#242: Grace for the Children with Matt Stanford

Are you watching your adolescent struggle with mental health? Are you ever torn between faith and your own mental health recovery? Matt Stanford works right at that intersection. He reminds those of us who have adolescents dealing with mental and emotional health issues to check our preconceived notions at the door. Forgetting where they should be and helping them recover gracefully. Matthew S. Stanford (PhD, Baylor University) is CEO of the Hope and Healing Center & Institute in Houston, Texas, and adjunct professor of psychiatry at Baylor College. A Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, he is the author of several books including Grace for the Afflicted: A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness and Grace for the Children: Finding Hope in the Midst of Child and Adolescent Mental Illness. WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT: the church's response to assisting with mental health issues over-spiritualizing mental health identifying when your child needs outside help steps to getting an accurate diagnosis encouragement for moms who have received a hard diagnosis removing the stigma of a mental health diagnosis how to talk to your child about their diagnosis good mental health practices while sheltering in place LINKS MENTIONED: Between the World and Me White Fragility Grace for the Children Grace for the Afflicted CONNECT WITH MATT: website CONNECT WITH EMILY: website | instagram | facebook | patreon EPISODE SPONSORS: Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls : a fairytale podcast for kids about extraordinary women from all over the world Everlywell : get 20% off an at-home lab test when you visit everlywell.com/msw and use promo code MSW Little Spoon : get 20% off your first 3 orders when you visit littlespoon.com/msw SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon SHARE THE STRUGGLE! If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend. The struggle is real. We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here !

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#242: Grace for the Children with Matt Stanford is an episode from Mom Struggling Well by Emily Thomas.

This episode is 45:28 long.

This episode was published on Jun 15, 2020.

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