Jared Diehl The Louder Now Podcast

SOLO Episode. The first solo episode of 2023. Some reflections on medication, survival mode and moving forward in life. Reflections on John 10:10, entitlement and the notion that illness is permanent in the name of acceptance. Youtube link to episode #141 with the Book Club Brothers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkyOHdFIV8w End Of Show Notes: Please email jared.diehl@gmail.com if you would like...

Episode #141: This was a special episode. Got to record this in person in mid December with my book club brothers Jacob, Samuel and Stephen. This past fall of 2022 we all read The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr together. Since then we have stayed and touch and have been developing a brotherhood together. We go on a journey and talk faith, growing up and reflections on our faith in God. This was...

Happy New Year! This is the first episode of 2023. I had the honor of recording this episode in person with my friend Tim Cancio. We had a blast doing this in person. I know Tim through Humanity Church. We explore our faith upbringing and we have stayed at the same hospital at various points in our journey. Tim is a passionate worship leader at our church and I have wanted to have him on the podca...

Episode #139. This is the first official episode of the podcast that has been streamed and this is the audio from the stream. I am so honored to have Hallie on as a guest and the day of the recording( Wednesday December 7th) marks 730 days of sobriety for her from weed. I know Hallie from Humanity Church and Celebrate Life on Mondays and it was great to hear more details of her journey to sobriety...

Louder Now Episode #138. NEW SERIES. I am excited to call these conversations The Journey To Sobriety where special guests talk about their recovery. Frank and I met at our downtown Pomona church Humanity Church and for the last almost 2 years we have gotten to journey at our Celebrate Life group on Monday Nights. I am proud to call Frank a friend and a brother and I am excited for all that God ha...

Episode #137. If you listened to the Benji Davis episode you heard part 1 of Best Brothers. These are conversations with long time friends. I met Benji and Daniel Ziegler in So Cal in October 2013 and my journey of moving from Anaheim after my 5 month stay in the hospital has a lot to do with New Life church in Pomona where I was roommates with Daniel and Benji. Almost a decade later we are still...

Old episode from a couple of weeks ago. Pre-Birthday thoughts. Part 2 will talk how I have felt after my birthday and the bigger connection to having a support system in our lives and how having community helps in our mental health journey. Show Notes: Please email jared.diehl@gmail.com if you would like to be a guest on the podcast. Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.app...

The Podcast is back. I had so much talking with Frank King. He is know as The Mental Health Comedian and we laugh and talk about our mental health challenges. Frank King BIO:   Frank King, Suicide Prevention Speaker, a writer for The Tonight Show for 20 years, and a full-time standup comedian for 37 years. He's fought a lifetime battle with Depression and Chronic Suicidality, turning that long dar...

Episode #134. This was a really fun episode with my friend Chelsea Hansen. We recorded this back in August and it is finally here. We merge faith and mental health and some other things in between. I love talks when we can talk both subjects. Special Thanks to Chelsea for doing this. And please check out her podcast called Beyond The Picket Fence. All her links will be below.  Chelsea BIO: ( Chels...

Louder Now Episode #133. Another great special guest to talk with me for the podcast.  A conversation that blends faith in God, sexuality, addiction and also recovery. Andy gives us his story and leaves us with 3 really important things: 1. Be Grateful. Get a good handle on what you have to be grateful for. 2.  Taking platitudes and turnig them into honesty. Be honest with who you are. 3. Turn you...

Louder Now Episode #132. I got connected with Chris through our friend Lee and it has been a few months in the making. I so loved talking with Chris about his mental health journey. We talk martial arts, buddhism, faith, suffering and much more. Chris also has his own mental health podcast. Chris's BIO: Hi! I'm Chris and I run the podcast and livestream; "Chatty Geek, Hidden Dragon" an independent...

Episode #131. The Love series continues. I explore generosity and how that is the nature of love. Love is always giving. Our mental health challenges can make us feel isolated and self absorbed. We can carry the limp of living in scarcity and survival mode. Even if we get stable and get better we can still feel like we aren't giving to anyone or doing anything meaningful. The invitation has always...

