatrist from Stanford University is back. This week, she'll unpack how victim narratives are built and why empathy has been taken too far. She'll also teach us why many people are afraid of radical honesty, and why the nuclear family is absolutely critical for emotional development. Dr. Anna Lembke is a professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. A clinician scholar, she has published more than a hundred peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and commentaries. She sits on the board of several state and national addiction-focused organizations, has testified before various committees in the United States House of Representatives and Senate, keeps an active speaking calendar, and maintains a thriving clinical practice. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Dr. Lembke, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 336: [heal.] Dr. Terry Wahls on How to Prevent and Heal Auto

It's week two of our new series, [heal.], and today, we're talking with one of my medical heroes, Dr. Terry Wahls, about how to prevent and heal autoimmune diseases with food and how to strengthen your mitochondria. We're also going to talk about the power of breastfeeding and why sleep is critical for wellness. Dr. Wahls is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa, USA, where she teaches internal medicine residents in their primary care clinics. She also does clinical research and has published over 60 peer-reviewed scientific abstracts, posters, and papers. But in addition to being a doctor, she is also a patient with a chronic, progressive disease, which you'll hear about in a few moments. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Dr. Wahls, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 297: Robb Wolf on Why Food is Medicine, the Paleo Diet, Sleep Deprivation, and How to Feed Your Brain 335: [heal.] Dr. Daniel Amen on Healing Your Brain

It's week one of our new series, [heal.], and today, we're talking with renowned psychiatrist, Dr. Daniel Amen about how to heal your brain to change your mind, the fallacy of positive thinking, hidden toxins that are destroying your health, and why the news is ruining your brain. Dr. Daniel Amen aims to end mental illness by revolutionizing brain health. He is dedicated to providing the education, products, and services to accomplish this goal. Dr. Amen is a physician, adult, and child psychiatrist, and founder of Amen Clinics with 11 locations across the U.S. Dr. Amen is a 12-time New York Times bestselling author, including Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, The End of Mental Illness, Healing ADD, and many more. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Dr. Amen, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 297: Robb Wolf on Why Food is Medicine, the Paleo Diet, Sleep Deprivation, and How to Feed Your Brain 290: Dr. John Delony on Grief, Trauma, the Physical Implications of Your Thoughts, and How

Coming to the podcast this week and running for the next three weeks is a brand-new series called [heal.] which is all about mind and body health. Joining us are three world-renowned medical doctors. This week, Dr. Daniel Amen, who's joining us to talk about how to heal your brain to change your mind. Next week, Dr. Terry Wahls joins us to talk about how to heal any chronic autoimmune disease with food. And in two weeks, Dr. Anna Lembke, a respected Stanford psychiatrist is back to talk about mindsets that either collapse our potential or propel us toward it. So, here’s what I want you to do: if you don’t yet follow the podcast, do so right now. And then, share this trailer with just one person. Someone who you believe will be equipped by this new series to live a life marked by transformation and wholeness in their mind and body. [heal.] begins this week with the world-renowned psychiatrist, Dr. Daniel Amen.  

Today, we're with talking with author, educator, and speaker, Jasmine L. Holmes about how shame compounds, the "gospel" of shame, and how resentment and grief shape our souls. Shame has been a dominant theme in our cultural conversation for decades, but today, Jasmine is bringing a fresh take to the table. About shame, she said "Sometimes shame is hoisted on our shoulders in one big traumatic event, like a big boulder. Other times it adds weight to our shoulders incrementally, one pebble at a time, to where we barely notice the escalating weight." I resonate with that description a lot, and I'm sure you do, too. So in just a minute, Jasmine will unpack that statement and so much more. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Jasmine, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 323: Eric Johnson on Walking through an Emotional Breakdown, The Danger of Avoiding Emotions, and Wrestling with the Deep Issues of the Soul 319: Dr. Alison Cook on The Cocktail of Codependency, Learning Surrender, and the Dysf

