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May 2025
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The Mind vs Brain: What Your Therapist W...

JONNY ARDAVANIS
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In this eye-opening conversation, biblical counselor Greg Gifford exposes the fundamental lies being told about mental health diagnoses and reveals why Christians need to be more skeptical of secular therapeutic culture.

🔍 Key Topics Covered:

- Mind vs Brain distinction - why it matters for Christians

- How mental health diagnoses work (symptom-based, not medical evidence)

- The $40 billion psychotropic drug industry

- Biblical alternatives to secular therapy

- When medication might be appropriate vs unnecessary

- How to approach panic attacks, anxiety, and depression biblically

- The sufficiency of Scripture for life's problems

📖 About the Book: "Lies My Therapist Told Me" challenges Christians to examine mental health through a biblical lens rather than accepting secular therapeutic ideology without question.

💡 Main Takeaways:

- Most mental health diagnoses lack verifiable medical evidence

- The mind (immaterial) vs brain (material organ) distinction is crucial

- Scripture provides sufficient answers for anxiety, depression, and other struggles

- Christians should seek medical evaluation but remain biblically grounded

🎯 Perfect for: Pastors, biblical counselors, Christians struggling with mental health issues, parents of children being diagnosed with ADHD/anxiety, anyone questioning modern therapeutic culture

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