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Ground Zero with Jim Cress

Licensed professional counselor, certified sex addiction therapist and radio talk show host, Jim Cress, is our guest on this special Father’s Day show.  Jim tells his story and talks about the work he does to foster integrity and wholeness with couples and individuals at “Ground Zero” of their personal stories –collecting the dots to connect the dots.  Craig, Roane and Jim dive deep into the concepts of the eternal father hunger within each of us and how all fathers bankrupt us on some level as we bump into their brokenness.

Crossroads Ministries: You Have What You Have Until You Get Where You are Going

In an emotional, recovery story from the perspective of two moms, hear how Keisha‘s transition from an 18-year incarceration intersected with Shannon’s journey to find health, wholeness and meaning when both were at “crossroads” in their lives. Craig and co-host Eva Hunter narrate this captivating account of the power of being fully known and how recovery is available for everyone brave enough to search for it.

Roane and Craig take a deep dive with Ben Derrick about Jesus, emotional health and the Church. Topics range from childhood wounding and the associated toxic messages we carry into adulthood, to the reason fantasy and escapism almost work. Searching for yourself requires relational healing and a bridge between the gap of the ideal to the real, freeing us from the prisons of our own making. This episode contains such rich content about the journey inward, you will want to listen to it over and over.

Gale Mills combines training in psychology and law enforcement as one of the few female certified polygraph examiners in Mississippi.  Conducting over 12,000 polygraphs, listen as this 30-year veteran professional truth finder educates and entertains in this discussion about sifting through lies and deception to uncover the honest truth.

Life for Brooke seemed to be a story written for someone else.  A glass-half-full Southern girl, the expectations of her family and community left her feeling voiceless.  Her desire to take the wheel of her own life led to unhealthy coping mechanisms and a bad relationship, so when she finished college and was dating her future husband, who was a “nice guy”, the music of the cake walk of life stopped and she sat next to him.  Lean in to find out what happens when you try to follow a life scripted for someone else.

In a show about resilience, which is a person’s ability to come back from a setback like divorce, Craig and Matt sit down with sponsors Kelly Englemann from Enhanced Wellness Living and Eva Hunter from Lifeworks Counseling.  Listen in as our hosts and guests explain trauma and the steps an individual can take in the recovery process, including but not limited to self-awareness work, practical health and wellness, and how connectedness in good relationships helps us heal.

Steve Kinsley meets with Craig to share his journey from tech start-up founder to South African missionary.  Steve’s life partner, Teresa, was not just instrumental in opening the door to the mission field for Steve, she also expanded his concept of family.  During their time as missionaries, Steve watched Teresa do what she was made to do, fulfilling their calling – they also changed the destiny of a child with the word “Yes.” Listen as Steve discusses the impact Alfie had on their lives, through the lens of a marriage that was completed.

Certified Financial Planner Kristi Tidwell did not fully comprehend the long-term financial effects a divorce would have on a family until she lived it herself.  But weathering the storm of her own personal journey, she found a new calling and a way to use her expert knowledge to help others in the same situation sift through the financial complexities of starting over.  A divorce is the single biggest financial event in a person’s life, and to ensure the best possible outcome, it helps to have a person like Kristi focused on crunching the numbers when it matters the most.  Listen as she discusses her walk through divorce, common financial mistakes and how to walk away from the process with new found confidence and fiscal health.

As a parent, how does one model the “right” behavior for their children when things are personally unbearable?  Roane and Roe Hunter share their family story with Jamie Walley and Craig Robertson.  As a father struggling with the intense pressures of providing for his family while also juggling porn/sex addiction, Roane found himself in a deep, dark hole he couldn’t escape.  This Father/Son duo walk through their journey from depression, anger, attempted suicide and shame to forgiveness and ultimately seeing God’s love in all things, partnering together to bring healing to other fathers and sons.

Craig and Eva join Texas natives Jason and Andi to tell the story of their journey from young, naive love to intensely complicated married life.  As a couple consisting of codependents with separate ideas and expectations, the pressure placed on each to make the other “complete” was overwhelming. Jason and Andi share the importance of breaking through the fantasy by seeking help from wise, professional counselors, putting in the work to improve the marriage, and the necessity of a supportive community.