Your Hope-Filled Perspective with Dr. Michelle Bengtson podcast
278 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsYour Hope-Filled Perspective draws on Dr. Michelle Bengtson’s almost 3 decades of clinical expertise as a neuropsychologist to help her listeners regain hope, renew their minds, and transform their lives. With a perfect balance of clinical expertise, compassion, and vulnerability, Dr. Bengtson and her guests purpose to share Biblically-based hope-filled perspectives for real-life issues, struggles, and concerns. Voted #2 in 2022's Podcast Magazine's Top 50 Moms in Podcasting.
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028 Hope and Help for Depression and OCD
October 24, 2019 20:09 - 28 minutes - 22.5 MBEpisode Summary: If you have ever struggled with depression or obsessive or compulsive tendencies, or you have a friend or loved one who has, then today is the perfect show for you. It’s not uncommon to experience depression and OCD, in fact, today’s guest has experienced both. Depression and OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) can present differently for each person. An individual with OCD may struggle to fight the need to check locks on the house before going to bed or as they are leavi...
027 Hope in the Face of Blindness
October 17, 2019 20:10 - 28 minutes - 20.2 MBEpisode Summary: If you have ever felt prevented from living the life you expected or held back by a disability, then this show is the perfect show for you. We talked with my friend, Carolyn Newell, about living with blindness. Carolyn knows what it is to live with blindness, but she calls her disability a gift from God. So many of us take our sight for granted, so I wanted to hear from her what it’s like to live with blindness in a sighted world, and how she maintained her hope despite th...
026 Laughter is Good Medicine {Even for Depression and Suicidal Thoughts}
October 11, 2019 12:23 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBEpisode Summary: If you or someone you love have ever struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts and wondered if there is help and hope, this is the perfect episode for you to listen to, as we explore how laughter is good medicine. My guest, Dave Ebert, shares how he grew up under a harsh, military father who was physically ill after serving in the military. As an adolescent, Dave became depressed, and then sought out to release some of that depression by entertaining others through...
025 How We Fight Against Worry, Fear, and Anxiety
October 03, 2019 20:30 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBEpisode Summary: If you have ever experienced worry, fear, or anxiety, then this is the perfect episode for you! We’ve spent the last couple of weeks discussing worry, fear, and anxiety in part to celebrate the release of my new book, “Breaking Anxiety’s Grip: How to Reclaim the Peace God Promises” which is now available at retailers near you and online. If you didn’t get to listen to either of the two previous week’s episode, I would encourage you to go back and listen to Episode 23 and E...
024 How Worry, Fear, and Anxiety Cause Us to Lose Our Peace
September 25, 2019 23:26 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBEpisode Summary: If you have ever experienced worry, fear, or anxiety, then this is the perfect episode for you! Last week we announced the release of my new book, “Breaking Anxiety’s Grip: How to Reclaim the Peace God Promises” which is now available at retailers near you and online. If you didn’t get to listen to last week’s episode, I would encourage you to go back and listen: https://drmichellebengtson.com/what-difference-between-worry-fear-and-anxiety-episode-23/ because we had a gre...
023 What is the Difference Between Worry, Fear, and Anxiety?
September 19, 2019 19:28 - 28 minutes - 20 MBEpisode Summary: If you have ever experienced worry, fear, or anxiety, then this is the perfect episode for you! [tweet this] Anxiety is considered “the common cold of mental illness.” So many people experience worry, fear and anxiety, and they’ve come to accept it as part of their life just like we accept the common cold: as if it is inevitable and it’s going to happen. As a society, we’ve come to expect worry, fear, and anxiety as a part of our life. But that’s not God’s way, God’s pla...
022 Hope When You Have Thoughts of Suicide
September 12, 2019 19:27 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBEpisode Summary: If you have ever experienced depression or anxiety or suffered the loss of a friend or loved one to death by suicide, then today is the perfect show for you. September 8-September 14, 2019 is National Suicide Prevention Week in the United States of America, so I wanted to devote this episode to discussing suicide prevention. This is also the week before my newest book, “Breaking Anxiety’s Grip: How to Reclaim the Peace God Promises” releases in all major retailers. Bec...
021 Hope After a Failed Suicide Attempt
September 05, 2019 19:33 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBEpisode Summary: If you have ever felt hopeless, helpless, or worthless, if you have ever felt like giving up the fight and ending it all, then today is the perfect show for you. If you’ve ever considered attempting suicide or lived following a failed suicide attempt, you’ll want to hear our guest’s story in this episode. In this episode of Your Hope-Filled Perspective, I talk with my guest, Rob Decker, who shares very candidly about his failed suicide attempt, and how he has found hope ...
020 Give Yourself a Break
August 29, 2019 20:59 - 28 minutes - 18.5 MBEpisode Summary: As a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist, not a day goes by that I don’t have to address the importance of rest with my patients struggling from medical and mental health disorders ranging from ADHD to post-concussion syndrome. As a society that is now driven to better and faster technology, rest has become a lost art, but no less fundamentally important to our physical emotional, cognitive, and spiritual well-being. God granted us both time and the model of rest fo...
