172 episodes
Strong Tower Mental Health with Heidi Mortenson Charisma Podcast Network
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- Religion & Spirituality
Strong Tower Mental Health is an authentic and encouraging podcast hosted by Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Heidi Mortenson. Get ready for heaven to be unlocked in your soul with real life stories, skills, and amazing guests who will inspire you. Topics on this podcast include vulnerability, authenticity, how to have difficult conversations, keeping healthy boundaries with others, marriage, depression, anxiety, addiction, co-dependency and more. You will learn how to pull the gold from yourself and others, and walk in freedom no matter the circumstances surrounding you. Learn more at https://heidimortensonlmft.com/
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172. Redefining Sex and Intimacy with Dr. Carol Tanksley, MD, DMin
Did you know that your sex life has a story to tell? Many of us avoid the topic of sex, but our avoidance says more about a key to our freedom that we need to get curious about. It’s an invitation to know God more deeply and authentically. Carol Tanksley, MD, DMin is a licensed ob-gyn physician and wrote a book about the expectations of sex. In this episode you will hear the insights of how she discovered to write the book and highlights we need to know. The book is about reframing your good and not-so-good stories about God, love and relationships. God created us with the desire for intimacy, to be seen and known. She doesn’t avoid any topic and you will leave feeling hopeful!
“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” ~A.W. Tozer
“And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.” ~1 John 4:16
Carol’s website: https://www.drcarolministries.com/
To purchase the book Sexpectations: https://www.amazon.com/Sexpectations-Reframing-Not-So-Good-Stories-Relationships/dp/B0CSWXZJQL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1E5ICBOXLGJQY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.RpG7MrcwbxTZ3FHs0QfuRnVaYWKwOGSad6eeQikNsfQ.OEvLd
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Find more about Heidi: www.heidimortensonlmft.com
If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved! -
171. Managing Overwhelm
Do you feel constantly overwhelmed? Do you feel trapped in overwhelm and don’t know how to get out? God does not want us to live in this emotional space of overwhelm. How can we get out of it and how can we live daily in peace when we have difficult things that we are managing? In this episode, you will hear practical tips on how to manage overwhelm. Some of the tips will be starting with basics like structure and getting deeper to root issues and how to manage it daily.
“And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” ~Philippians 4:7h faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.” ~Ephesians 2:8
Find more about Heidi: www.heidimortensonlmft.com
Purchase the book The Brave Encourager: https://www.amazon.com/Brave-Encourager-Power-Encouragement-Changes/dp/B09TN45H36/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HGP5FPY2E5GD&keywords=the+brave+encourager&qid=1646608516&sprefix=the+brave+encourager%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-1
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170. From Striving to Thriving with Luke Palasz
Isn’t Christianity supposed to look leaps and bounds different from any other religion? Why do so many of us look the same as every other religion? The Apostle Paul said that we are to be transformed by the renewal of our minds. In this energizing episode, you will be encouraged to hear Luke Palasz share is testimony of knowing and walking in the simplicity of the gospel every day. He has seen thousands of people be healed by Jesus and believes this is normal Christianity. He wrote a book called “From Striving to Thriving” because he used to strive and feel pressure to do religious duties. He no longer operates from this place because of the significant revelation he received about his identity in Christ.
“In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.” ~Acts 2:17
Luke’s website: https://fromstrivingtothriving.org/
To purchase From Striving to Thriving: https://www.amazon.com/Striving-Thriving-Renewing-Minds-Christ/dp/B0CM1FRM42/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32L7CKG2K6W60&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4imuyd3DLA8vnxYzheVhVAKlPrw8O05M4XjY9zm3Oc_c_HYXhM6yjsgVi856pFFO_gKHEvdLyRbMZW1YQgd19w.r7GuB_gSdPrGF7cKCKd1687y5lLgWcWszXYqocJLMT4&dib_tag=se&keywords=luke+palasz&qid=1711390446&sprefix=luke+palasz%2Caps%2C93&sr=8-1
To sign up for the women’s retreat April 2024: https://www.discovermyinsidestory.com/extraordinary-2024
Find more about Heidi: www.heidimortensonlmft.com
If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved! -
169. Is My Mental Health Diagnosis Helping or Hurting?
Do you think your mental health diagnosis is helping or hurting you? Has your mental health diagnosis controlled your life? We can get controlled by our circumstances instead of God, and our diagnosis can be one of them. Sometimes people in the church ignore symptoms in the name of healing and sometimes people outside the church focus on their diagnosis too much. We need balance and we need God’s truth for our situation. I will talk about some controversial topics around a diagnosis and how it can help us and how it can hurt us.
