When Prayer Isn't Enough: Faith, Therapy & the Mental Health Conversation the Church Can't Keep Avoiding
The church has been avoiding this conversation for too long — and it's costing people their well-being, their relationships, and sometimes their lives.
In this episode of the FaithFlex Podcast, Monica sits down with Dr. Stacy Haynes, LPC — licensed mental health therapist with 25 years of clinical experience, children's pastor, and women's conference speaker — for the mental health conversation the church can't afford to keep dodging.
🔑 In this episode:
* Why the church has historically struggled to make space for mental health — and what it looks like when it's done right
* The real clinical definition of "triggered" — and how misusing the word hurts relationships and avoids accountability
* Why depression and anxiety are medical conditions, not spiritual failures
* Psychotropic medication, bad theology, and what whole-person mental health care actually looks like
* What Jesus modeled when he held people accountable with love — and how we can do the same
* Forgiveness, boundaries, and why keeping score eventually makes you the problem
Faith leaders can pray with you AND refer you to a clinician. Both are true.
👤 Connect with Dr. Stacy Haynes: 📱 Instagram: @drstacyhaynes_lpc 🌐 Website: http://drstacyhaynespc.com
📚 Book: Love Our Babies Well — available on Amazon
🎙️ Podcast: The Dr. Stacy Show
📞 Mental health resources mentioned:
* 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988
* 211: local community resources
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