Five Ways Faith Can Free You From Anxiety and Depression
Friends, psychoanalyst Carl Jung said, “At bottom all psychological problems are spiritual problems.”
During this week’s episode, we discuss anxiety and depression, starting at understanding the secular perspective of these maladies and journeying through five various ways faith can help alleviate our suffering.
00:00 | Introduction
01:51 | Bishop Barron visits Catholic schools
02:56 | Addressing the US depression epidemic
07:57 | The insufficiency of non-spiritual tools for depression
14:02 | Secularism’s role in depression
17:32 | 1) Faith frees us from the illusion of control
19:09 | 2) Faith offers us metaphysical hope
20:38 | A Christian response to hopeless feelings
21:46 | 3) Faith moves us to focus on the here and now, not on future worries
25:25 | 4) Faith helps us live for the good of the other
28:07 | 5) Faith liberates us from fear of death and the insignificance of labors
30:18 | Distinguishing dark nights of the soul from depression
32:37 | Practical advice for those in the dark
34:33 | Listener question: How can I help my kids return to church?
37:20 | Join the Word on Fire Institute
