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Ben, Travis and Whitney Creasy wrap up 2022 with a discussion about their favorite things during the holidays. Travis remembers his first experience of the song "A Few of My Favorite Things" involving Will Ferrell. The guys discuss some of the awesome blessings of 2022 from St. Jude, to podcasts and to the Reframing Hope book. Ben reveals the total raised by Team Ben and Travis for St. Jude for 20...

The hosts with the most begin to get into the holiday vibe as they discuss the power of hope during this season and throughout the year. The guys share practical ways to maintain your hope and therefore share hope with those around you. The holidays can be tough for anyone but especially those feeling less hope than usual. We want to encourage to be a source of encouragement throughout the holiday...

Ben, Travis, Will and Josh Thorne come to you from their hotel room after the running of the St. Jude various races. The guys share their takeaways from a weekend full of events to raise money for St. Jude Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Travis brings up the continued growth of "Team Ben and Travis for St. Jude" and Ben says that we are close to raising $20,000 for the cause. The guys sha...

Ben and Travis return post Thanksgiving to talk about National Adoption Month and a big weekend in Memphis to raise money for St. Jude. The fellas kickoff the episode talking about how stuffed they are from multiple Thanksgiving meals throughout the holiday. Ben asks Travis about the process of getting mentally prepared to adopt. Travis acknowledges all the different ways that people can adopt. Be...

Travis heads up this week's episode by discussing all the blessings of 2022 for our podcasts and then leads a prayer for all of our listeners and their families. Team Ben and Travis for St. Jude, we consider everyone who has donated and/or plans to run as a part of our team. You can donate here: https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/Heroes/SJMMW?fr_id=137507&pg=team&team_id=272930 Everyon...

Ben and Travis are joined by Anthony Lamberth to discuss the tragic loss of his daughter, Ashlyn. Anthony is an elder for the North Bradley Church of Christ in Cleveland, Tennessee. Anthony shares with us how God was able to use a tragic loss to impact so many for good and the Kingdom. The guys discuss the impact of the local and global church during grief. They also discuss the importance of hope...

Join us on Sunday November 20th from 2-3:30 PM for a free Book Reception for "Reframing Hope" at Jacksonburg Church of Christ: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reframing-hope-book-reception-and-signing-tickets-459350679247 Ben Hayes returns from a huge weekend dedicated to our youth. Ben shares with us the impactful messages he heard throughout the weekend at the Ministering 2 Youth Conference in Knox...

Our good friend, pro counselor and SWAT Chaplain, Lonnie Jones returns to the Triple H podcast to discuss fear and anxiety post fright night 2022. Ben kicks off the episode with the M2Y ( https://www.m2yconference.com/ ) Question of the Day for Lonnie about overcoming fears and anxiety. Then Lonnie gives more details about different therapies. Lonnie talks about intentional adversity. Will asks ab...

Scott Keiser returns once more to finish our discussion concerning his families recovery from last year's hurricane. Scott talks about the delay in getting insurance money from last year's hurricane and how it will delay money for this year's hurricane. Scott then shares the importance of the deadlines to file a "proof of loss". Ben brings up using lawyers to help you make a claim and get the mone...

Good friend and Travis' other roommate at FHU, Scott Keiser joins us once again. Scott comes on the show to discuss his advice on preparation for natural disasters as a hurricane survivor and working in insurance for 20 plus years. Scott and his family have just recently moved back into their home following evacuations last year following Hurricane Ida. He shares with us ways to lower stress invol...

Mars Hill Elementary Principal and 4 year Breast Cancer Survivor Kim Chandler joins Ben and Travis to wrap up her testimony concerning her cancer journey. Mrs. Chandler begins the episode talking about more myths connected to breast cancer dealing with self examination. She stresses the importance of the yearly checkup. Travis follows up with "The Friday ReFresh" Question of the Day about side eff...

Kim Chandler the elementary principal at Mars Hill Bible School is 4 year survivor of Breast Cancer. She joins us to share her journey to remission, her continuing treatment and lingering effects on her life. Kim was diagnosed in late 2018 and rang the bell to signify remission in March of 2019. Ben starts the episode with The Friday ReFresh Question of the Day and a little bit of background of hi...

