Strong Tower Mental Health Podcast

Have you experienced false prophesy and psychological damage from it? Have you had a leader in your church demand that you listen to them even though their character was tainted? In this revelatory episode, you will hear the brilliant Dr. Mark Chironna talk about the biblical intention of prophesy and how we have gravitated towards trinket show prophesy instead of Jesus. He talks about the shift i...

Riaann Swiegelaar was one of the founders of the Satanic Church of South Africa and was radically transformed by the love of Jesus. In the middle of a sacrifice, Jesus came into the room. He shares his powerful testimony of transformation through real love. Riaann is candid and talks about how we, as Christians need to trust in the power of the Holy Spirit to transformation people, instead of cont...

Do you feel like you are under attack lately? Do you feel equipped to take on the enemy? Many Christians operate with a "this is life" mentality and don't know how to truly utilize the power of God within them. Renowned minister, author and pioneer of faith, Jane Hamon, shares some powerful strategies of how we can overcome the enemy. Jane has overcome much in her life and has paved the way for ma...

Looking for more prayer or ministry? This episode is a BONUS episode for prayer for our hearts in the midst of difficulties. There is a lot going on and we can get distracted away from God.  "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual  hosts  of wickedness in the heavenly  places." ~Ep...

When the trauma and pain others have that they aren't deal with affects us, it gets really hard. We want to just check out or leave or not continue that relationship. This is how divorce and broken families happens. But what about what God can do? How do we allow God to move in dry and hard ground where there isn't permission by the person? For example, a spouse who is not a believer and continues...

Have you felt hardships holding you back to move forward? Are you wanting to move forward with what God has for you? God isn't a cosmic coke machine! Too many of us settle for the mediocre when God desires for us to live a life greater than we could ever imagine. Pastor Tyler Feller shares his childhood story of being inspired by a teacher mistakenly calling him "preacher", and his love of God bro...

Do you feel like you have big emotions and can't control them? Or you have people around you who continue to have big emotions and make unhealthy choices with them? We can speak all you we but if our heart is impure and defiled, what comes out of it won't be good. We can get stuck in bitterness, fear, anger or unforgiveness and have spiritual blindness that we don't want. The fruit that grows is m...

Do you know where God wants you to transform culture? Do you know where your place is in the Kingdom of God? Jesus is about bringing heavenly culture to the earth, teaching us how to live and create His culture. Luke Askew is a Kingdom Coach from England. He grew up doing this his way and struggled with anxiety and depression. He came to the end of his own will and path. He found himself shouting...

Have you been getting distracted lately? Do you feel like God's voice has been muffled a bit? In this political season, it can be hard to feel like you hear clearly from the Lord. There are so many stories that can get our attention and we can be sucked into the news and stay there. It's not that these stories or the news are bad, but what stirs in our heart and mind afterwards can be. How can we...

Do you believe that most trauma takes place in the home? What is God's purpose for trauma? God doesn't waste anything. This episode is rich with revelation, wisdom and trauma healing. Colette Toach and her husband are originally from South Africa and are in full time ministry all over the world. They saw miracles take place by walking through deliverance and trauma dealing at the dinner table. Thi...

Do you wonder how some people seem to do "authenticity" so well? Or they just seem so confident and sure of themselves but it's not fake? In this episode you will hear the 6 myths of vulnerability based on the research by Brene Brown. Heidi is a Certified Daring Way Facilitator and teaches groups like Daring Greatly and today you will get a little piece of this work. It's world changing and head t...

Are you frustrated by the divisiveness in the world? Do you desire a world of kindness and wisdom as a Christian? Carrie Lloyd is an author, pastor, foster parent and many other roles. She is from England and was an only child raised by 2 Baptist parents. She left her extremist faith and became an atheist after the death of her father. However, God pursued her in such a beautiful way through butte...

Have you heard of EMDR therapy or had someone recommend it to you? Do you wonder what it actually is and what happens in a session? Is it like hypnosis? In this episode, you will hear the details about what EMDR therapy is, who it's recommended for and what it does. It stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. You will learn what happens in an actually session and the pros and cons...

