Brothers For Adversity: Recent Episodes
Tommy
In a world with increasing confusion, division, and distraction it is no wonder that struggles with anxiety, depression, addiction, and feelings of inadequacy are running rampant. While our challenges are unique, feelings of hopelessness, shame, and isolation are not. This podcast aims to bring insight and and hope to those who feel alone and helpless. The fight ahead of us can often seem overwhelming but brothers (and sisters) are born for adversity and anything is possible through the power of Jesus Christ.
In this episode Tom and Mitch talk about taking responsibility for things that are not your fault.
In this episode Tommy gives some perspectives to help you make sense of your relationship with Jesus Christ.
In this episode Carrie talks about her struggles with an eating disorder growing up and how her faith in Jesus Christ allowed her to find and stay in recovery.
In this episode Tommy and Mitch discuss emotions and how we can change our perspective in order to have more control in our lives.
Tommy talks about a cool experience and how it helped him change his perspective about God.
In this episode Mitch and Tommy talk about having faith in the Lord to provide even when it seems like you might fail.
In this episode Mitch and Tommy discuss confidence and the importance of building it on the right foundation.
In this episode Maria Truman talks about the hardship of raising a son who struggles with mental health issues. She also talks about the hope she found as she came to Christ to help her through her darkest times.
In this episode Tommy talks about some principles he has learned about starting again and being resilient.
In this episode Todd and Tommy talk about how their paths crossed and how that helped shape who they are today.
In this episode Elder Glancy shares his struggles with OCD and religious anxiety. He shares insight into what he has learned leading up to and on a mission.
In this episode Tommy reads his talk that he gave at a mental health fireside a while back.
In this episode Tommy and Mitch talk about avoiding the negative, developing the good, and overcoming the failing cycle.
In this episode Tommy talks about an answer to his prayers about how to best help those going though hard times.
In this episode Kirsten Cram talks about her experiences as a therapist and her struggles growing up. Through working with others and learning lessons from her own life she has come to understand the importance of aligning ourselves with truth in order to avoid unnecessary suffering and she talks about it on this episode.
In this episode we discuss Terah Chang's experience dealing with tough topics and conversations.
In this episode we discuss how misunderstanding The Gospel of Jesus Christ can be a burden rather than something that helps us. We talk about a few of our misunderstandings about the Gospel and how that affected us. When we understand The Gospel of Jesus Christ, it is more useful, peaceful, and joy filled than one struggling might think.
In this episode Tommy talks about how and why the love of Jesus Christ was able to have such a profound impact on his life.
Todd Bagley played a crucial part helping Tommy make sense and find hope in some of his darkest times. In this episode Todd Bagley explains his perspective on suffering.
Todd has a website that aims to help those struggling and affected with mental health issues.
Check out thebruzd.com
Also email him at thebruzd@gmail.com with any questions
Sometimes even when we are giving our best efforts we are plagued with confusion, sadness, overwhelm, and feelings of hopelessness. In this episode Tommy opens up about the reality of his own struggles to keep going. When going through the darkest times in our lives maybe the answer is less complicated than we think. Maybe the answer is simply to hold on, hope for happiness and relief ahead, and trust Jesus Christ. Maybe that is all that is required of us.
In this episode we discuss how easy it is to overlook Satan and forget that he is a real being. We talk about how this awareness can help us fight hopelessness, discouragement, and temptation.
In this episode, Tommy and Sam discuss the blessing that serving can be to us as we go through struggles of our own.
In this episode Tommy talks about his recent attempts to share his struggles more openly and his two main takeaways from those experiences.
Sometimes it feels like God's plan isn't working in our best interest. Is he trying to make us fail or is there just something we are not seeing? In this episode we talk about how all things, including sins and weaknesses, can become an advantage to us if we turn to Jesus Christ.
Are expectations good? I think it depends on how we see them. In this episode Mitchell talks about growing up with high expectations and how he learned to manage the emotions that came with them.
Sometimes it feels easier to avoid the darker parts of your life. It can often seem like the only option. In this episode Sam talks about the burden he carried around for so long and the steps he took to face his reality and be freed from his past.
In this episode we discuss Tommy's battle with anxiety, depression, and resentment. This episode goes into how he started to find hope through Jesus Christ.
When things get hard in our lives it is easy to feel like we are doing something wrong. In reality this usually means we are doing something right. In this episode we talk about the truth that we are delivered after the trial of our faith.
There comes a point in all of our lives when we know we need to make a change. But where do we start? In this episode we talk about different perspectives in dealing with feelings of overwhelm and shame as we try to come unto Jesus Christ.
In this first episode we discuss what it means to be brothers for adversity. We also introduce a fundamental concept that has helped us find hope and healing to overcome adversity in our lives.