Dr. Alan Baggett comes on the show to discuss his work in Huntsville as a physician and with Hospice. Travis explains how he met Alan during his leukemia battle in October of 2018. Ben starts the interview with The Friday ReFresh Question of the Day asking Dr. Baggett for his advice for fellow believers thinking about getting into the medical field. Will asks Alan how he is able to maintain compos...

LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED: We discuss the topic of suicide on this episode. Drew Suttles the preacher at Quitman Church of Christ in Quitman, GA and the host of the Weathering the Storm Podcast ( https://scatteredabroad.org/weathering-the-storm/ ). Drew shares with us the storms that rocked him and his family over the last few years. Travis brings up that September is Childhood Cancer Awareness...

College and Career Advisor Whitney Creasy joins the podcast again to share some insights on how to organize and reduce stress during Senior year. Ben joins the conversation from the road and asks The Friday ReFresh Question of the Day about where the planning process should be at this point in the year. Will follows that up with the action items from October through Christmas. Whitney also discuss...

Happy Labor Day week and a huge "thank you" to all of you. As we take a week off from a full episode we just can't be more thankful for your continued support of the Helping Healing Humor podcast. Travis reminds everyone of our other content offerings and some things that are coming up in the near future. He asks for your input on any changes or interviews you'd like to hear. Travis mentions "The...

We are so thankful to the LORD and all of you for blessing us with your support of this podcast. We are rejoicing over reaching 150 episodes! Travis begins by talking about the after effects of dodgeball for Will Myhan. Ben then introduces our guests J.J. Davenport and Pam Lenz. J.J. and Pam have organized the Transform Ladies Conference coming up in October in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Registratio...

Will starts off the episode talking about his soreness from the dodgeball action. The elderstatesmen of the show adds a little salt to the wound. Travis mentions Will half court shot to tie the championship series at 2 games. Travis talks about the organization of the tournament and then the final four seeds. During the final four there were stipulations added. Will plots to steal the Golden Wrenc...

The guys continue their interview with Cayron Mann by talking about their visit with Cayron to experience equine assisted psychotherapy. Ben and Travis visited with Cayron and the horses last fall. Cayron does a wonderful job introducing this interesting approach to mental health. She discusses how the horses are able to assist people in working through trauma. We wrap up the interview by asking C...

Special guest Cayron Mann joined us to introduce us to E.M.D.R. therapy. The episode starts with a reminder about the Stayin' Alive Disco Dodgeball Tournament ( https://www.benandtravis.com/store/p/stayin-alive ) coming up on August 20th at Mars Hill Bible School. Cayron begins by explaining what E.M.D.R. stands for an a little history lesson concerning its origin. Travis makes a terrible music re...

On this week Ben, Travis and Will tackle the attitude adjustment necessary to have a wonderful school year. The guys discuss their excitement for the Stayin' Alive Dodgeball Tournament and how you can register ( https://www.benandtravis.com/store/p/stayin-alive ). Travis and Ben try to dispel anyone's concern over how the event will take place. Will gets to talk a little bit about his trip to Ziba...

Today’s episode does discuss some of the more mature aspects of mental health. Ben and Travis once again come to you from the BATify Freedom 5K on the campus of Mars Hill Bible School in Florence, Alabama. This episode the guys bring you a topic submitted at Maywood Christian Camp. Ben begins this edition describing “intrusive thoughts”. Ben stresses that struggling with something does not mean yo...

The guys discuss some more adult subjects than usual in this episode! Ben and Travis come to you from Mars Hill Bible School immediately following the 3rd Annual BATify Freedom 5k. The guys address a question submitted to the podcast while at Maywood Christian Camp 4th week. The question submitted addressed the qualities of a good accountability partners. The guys run down three good qualities and...

Ben and Travis come to you immediately following the 3rd Annual BATify Freedom 5K from Mars Hill Bible School in Florence, Alabama. They talk about all the wonderful people who made the run possible. The topic turns to the Disco Dodgeball Tournament which you can register for here: https://www.benandtravis.com/store/p/stayin-alive The hosts with the most talk about their athletic, work place, chur...

Travis starts the episode discussing the upcoming 3rd Annual BATify Freedom 5K on Saturday. You can still register here: https://www.benandtravis.com/store/p/batify . The guys discuss their week at Maywood Christian Camp and Travis brings up a fun game that the guys played in their Bible class on Friday that illustrated the O.O.D.A. Loop. Ben explains the game and how it illustrates the importance...