Louder Now Episode #130. You could just call this long talk BEST FRENDZ FOREVER!! Benji and I have been brothers for nearly 10 years. We met October 2013 and here we are recording together 9 years later. Benji was one of many that prayed for me on the third day of my coma. You have all heard the story many, many times but Benji was in the room praying for me and when I first moved to Pomona he was...

Louder Now is back with a new episode for a new month. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. My guest today tells her story of surviving domestic abuse and how to move in post traumatic growth. I so enjoyed talking with her. She is also doing big things and helping so many people now. Proud of her and honored that she shared on this podcast. Agape's BIO: Be Your Incredible Self (BYIS) best...

** Suicide Awareness Month is September every year and to kick off this month I have a wonderful special guest named Shelley Pavlis. I was a guest on her podcast last September and I am so glad we got to talk about her journey. At 13 minute mark we do talk about Suicide. BIO: Shelley  Pavlis is the current Co-chair and Project 2025 Champion of the Orange County Chapter of the American Foundation f...

Have you ever said, " I know that already!" Or you just say, " I know" when someone tries to hold you accountable to goals or changes you want to make? I have had this on my mind all this year because I am trying to do better with the way I eat, the way I manage money and time and I find myself using I KNOW as the excuse instead of saying..hey I didn't follow through. Can you imagine if you shifte...

Episode #125. Welcome back. This is me. Jared. I am here to tell you about a new series I would like to start called What Is Love? I feel like this topic has been around since the beginning of time and I often wonder about how love plays a role in mental illness and mental health. My religious background also leads me to believe that all we can know about love comes from the Bible because 1 John 4...

Episode #124. I have touched on this subject in some solo episodes BUT we talk Porn and sex addiction in this episode and how medication can be used to help anyone who is feeling stuck and hopeless in their addiction. Thank you to my guest Isaiah for taking the time to talk with me! We talk what is the defintion of addiction and how can the use of medication help one stop porn addiction and what a...

Episode #123. Back with another great conversation on a topic I want to explore more with this podcast and that is talking alternative ways of treating a diagnosis and growing in understanding the wholistic approach to the body. I am so honored that I got connected with Magic! Magic Barclay's BIO: Magic Barclay is the lead practitioner at Wholistic Natural Health Australia and host of the podcast...

Welcome back to the podcast..***EPISODE #122************ Summer has been flying by. I got connected with Susan a few months ago and we were able to have this wonderful talk on faith and bipolar.  Susan's BIO: Susan graduated from Drake University with a B.A. in Sociology. Since her diagnosis of Bipolar 1 in 1995, Susan's true passion in life is to help break the stigma of living with a mental illn...

Louder Now Episode #121 **** Hello friends, welcome back to the podcast. This was the first time I have talked with Doctors on this show and it was wonderful. We talk personal stories of overcoming trauma and we get into forgiveness, faith and even some talk about psychedelics. Also, much more . I loved having them on the podcast and hope to do part 2 in the future. BIO: Drs. May and Tim Hindmarsh...

Hey friends, ** format change** I am mixing things up and skipping the intro and outro that you have been hearing for many episodes. We jump right into this wonderful talk. Loss and grief are real and I think its important to honor the process and also I am so inspired by Elliot's courage and the hope that he inspires in others. Elliot's BIO: Elliot H Kallen is a leader who brings over 30 years of...

Hello friends, The faith series continues and I was so thrilled to have my friend John Jarman on the podcast. He is also an author and you can get his book on his website. Links below. We talk faith, healing and surrender. :) John's BIO: John   Jarman  is a professional fitness coach and men's discipleship leader with a passion for seeing lives changed by Jesus Christ. A former football coach and...

Hey friends, The faith series is back with another talk about faith and mental health. I so enjoyed Michael's perspective on faith and walking in the Spirit. Also, I highly recommend you check out his book called the Sixth Sola. Link below. I also enjoyed Michael's approach to reading the bible. #faithseries Michael's BIO: Michael Ward is the Founder and CEO of the Sixth Sola Method, a platform of...

Hello friends, The FAITH SERIES continues with my friend Dr. Bill Senyard. 6 minutes into the conversation we talk a really important question: do you believe God likes you? We know He loves us but do you believe He likes you? We talk about this and the topic of shame and Bill's amazing work that he has done in helping others in their walk with God. For anyone listening here is a message from BILL...