019 Finding Freedom and Breakthrough
August 22, 2019 18:20 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBEpisode Summary: We all struggle with pain from our past. Places where brokenness continues to cut deep into the fabric of our soul. If you have ever felt stuck, and really, no matter where you are on the path to wholeness, our discussion today will comfort, equip, and challenge you to keep pressing forward, past brokenness to healing. My guest, Jennifer Watson, author of Freedom! The Gutsy Pursuit of Breakthrough and the Life Beyond It https://amzn.to/2KRuPpv shares her story as a pas...
018 Exciting News! Breaking Anxiety’s Grip New Book Release
August 15, 2019 22:44 - 16 minutes - 12.2 MBEpisode Summary: I’ve got some exciting news to share with my listeners and readers this week! So many of you have asked for it, and it’s finally here! We’re announcing the soon to be released book that YOU asked me to write, to help you in your struggles with worry, fear, and anxiety. Breaking Anxiety’s Grip: How to Reclaim the Peace God Promises will be released by Baker Revell on September 17, 2019. This book is truly a gift from my heart. It was written with you in mind, much like my...
017 How To Deal with Fear Effectively
August 08, 2019 17:29 - 28 minutes - 21 MBEpisode Summary: As a neuropsychologist, I know the power of our mind, the power of our thoughts. Have you ever wondered how to deal with fear effectively? If you have ever battled your thoughts, and felt like you couldn’t win, then today is the perfect show for you. Today we’re going to be talking about training our mind to conquer challenges, defeat doubt, and live victoriously. Today we’re talking to my friend, Kelly Balarie, about what it means to be battle ready. Her book by the...
016 Hope for Healing from Physical and Domestic Abuse
August 02, 2019 10:14 - 28 minutes - 21.4 MB016 Hope for Healing from Physical and Domestic Abuse Episode Summary: If you have ever been the victim of physical or sexual abuse, been the target of domestic violence, or survived a traumatic event, then today is the perfect show for you. Today we’re talking about finding hope and healing after trauma, particularly domestic violence. On this episode, I had a very frank discussion with my friend, Melanie Pickett, who experienced a 15-year marriage that entailed domestic violence and ...
015 Hope for the Fight Against Cancer
July 25, 2019 18:40 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBEpisode Summary: If you have ever gone through a difficult trial that you hadn’t anticipated, or given an unexpected diagnosis, then today is the perfect show for you. Today we’re going to be talking about how to maintain our hope when unexpected news like a devastating medical diagnosis turns your life upside down. We’ll specifically discuss hope for the fight against cancer. In this episode, Scott Bengtson shares about some of the very difficult life circumstances that turned our lives...
014 Hope For Those Who Have Toxic Friends
July 19, 2019 15:24 - 28 minutes - 20.6 MBEpisode Summary: Today we’re going to be talking about the pain of the friendship relationships that steal your joy. Specifically, toxic friends. Have you ever struggled with a friendship that has gone array? Perhaps you invested yourself fully into a friendship only to find out that the relationship was a bit one-sided, or perhaps even a toxic friendship? If so, then today is the perfect show for you. There's something wrong with your friendship, but you can't figure out what. I...
013 Hope When Our Loved One is Terminally Ill or Requires Hospice Care
July 12, 2019 16:34 - 28 minutes - 19.1 MBEpisode Summary: We have all experienced the loss of loved ones, and if you haven’t, you will, because death happens to all of us. If you have ever had a friend or loved one who is terminally ill or referred to hospice care at the end of their life, or wondered about hospice and what they do, then today is the perfect show for you. In this episode, I’m talking with my friend, Shelley Sisson, a retired hospice and palliative care nurse. Shelley shares what hospice care entails, wh...
012 Hope and Help for How to Avoid Caregiver Burnout
July 04, 2019 23:19 - 28 minutes - 39.1 MBEpisode Summary: If you’ve ever been in a caregiving role, whether it be for a child, spouse, sick parent or relative, you know how hard it can be to care for yourself as well. In this episode, we are going to talk about caregiver burnout, and how we can have hope as caregivers, despite the toll it can take. We’ll be talking with Sarah Forgrave, one who has been in the position of caregiver for at least two different family members, and author of the book Prayers of Hope for Care...
011 Hope for Post-Abortion Syndrome
July 02, 2019 21:27 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBEpisode Summary: Statistics suggest that 1 in 3 women will have an abortion, and all need to know there is hope for what they often experience as a post abortion syndrome. The ultimate shame and grief over the loss of that child is often as intense as a mother who loses a child to miscarriage or premature death. If you or a loved one have endured an abortion, then today is the perfect show for you for a hope-filled perspective. In this episode we talk with Jessica DeYoung, who s...
