Winston Smith talks about how a passage from C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia helped him through anxiety and depression in college and how counselors can use a variety of narratives in counseling.
Dr. Mike Emlet talks about the holistic approach to understanding biological factors in counseling. This video is an introduction to Dr. Emlet's 2012 national conference discussion. You can get more information on the conference here.
This week our host Andrew Ray sits down with Dr. Mike Emlet and Dr. David Powlison to talk about how to respond to people who try to offer helpful advice in difficult situations but actually their advice makes the situation worse.
"I've never told anyone this before." I've heard this sentence too many times to count. When I hear it, I have immediate compassion, because whatever is to come next is extremely sensitive information that, for any number of reasons, has remained a deep, dark secret until this moment. And I admit, whenever I hear this sentence I also cringe a little inside, because there's a good chance I'm about to hear something that will break my heart.