Have you felt judged by other Christians? Have you secretly judged others for their choices or even how they look? Adele Vrey had her first experience of God during an abortion and was apart of the Satanic Church. She now loves other Satanists into the arms of God. God is not intimidated by our circumstances, secrets and sins. In this episode, you will hear Adele share the testimony of Riaan Sweig...

Do you feel like you don't fit in? Have you felt like your insecurities keep you from completely being yourself? We weren't meant to fit in! We were meant to stand out and be the vessel of the Kingdom of God. We often struggle to recognize this because of who and what is around us. The world can "feel" so much bigger. In this episode, you will hear a very vulnerable and authentic journal that was...

Have you struggled to believe God actually loves you? Have you been angry with God? Patti Olson struggled with low self-esteem, teen pregnancy, rage, sexual abuse, partying and being angry with God. Now a licensed therapist and author, she shares her powerful testimony and how God healed her. We often try to avoid everything and everyone because they hurt us, but this doesn't allow God into those...

Have you been dealing with toxic shame and feel like you are less than God designed? Do you have close people in your life who continue to toxically shame you? Are you toxically shaming yourself? We need to get a hold of unhealthy and toxic shame and instead behold The One who made us, Jesus Christ. This world has so much toxicity and polarity that it can be hard to field through where we end and...

Has your child had a bad dream? Do you sense your children have spiritual gifts but aren't sure how to steward them? Do you want to integrate faith for your kids but aren't sure how? Debra Giles did just that for 4 of her spiritually gifted sons and has written a book to share with us! Often our children share spiritual things with us but we don't know how to steward what they are seeing or sensin...

We hear the word shame and believe that it's bad right? When we feel it we want that feeling gone, no matter how we can get it to leave. Is shame always bad? Is there such thing as healthy shame? We usually use church words such as condemnation or conviction. God can use neuroscience to help us understand relationships, connection and joy. In this episode, I will take from different sources, inclu...

Do you have passion for your family and your legacy to be in God's will? Are you tired of the attack on marriage, gender and families? In this episode, you will hear an encouraging interview with well known worship artist and author Jake Hamilton. This conversation will lead you deep into the impact of story and what men truly need right now. Jake is honest and vulnerable as he shares his weakness...

Have you felt discouraged with your faith? Do you feel like you have a healthy community to grow in? There is revelation and hope in neuroscience for us to be encouraged, increase in joy and feel loved in our community. Spiritual growth is something that can be missing if we aren't using our whole brain. We may not even realize that we are only using half of our brain. In this episode, I will take...

Do you feel like you don't have the strength to fight the things in your life? Have you felt like you have low self-worth? In this episode, you will be encouraged to find audacious boldness that God gave you. Kim Maas didn't have self-worth. Medication didn't help. She was convinced SHE was the problem. She was married to an alcoholic and drug addict and filed for divorce. But she heard the voice...

How do we grow good fruit, healthy emotions and mental health in our life? Conversations have been coming up in my sessions and I think I want to share it here. We hear about spending time with God and the need for this, but isn't it hard to do? I feel like we can get caught in the wheel of our busy lives and much of this busy is good stuff. So we are doing good things but not taking the time to s...

Do you want to hear the voice of God? Do you need practical ways to know how to engage with Jesus daily? Sterling is a formal NFL player and former federal prisoner. He fought anxiety and depression for a long time and listened to the wrong voices. Sterling "tried it all" by being religious, being worldly, partying, drinking, putting himself in business, being a workaholic, motivational speaker, s...

Do you feel weary lately? Insecure or not yourself? I have felt "off" and it feels real. In this episode, you will be encouraged by declarations of truth. Sometimes we need a rejuvenation in the spirit, a Holy Spirit dousing of His love and affection. We aren't meant to live in the lack, but confidently walking in Christ, no matter our circumstances or environment. Rest and receive as these powerf...