I have to confess I when I first started this podcast I never even occurred to me to do a season on mental health. I don’t know why because we all know, or I think most of us know, that our health is not necessarily our only body, but it’s our physical, spiritual, emotional, and our mental Health. It all goes together to create our whole being and what we are able to do with our body through that.

My guest today, Dr. Michelle Bengtson, and I talk a lot about her own personal journey. She really speaks to those who have walked, or are walking, through depression and anxiety. I love her holistic approach to healing. Not only does she approach it from a clinical perspective but she really emphasizes the spiritual aspect of it. You’ll hear in her story that that was really the key for her. 

In today’s episode we discuss:

• Her personal journey as a neuropsychologist who experienced depression.
• The difference between depression and anxiety.
• How depression and anxiety can manifest and the differences in men and women.
• What happens when depression and anxiety go unaddressed.
• Addressing depression from a spiritual perspective.
• How our thought life can impact us and our healing.
• How to handle the “I don’t have enough energy” from a personal standpoint and for our loved ones.
• What to do when we hear a scripture that speaks to us and how it can alter our brain chemistry.

Scriptures mentioned

• 2 Corinthians 10: 5 – We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
• Psalms 30:5 – For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
• John 10:10 – The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
• 2 Timothy 1:7 – For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

About Dr. Michelle:

Dr. Michelle Bengtson is an international speaker, and the author of the bestselling, award winning “Hope Prevails: Insights From A Doctor’s Personal Journey Through Depression” and the award winning companion “Hope Prevails Bible Study” and the soon to be released “Breaking Anxiety’s Grip: How to Reclaim the Peace God Promises” (Sept 2019). She has been a neuropsychologist for more than twenty years, and is now in private practice in Southlake, Texas where she evaluates, diagnoses, and treats children and adults with a variety of medical and mental health disorders. This doctor knows pain and despair firsthand and combines her professional expertise and personal experience with her faith to address her patients’ issues, both for those who suffer and the ones who care for them. 

Using sound practical tools, she affirms worth and encourages faith. Dr. Bengtson offers hope as a key to unlock joy and relief—even in the middle of the storm. She and her husband of thirty years have two teenage sons and reside in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. She blogs regularly on her own site: https://www.DrMichelleBengtson.com

She is also a popular podcast show host of “Your Hope-Filled Perspective with Dr. Michelle Bengtson” at https://apple.co/2madPRo

Connect with Dr. Michelle:

Website: https://www.DrMichelleBengtson.com

Blog: https://drmichellebengtson.com/category/blog/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrMichelleBengtson

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrMBengtson (@DrMBengtson)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/DrMichelleBengtson/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmichellebengtson/

Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.com/Drbhopeprevails/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichelleBengtson

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-hope-filled-perspective-dr-michelle-bengtson-podcast/id1468018011 or https://apple.co/2madPRo

7-Day YouVersion Bible Reading Plan for Breaking Anxiety’s Grip: https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/16633-breaking-anxietys-grip-by-michelle-bengtson

Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Michelle-Bengtson/e/B01IYBJANO?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1584985453&sr=8-1

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Have a graced day,

Amy