Fresh Hope For Mental Health

In this edition of Fresh Hope for Mental Health, Pastor Brad Hoefs talks to Dr. Jocelyn Baily. Jocelyn will share some ideas on how to maintain your mental health while working on the frontlines in the medical field during this pandemic. If you know anyone working in health care in these crazy times share this with them.

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This edition of Fresh Hope for Mental Health is part of a three-part series in which Pastor Brad talks about how to keep sane during stress-filled crazy times as we find ourselves in with this global pandemic. In this edition, Part III, he will talk about some practical ways to maintain your mental health.

Brad admits that he chose this topic and created these three editions because he needed them!!!  It’s important not to allow one’s mental health to slip away because of the crazy times we live in right now due to the pandemic and everything else that is going on in the world.… Read More

This edition of Fresh Hope for Mental Health is part of a three-part series in which Pastor Brad talks about how to keep sane during stress-filled crazy times as we find ourselves in with this global pandemic. In this edition, Part II,  he will talk about eight important things to remember when going through tough and stressful times in life. 

Brad admits that he chose this topic and created these three editions because he needed them!!!  It’s important not to allow one’s mental health to slip away because of the crazy times we live in right now due to the pandemic and everything else that is going on in the world.… Read More

This edition of Fresh Hope for Mental Health is part of a three-part series in which Pastor Brad talks about how to keep sane during stress-filled crazy times as we find ourselves in with this global pandemic. In this edition, he will talk about three important ways to think when going through tough and stressful times in life. 

Part two of this series will be released tomorrow, November 25, 2020, and the third part will be released on Monday, November 30th. 

Brad admits that he chose this topic and created these three editions because he needed them!!!  It’s important not to allow one’s mental health to slip away because of the crazy times we live in right now due to the pandemic and everything else that is going on in the world.… Read More

Dr. Matt Stanford speaks with Pastor Brad Hoefs about his book, Grace for the Children, Finding Hope in the Midst of Child and Adolescent Mental Illness.  We also hear about hope coaching, what it is, and how trained hope coaches can help others.

Matthew S. Stanford, Ph.D. is CEO of the Hope and Healing Center & Institute (HHCI) in Houston, TX, and adjunct professor of psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine and Houston Methodist Hospital Institute for Academic Medicine. Dr. Stanford’s research on the interplay between psychology and faith issues has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, Christianity Today, and U.S.… Read More

Sandi Patty is an award-winning Christian recording artist.  In Pastor Brad’s interview, she shares openly and very candidly about her struggle with depression and trauma.  It’s a touching, encouraging, and hope-filled interview!

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After listening to this podcast, we encourage you to email us at info@FreshHope.us with a comment or question that we will share on our next podcast.  

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On today’s episode of Fresh Hope for mental health, Pastor Brad Hoefs talks with Dr. Ellie Stevens. Dr. Ellie Stevens helps bring support and community to the veteran, military, and emergency responder communities by providing faith-based community groups, treatment if necessary and retreats to help the men and women who have served and are serving our country to rise above the stressors and trauma and reconnect to each other and to a loving God. She believes in treating the whole person, not only identifying psychological issues, but also underlying health concerns.

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On this edition of Fresh Hope for Mental Health, Pastor Brad Hoefs talks with Michael Collins about the impact that sugar has on our mental health. Collins discusses mood swings, sugar abuse, addiction and much more.

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After listening to this podcast, we encourage you to email us at info@FreshHope.us with a comment or question that we will share on our next podcast.  

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Pastor Brad interviews Shannon Royce. Shannon is the Director of the HHS Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives.

Shannon Royce brings a wealth of experience to her role as Director of the Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  The HHS Partnership Center was formed in 2001, under the George W. Bush administration, to ensure that faith partners and non-profits faced no barriers and were engaged as full partners in serving the poor and helping the vulnerable. This mission continues today. 

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