Strong Tower Mental Health Podcast

Are you pouring your heart out on all the people in your life? Do you feel drained and not have much left? You could have your priorities off and maybe you need a heavenly re-alignment. Often as Christians, we think it's humble and kind to put everyone else first and never take care of ourselves. The problem is that when we do this, we are left empty and don't have enough to give. You will hear ab...

Did you know there is a bigger Christmas story? One that includes the entire Bible starting with Genesis? Jesus didn't just begin when the virgin Mary conceiving a son by the power of the Holy Spirit. The Preeminence of Christ was written about by Paul in the New Testament. Genesis mentions the first prophecy of Jesus. This is not to diminish the power of our current Christmas plays, but we must a...

Brooks was found as a baby in a drain tile, grew up in foster home and a broken home. He joined the army in 2011 right before 9/11. He got the call to go to Iraq and loved it – he could be with his brothers and sisters and protect. He also got married to the love of his life and eventually had a son. After tragedy in the war and losing close friends, trauma started to set in. He found himself very...

Gaslighting has been a very popular word and the English language. So much so that Merriam-Webster announced that it was the word of the year for 2022. It is a psychological manipulation of a person over an extended period of time that causes the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts a perception of reality that leads to decrease confidence and self-esteem. It is very easy to ident...

Are you believing God to improve your situation, but you are right in the middle of it? Does everything seem unclear and blurry? In this episode, Heidi will respond to a listener's question and cry out to God. This listener boldly shares her anger at the trauma she experienced. Why do those who have been traumatized have to do all the hard work of healing? It doesn't seem fair at all! God's desire...

God is in the business of "health care", not "sick care". Listen to this powerful interview with chiropractor Melissa Brennan who is also certified in nutrition, acupuncture, and brain-wellness services. Her testimony is evidence of how God can heal in unconventional ways. She shares her personal story of God healing her from complete kidney failure. She focuses on treating the root causes of heal...

We may believe in God, but does He talk back to us? What are the ways that God speaks to us? We need to know how to operate listening to our Maker, the God of this mighty universe. When we can lean into His voice and what He has to say, wisdom comes, we are encouraged, and the noise of the world goes away. We hear His wisdom over mental health struggles and our life choices, not the world. We then...

Do you feel like sometimes you don't listen to your close loved ones? But then someone else will say the same thing and you listen to them – because maybe you don't trust the 1st person? If you've experienced hurt, pain, lies and trauma from that loved one, it's hard to trust them. How do we deal with our loved ones when we have trust issues with them? We need to align from God and listen to Him....

Are you emotionally exhausted? Do you believe that everything you are feeling is actually your emotions? Marie struggled with high anxiety, physical issues, and exhaustion. She wondered what was wrong with her. She felt shame and condemnation. Until she realized that she had a gift and just didn't know how to use it. She realized that not everything she was feeling was "hers". She was picking up o...

Do you feel like you have a dysfunctional family system but don't know what to do about it? Do you feel guilty for things that you wonder why you feel guilty for? Do you feel like you are the odd one out? Often times when we recognize who God says about us, we can feel alone in our journey of healing as members of our family don't seem to change along with us. However, when we truly allow God to t...

Have you found yourself missing time? Or know someone who you had a great time with but the next time you see them they act like they don't know you? Dissociative Identity Disorder, or DID, is one of the most misunderstood and mis-diagnosed mental health diagnoses. Mental health therapists often miss it and don't know how to treat it and people in ministry will often think these people are demoniz...

Are you struggling with intrusive thoughts, chronic anxiety, sleep issues or a sense of false identity? When you look into the mirror is your identity in your past or the things you've done? Dr. Mike Hutchings has created a powerful prayer model that has brought thousands free from the captivity of a shattered soul and the symptoms of PTSD. He has 35 years of experience in ministry and various lea...