010 Hope after Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
July 02, 2019 20:56 - 28 minutes - 22.1 MBEpisode Summary: In this episode, I talk with a long-time colleague, and trusted friend, Dr. Lori Spohr. We have both worked in the field of Neuropsychology for over 25 years helping patients with various neurological disorders including traumatic brain injury. Dr. Spohr is a rehab neuropsychologist and works primarily with patients with illness or injury like stroke, traumatic brain injury, dementia, or patients with chronic difficulties like multiple sclerosis. Frequently follo...
009 Hope for the Fatherless
June 11, 2019 00:42 - 28 minutes - 20 MBEpisode Summary: Recently, close to Mother’s Day, we aired an episode about overcoming Mother Wounds. We received very positive feedback about that episode, and felt that as we near Father’s Day, knowing that can be a painful day for many, that we should also have an episode about the impact of being fatherless and experiencing Father Wounds. If you have been left fatherless, or have ever felt wounded by your earthly father, or felt that your relationship with your earthly father...
008 Hope in Widowhood: How to Help a Grieving Widow
June 11, 2019 00:38 - 28 minutes - 20 MBEpisode Summary: If you have lost a spouse and are now widowed, or you have a friend who is a new widow, then today is the perfect show for you. We’re going to talk about what it’s like to become a widow or widower, how to help a grieving widow, and how to support a widow in such a trying time. Seven years ago, Lisa Appelo went to bed happily married to her high school sweetheart and woke up a widow and single mom of seven. As she navigated grief and shepherded her children throu...
007 Hope and Help for How to Parent Teenagers
June 11, 2019 00:34 - 28 minutes - 19 MBEpisode Summary: Let’s face it, parenting teens can be a trying time. We all want to know how to parent teenagers effectively. If you are a parent of teens, or even of young children who will become teens, and want to effectively guide them rather than managing them, today is the perfect show for you. In this episode, we will be talking with Connie Albers, author of “Parenting Beyond the Rules: Raising Teens with Confidence & Joy.” Today we are going to be talking about the high ...
006 Hope for Body Image: How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
June 11, 2019 00:29 - 28 minutes - 18.6 MBEpisode Summary: With summer on its way, you only have to check out at the grocery store to read story after story about how to achieve the perfect bikini body. Comparison is the thief of joy, so looking at those perfect models only serves to make us feel inferior, inadequate, and unworthy. In this episode, we’re discussing the real root behind body image issues, and how to stop comparing yourself to others. If you’ve ever found yourself comparing your looks or your abilities or ...
005 Hope in the Face of Fear: How to be Courageous
June 11, 2019 00:25 - 28 minutes - 20.5 MBEpisode Summary: Have you ever struggled with worry, fear, anxiety, a lack of courage, or wondering about God’s purpose for your life and wonder how to be courageous? If so, this episode is the perfect show for you. Whether you’re facing struggles with singleness, the mounting challenges of marriage and motherhood, health issues, a financial crisis—God has equipped you to walk in freedom and confidence as you abide in Him, strengthened by His power and provision. In this episode ...
004 Hope for Healing Mother Wounds with Aliene Thompson
June 11, 2019 00:19 - 28 minutes - 21.6 MBEpisode Summary: In recent years, I’ve heard quite a bit of discussion about “father wounds” and how those can have a significantly detrimental impact on our relationship with God as our Heavenly Father. But I’ve seen precious little discussion about mother mounds or healing mother wounds. If you have been the recipient of mother wounds, or perhaps you were the mother who wounded your child, then today is the perfect show for you. I grew up in a home with a mother who was very d...
003 Hope for the Grieving Parent: How to Help a Grieving Friend
June 11, 2019 00:15 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBEpisode Summary: In this episode, we’re talking about finding hope and calm in the chaos after the loss of a child and how to help a grieving friend. Whether you’ve lost a child to death, or even perhaps lost the dreams you had for your child because of illness or disability, or perhaps you are a friend or loved one to a grieving parent, we want you to know that you are not alone, and that there is hope despite the darkness you may feel. No one anticipates a child dying, but when...
002 Hope for Depression Part 2: How to Fight Depression
June 11, 2019 00:10 - 28 minutes - 22.3 MBEpisode Summary: This episode is part 2 of Hope for Depression with Dr. Michelle Bengtson. Dr. Bengtson reviews highlights from part 1, and then answers the question how to fight depression. She reviews the fact that when it comes to depression, the enemy seeks to steal our joy, kill our peace, and destroy our identity. She then shares about the limits God puts on the enemy’s and depression’s influence in our lives, just like God limited the enemy’s impact on Job. Dr. Bengtson helps u...
001 Hope for Depression Part 1: Am I Depressed?
June 11, 2019 00:05 - 28 minutes - 22.1 MBEpisode Summary: In this episode Dr. Michelle Bengtson shares hope for depression. She talks about her history as a neuropsychologist, treating patients with depression for decades and thinking she was immune to it, before she endured a very bad episode of depression. She helps the listener who is asking the question, am I depressed? She discusses common signs and symptoms of depression to help the listener determine if depression might be something they or a loved one struggle with. ...