Sanctuary Counseling Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey and Bill as they discuss the hottest topic in the world right now...the World Cup. The 2026 World Cup is the biggest in history, with 16 host cities, three host nations for the first time ever. Foreign fans are filming their reactions to giant supermarkets, free ice machines, oversized food portions, and drive-thrus. Joey and Bill discuss some relevant takeaways we shoul...

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey and Bill for part two of resting. In part two the discussion centers on What Healthy Rest Actually Looks Like. Rest is not merely the absence of work; it is the presence of renewal. We discuss the gift of the Sabbath and how gratitude changes how we experience rest - rest allows us to receive God's gifts; gratitude allows us to recognize them.

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey and Bill as they continue the Summer Series discussing rest. Many people know they need rest, but struggle to slow down because they've tied their worth to productivity. Healthy rest is not laziness - it is essential for emotional, relational, physical, and spiritual well-being.

Send us Fan Mail Summertime is supposed to be carefree, social, and enjoyable, but for many people the reality can intensify feelings of loneliness, isolation, sadness, or restlessness. Join Joey and Bill as they continue their summer series discussing Summertime Blues.

Send us Fan Mail In this Transition to Summer episode, Joey and Bill discuss how summer can quickly become chaotic with endless screen time, late mornings, boredom, and lack of routine. Families don't always need rigid schedules, but they do need healthy rhythms. The C.H.A.R.G.E. List is a simple daily framework that gives kids structure, purpose, and balance during the summer.

Send us Fan Mail In this Transition to Summer episode, Joey and Bill discuss Depletion and Burnout and how these are two different problems. What is Depletion and why it's not the enemy? What Burnout actually is and how you end up there. It's a myth you "just need a vacation". A vacation can rescue the Depleted, but for the Burned Out it often just defers the reckoning. Join th...

Send us Fan Mail What do you and your spouse actually need this summer? Join the conversation as Joey & Bill continue their series on Transition to Summer with the third episode The Summer Plan Nobody Talks About. This episode gives couples a simple, pastoral framework for a Summer State of the Union conversation. Clinical data shows couples who do not make intentional space for connection dur...

Send us Fan Mail In this second episode of our Transition to Summer series, Joey & Bill discuss What Your Kids Need This Summer. The best thing you can give your kids this summer is a parent who is emotionally available. We'll discuss what we do and why and that busyness is a way of feeling like a good parent without actually being present. Bill gives some terrific guidance on how to prac...

Send us Fan Mail Sanctuary Counseling Center Podcast begins a new series today The Summer Transition. Join Joey & Bill as they discuss The Summer Transition is a Relational Moment not to be missed. As parent's focus turns to summer logistics and the loss of the school year routine it is important to not lose site of the opportunity to form deeper connections with your kids. Listen as comm...

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey & Bill as they discuss impact with their guest Jonathan Torres. Jonathan has a deep history of non-profit work in Memphis and has taken the value of lessons learned to be a consultant. Through his C12 organization Jonathan is helping for-profit and non-profit organizations thrive.

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey & Bill as they discuss the Impact of Unresolved Grief. Over the years, sitting with pastors, ministry leaders, couples, and individuals, we've noticed something that shows up again and again: it's not just stress, it's not just burnout, it's not just conflict, it's grief that hasn't been fully processed. Unresolved grief quietly shapes h...

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey & Bill as they discuss the Impact of Failure. We live in a culture that treats failure like a diagnosis. Something went wrong, someone is to blame, and the goal is to get back to success as fast as possible. But what if failure isn't the interruption of the story, what if it's where the story actually begins?

Send us Fan Mail Join host, Joey Bland, and SCC Executive Director, Bill Finnell, as they conclude this mini-series on The Impact of Personal Wellness. Here, in episode 4, Joey & Bill get practical discussing how to build a plan. Those around don't need more of you, they need more of the best version of you. Key Insight: The healthiest thing you can do for your team is refuse to lead them...

Send us Fan Mail Join host, Joey Bland, as he and SCC Executive Director, Bill Finnell, discuss the ripple effect of neglecting your own personal wellness. Just like in the movie Code 3, the leader is often the last to see their own deterioration, but the team sees it first and feels it longest. Key Insight: Your personal neglect is never just personal - it has a ministry-wide cost that your team...

Send us Fan Mail Join host, Joey Bland, as he and SCC Executive Director, Bill Finnell, discuss why ministry leaders often resist personal wellness plans. Key Insight: Resistance to rest is often a spiritual issue before it's a scheduling issue - but it always becomes a team issue.

Send us Fan Mail Join host, Joey Bland, as he and SCC Executive Director, Bill Finnell, discuss the importance of personal wellness in ministry. The key question : You can't pour from an empty vessel - but what happens to everyone around you when you keep trying? Key Insight: The moment you ignore your own breakdown is the moment you begin to cause one in others. Joey & Bill explore the f...

Send us Fan Mail Join host, Joey Bland, as he and Sanctuary Executive Director, Bill Finnell, discuss phases of impact men have in their careers. From the rookie stage of learning the ropes, to the warrior phase of struggling and building, to the king phase of mastering your craft, and finally to the sage phase of passing it on. Join the conversation.

Send us Fan Mail Most men I know want their lives to matter. We want to live with purpose, to make an impact that lasts. Scripture reminds us that impact is not measured by titles or recognition, but by faithfulness, humility, justice, and love. The way God invites us to live out Micah 6:8 changes with the season of life we are in. Join Joey & Bill as they discuss the different seasons carry d...

Send us Fan Mail Most men I know want their lives to matter. We want to live with purpose, to make an impact that lasts. Scripture reminds us that impact is not measured by titles or recognition, but by faithfulness, humility, justice, and love. The way God invites us to live out Micah 6:8 changes with the season of life we are in. Join Joey & Bill as they discuss the different seasons carry d...

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey & Bill as they host the author of Journey to Impact , Ed Gillentine. The conversation focuses on personal and financial impact possibilities. Ed's wide range of experience both personally and from his financial consulting business have woven into him the impact dna. From farming in Ethiopia to engaging with humans daily, Ed's story will inspire you to focus...

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey & Bill as they look at impact in ministry. From clarifying what impact is to discussing why it is so hard to measure join the discussion as we focus on why impact matters so much and healthier ways to think about impact.

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey & Bill for this much needed venture into impacting others. A must listen for parents who want to focus on presence over performance. Often times your family, work, friends don't need more of you, but they need the healthiest version of you.

Send us Fan Mail Starting 2026, Joey and Bill, explore what lasting impact really means in our work, relationships, leadership, faith, and emotional health, and how we move from good intentions to meaningful influence in the lives of others.

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