Sanctuary Counseling Podcast

Send us Fan Mail What is healthy and productive conflict? Why does conflict seem different at home, at work, with friends, with people in authority? What keeps people from doing conflict well? How can we become better at conflict? Join the conversation as Sanctuary Counseling Center Executive Director, Bill Finnell, joins host, Joey Bland, discussing conflict.

Send us Fan Mail In this final episode of 2025 Joey & Bill discuss Gratitude and even feeling Gratitude when we don't feel like it. It's the end of the year and whether your year was a great one or a not so great one gratitude is critical for our daily success. Join the conversation as we wrap 2025.

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey & Bill as they discuss holiday preferences, which promises to be wildly controversial. They also throw in a summary of holiday songs & movies per decade and Bill drops a tricky song into the mix. Merry Christmas from all of us at Sanctuary Counseling Center.

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey & Bill as they continue our Holiday '25 series and focus today on Building a R.A.F.T. For the Holidays & New Year. Bill discusses this frequently used acronym that is designed to help people with transitions in life and demanding times. Join the conversation to enrich your holidays.

Send us Fan Mail As we continue our 2025 Holiday Series Joey & Bill explore the concept of Recharging instead of Recovering in the holidays. This discuss will look at the science of rest and the importance of rest. We'll also discuss ways to build "buffer zones" so that you can maintain the much needed space for recharging.

Send us Fan Mail As we begin our 2025 Holiday Series, Joey and Bill spend some time discussing Boundaries, Busyness, and the Myth of the Perfect Holiday. The holidays can be a pressure cooker striving for holiday perfection so we'll discuss the gift of Boundaries and ways to build a peaceful holiday plan.

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey & Bill as they welcome Hannah & Edwin Attaway to the podcasts. Hannah & Edwin's story is unique as they both serve full-time as pastors but do so at different churches. Come and join the conversation as the Attaways discuss their journey and how that journey has grown them as individuals and as a couple.

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey & Bill as they welcome Hannah & Edwin Attaway to the podcasts. Hannah & Edwin's story is unique as they both serve full-time as pastors but do so at different churches. Come and join the conversation as the Attaways discuss their journey and how that journey has grown them as individuals and as a couple.

Send us Fan Mail As we conclude our series on grief, Joey & Bill discuss Grieving and The Holidays. The holidays are the most difficult time of the year for so many people and learning healthy ways to grieve during the holidays can be very healing. Join the conversation as we discuss practical ways to navigate the holidays.

Send us Fan Mail As we conclude our series on grief, Joey & Bill discuss Grieving and The Holidays. The holidays are the most difficult time of the year for so many people and learning healthy ways to grieve during the holidays can be very healing. Join the conversation as we discuss practical ways to navigate the holidays.

Send us Fan Mail As our series on grief continues, today Joey & Bill discuss Divorce & Grief. Not unlike the death of a spouse, divorce causes lots of layers of grief. Not grieving leaves all that hurt and pain inside a person. Join the conversation.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode on grief, Joey & Bill discuss Helping Kids Through Grief. Grief is difficult for adults and kids are often overlooked in the process. Join the conversation as Bill explains how kids grieve and how we as adults need to model healthy grieving in front of them.

Send us Fan Mail In episode 4 of our Grief series, Joey & Bill discuss The Art of Lament. Learning how to grieve is critically important and part of that process is being able to express those deeper feelings of grief. King David did and it is a good practice for us as well.

Send us Fan Mail As we continue our series on Grief, Joey & Bill get practical with Personal Practices for Grief. Grief is something most people have to learn to do because it is uncomfortable and unnatural. This episode provides a framework for those grieving and how to set yourself up for support and healthy progress.

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey & Bill as they begin a new series on grief. Grief tends to be an uncomfortable topic with people which often results in short circuiting the grieving process. Bill & Joey explore why grief is critical to overall, long-term emotional health as they explore The Needs of Grief.

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey & Bill as they begin a new series on grief. Grief tends to be an uncomfortable topic with people which often results in short circuiting the grieving process. Bill & Joey explore why grief is critical to overall, long-term emotional health as they explore The Needs of Grief.

Send us Fan Mail In the final episode of our mini series Questions We Hear As Counselors, Joey & Bill delve into how to help someone with this episode I'm Not A Counselor, But How Can I Help?. We all have friends and family or coworkers that come seeking advice or input, so Joey & Bill tackle the topic to help provide some tools as you enter those conversations.

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey & Bill as they discuss the most common questions they get when meeting with clients. A fun and insightful conversation about questions we all have.

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey & Bill as they discuss the most common questions they get when meeting with clients. A fun and insightful conversation about questions we all have.

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey & Bill as they discuss the most common questions they get when meeting with clients. A fun and insightful conversation about questions we all have.

Send us Fan Mail In episode 2 of The Seasons of Marriage, Joey & Bill discuss the complexities of growing a family and yet maintaining your marriage relationship.

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey & Bill as they delve into the Seasons of Marriage. In this first episode they cover The Early Years and discuss how often we fail to take into account our current circumstances and situations. Despite the ebbs and flow of marriage people often maintain the same expectations, which may not align with the season.

Send us Fan Mail Join Joey & Bill as they discuss Men & Marriage. Culturally men are brought up to restrain their feelings and toughen up, but what affect does that have when trying to build a healthy marriage? Vulnerability is what leads to greater trust and intimacy and yet vulnerability is so foreign to so many men.

Send us Fan Mail Joey and Bill venture into the world of AI by asking Chat GPT the Top 5 Reasons People Get Married. Join the conversation as technology meets counseling and we explore the AI generated answers.

Send us Fan Mail After 40 years together, Jacky & Mike share their experience of Marriage & Ministry and building a kingdom family. The challenges and benefits of a couple, with each being in full-time vocational ministry, learning to live in harmony.