This week, we're talking about grief with my longtime friend and confidante, Michele Cushatt. Michele, through her own story of pain and loss, is going to unpack the messiness of grief, why numbing our pain destroys us from the inside out, why faith requires struggle, and why we need boundaries when grieving. For more than 15 years, Michele Cushatt has inspired and challenged both corporate and faith-based audiences with her story of trauma, faith, and resilience. She has spoken internationally to a wide variety of audiences including Ramsey Solutions, Women of Faith, Compassion International, Michael Hyatt & Co (now Full Focus), Cru, LifeToday TV, and more. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Michele, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 323: Eric Johnson on Walking through an Emotional Breakdown, The Danger of Avoiding Emotions, and Wrestling with the Deep Issues of the Soul 319: Dr. Alison Cook on The Cocktail of Codependency, Learning Surrender, and the Dysfunction of Spiritual By

In today's conversation, Chris Hodges, pastor of Church of the Highlands, a multi-site church in Alabama, joins me to talk about how to discern safe people, the lie of going at life alone, spiritual warfare, and why we will always stay as sick as our secrets. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with John, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 327: [Formed.] Jamie Winship on Why Spiritual Formation is a Filter, Why Transformation Requires Surrender, and The Questions God Asks 326: [Formed.] Richard Foster on Time-Tested Principles of Spiritual Formation, Why We Need to Slow Down, The Enemies of Noise and Hurry, and Why Humility is the Preeminent Virtue, and His 40-Year Friendship with Dallas Willard ++++++ Episode Links: Chris's Instagram | Get Chris's new book on Amazon! Subscribe to #WinTodayShow on YouTube. Join the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome using #WinTodayShow. Get the "Win the Week" email newsletter here. ************************** This week's show partners: Get

Welcome to week six of our "Formed" series. In today's conversation, one of my favorite people is here, and that's John Bevere. I've been looking forward to sharing this conversation with you because I wholeheartedly believe it is the linchpin to formation. Today, we're talking about why the fear of the Lord will transform your life. John will also teach us why cynical people mock truth and how people create their own "Jesus." Buckle up today, folks. John's fired up and ready to share some powerful truths with you today. Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with John, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 327: [Formed.] Jamie Winship on Why Spiritual Formation is a Filter, Why Transformation Requires Surrender, and The Questions God Asks 326: [Formed.] Richard Foster on Time-Tested Principles of Spiritual Formation, Why We Need to Slow Down, The Enemies of Noise and Hurry, and Why Humility is the Preeminent Virtue, and His 40-Year Friendship with Dallas Willard ++++++ Episode Links: John's W

This is week five of our "Formed" series. In today's conversation, my new friend Strahan Coleman is here to talk about the cost of formation, how to negotiate with sorrow and silence, and why you can't perform your way to God's heart. Strahan is a writer, musician, and spiritual director from New Zealand. His work helps people to grow a deep friendship with God, seeing prayer as far more than conscious mental dialogue but as a way of existing with God in our everyday ordinary lives. His prayers and poems are invitations toward an honest, rested and open life lived in the Spirit and his dialogue around how we can incorporate ancient prayer forms into our modern lives has helped give language to a generation longing for a deeper living experience of God.  Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Strahan, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 327: [Formed.] Jamie Winship on Why Spiritual Formation is a Filter, Why Transformation Requires Surrender, and The Questions God Asks 326: [Formed.] Richard

Welcome to week four of our [Formed.] series. In today's conversation, my good friend Anthony Skinner is here to talk about what it means to be formed in our heart, our soul, our mind, and our strength. We'll also talk about how to develop a hearing ear; how to hear and then respond quickly to the Lord's direction in our lives, and also what it takes to heal the orphan heart. Anthony Skinner is a Spiritual Director, music and podcast producer, award-winning songwriter, recording artist, worship leader, and cohost of the popular Typology Podcast with Ian Cron. Additionally, he is a principal and co-creator of the devotional and meditation app “Shamah Way.” Dive Deeper: If you enjoy this episode with Anthony, I'm sure you'll also enjoy the following: 327: [Formed.] Jamie Winship on Why Spiritual Formation is a Filter, Why Transformation Requires Surrender, and The Questions God Asks 326: [Formed.] Richard Foster on Time-Tested Principles of Spiritual Formation, Why We Need to Slow Down, The Enemies of N