Do you ever get triggered in the middle of a healthy conversation? Do you ever have times where you push your loved ones away and wonder why? Do you feel like you struggle with attachment wounds but aren't quite sure how to get them healed? We all have hidden soul wounds from scattered or disorganized attachments that we often don't realize. In this episode, Heidi shares a time where she got trigg...

What if the person you need to keep distance from is your mom? Or your sister? How do we navigate healthy boundaries with people that we have to keep in our life? Jesus healed ALL who came to Him, but not all came to Him, and He didn't go out doing more things than He could handle. Jesus knew His Father's voice and followed that. Hearing our Father's voice is the key to not only healthy boundaries...

Struggling with rejection from a young age, Sasha grew up a victim of bullying for most of her childhood. She was desperate to be accepted. Sasha developed OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), eventually attempted suicide, almost died and was declared she would have brain damage the rest of her life. But God declared a better word over her life. God's powerful hand saved her from death and healed...

Do you often avoid the much needed difficult conversations with your loved ones or employers? In this podcast, you will hear a different perspective and learn new tools on how to have difficult conversations. It's not always what you think. Learning how to rumble with the unknown and vulnerable self-awareness is key. As well as being clear instead of unclear, getting curious and "wondering" instea...

Do you find yourself avoiding difficult conversations? Or have you accepted that you avoid conflict? God desires for us to be at peace with one another. Being at peace doesn't mean avoiding. Often when we avoid, it's because of fear. In this episode, you will learn what hard conversations are, why we avoid them, what happens when we do avoid, and how to step into being courageous instead.  Some ha...

Staci has experienced suicidal depression, house fire and divorce. She has had a billion dollar success and was also waiting for which pink slip to pay. Staci now loves to help people make their set backs to become a come back. The chapter you are in is a CHAPTER. You just need to get past that chapter and turn the page. The pen is in your hand. What happened to you yesterday is only information t...

Do you need some encouragement?  There are many of us who are on this rabbit trail of busyness and exhaustion, and we don't know how to get free from it. Listen to this inspiring episode where you will hear encouragement no matter where you are at with your mental health. You will learn about the cognitive triangle – our thoughts, emotions and behaviors, and how a wrong thought can quickly exhaust...

How can we use prophecy? How can we go from heavy stuff to declaring what God says? When we have depression, anxiety or issues with people in our life, it can be hard to even pray during these times, let alone prophesy. In this episode, you will learn more about the gift of prophesy and how you can use it during struggling times. We can often shy away from these gifts because of what we grew up wi...

Adele was born in a Satanic cult and was a victim of Satanic Ritual Abuse until the age of 19. She gave her life to Christ after a failed kidnapping and murder attempt. She has now been in ministry for 27 years. Adele admits people have a hard time believing her testimony and they often turn a blind eye. Along with the abuse in the cult, she also experienced emotional, sexual and physical abuse. S...

We hear the word deliverance thrown around and we either are very aware of it or we haven't heard much. Or we've heard the doctrine that Christians can't be demonized so we can just ignore any talk about deliverance. What is deliverance and do you actually need it? In this episode, I will give some basic deliverance 101 teachings, tips and prayers. When you turn a light on in a dark room, there is...

What is the difference between deliverance and inner healing? How do we know if we have a demon or is it a behavioral issue? Michael is an ordained spiritual warfare minister, exorcist, spiritual director, and Christian counselor. He has experience in haunted houses, working with cult survivors, doing exorcisms, and seeing angels and demons. While these things may seem like they are way out there...

Angela Greenig is a general of the faith and has been in ministry for 43 years. She came from an illegitimate marriage, poverty, was violated at the young age of 4, and experienced hatred and bullying her whole childhood. At the age of 9 she was selling drugs and eventually got into stripping and prostituting. She was told she was stupid and would never amount to anything. She believed she had no...

You might hear that people are really religious or someone else has a "religious spirit". The definition of religion is actually controversial, and scholars haven't even agreed on it. The religious spirit is a type of demonic spirit where people believe they need to earn salvation. This episode will break down the harm and pain the religious spirit can cause on our mental health and what we can do...