Galatians 5:1 – “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”
To sign up for the women’s retreat April 2024: https://www.discovermyinsidestory.com/extraordinary-2024
Find more about Heidi: www.heidimortensonlmft.com
Purchase the book The Brave Encourager: https://www.amazon.com/Brave-Encourager-Power-Encouragement-Changes/dp/B09TN45H36/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HGP5FPY2E5GD&keywords=the+brave+encourager&qid=1646608516&sprefix=the+brave+encourager%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-1
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If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved! -
168. Parenting Well in Today’s Culture with Steve Hines
Does is seem hard to parent in today’s culture? It seems no matter where we turn there is something fighting against what Jesus intends for us as parents. How do we parent well as Christians? In this episode, you will hear author Steve Hines, as he shares his insights about parenting well no matter what is going on in the world. He shares personal experiences as a father and grandfather. He guides us to parent and train children to become the salt of the earth and the light of the world and to clearly hear God’s voice throughout the journey. He felt led to write a book and titled it “Salt, Light and Kids” and he is sharing what God showed him in this incredible journey.
“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.” ~Matthew 5:13
Steve’s website: https://www.saltlightandkids.com/
To purchase Salt, Light and Kids: https://www.amazon.com/Salt-Light-Kids-Parenting-Culture/dp/B0BYS9558D/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ISB9G5VNKVBU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.F0H0-fC3oeQ7FGTgpxk5dAib8L20UwJyWtU5RoufxXwHAwFjRFfIl2pDnwyoe_saetNWnmMsL0I7K02k4VNarScW1IM9YjYSgp0IVKEZG2v3CPuIQ0rMaL-T06GHd3ZvH5RS9GL6DalhIleA8hviguGfiDjU5A4g2oPV9_a0CMg0-kSLe3BHX-gE8wOzsweptaa1bahCbxTNa_rJUQXf6FlqyUpt7meTaFSHEk21v89Jh_OXI2YD5U-nfWaZBddH2UC9xS_rlcRv8mXC6GAiHF6BlnFGBukU-V-q4jEht98.XGBbSV-365gT_v6v3XkesKNRCbtuMPrqqahfDdbRdvE&dib_tag=se&keywords=salt+light+and+kids&qid=1711032501&sprefix=salt+light+and+kids%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-1
To sign up for the women’s retreat April 2024: https://www.discovermyinsidestory.com/extraordinary-2024
Find more about Heidi: www.heidimortensonlmft.com
If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved! -
165. Emotion Regulation Skills – DBT Skills Series
Do you struggle with managing your emotions? Do you think we have a choice with our feelings? In this episode, you will hear about how to be more skillful with your emotions. You will find out what good emotions are and their purpose. Also there will be very helpful and specific skills and handling emotions.
This is a 3rd of a series called DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) series – the 1st one was Interpersonal effectiveness and the 2nd was distress tolerance. Let me explain the difference with skills verses deep trauma work. When your house is on fire and you are struggling, you are not thinking about healing at that time, you just need to make a good choice in a difficult moment. Today’s episode is on skills to manage difficult emotions when they show up.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” ~Matthew 11:28-30
To sign up for the women’s retreat April 2024: https://www.discovermyinsidestory.com/extraordinary-2024
Find more about Heidi: www.heidimortensonlmft.com
Purchase the book The Brave Encourager: https://www.amazon.com/Brave-Encourager-Power-Encouragement-Changes/dp/B09TN45H36/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HGP5FPY2E5GD&keywords=the+brave+encourager&qid=1646608516&sprefix=the+brave+encourager%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-1
Join my mailing list: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/t5u2y5
If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved!
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