How “Mental Health” Lies Are Destroying Families

About this episode

The episode discusses how modern mental health practices conflict with biblical truth and the implications for families.

Why are more people diagnosed, medicated, and labeled than ever before—yet no better off? Hosts Scott Brown and Jason Dohm speak with biblical counselor Greg Gifford about his book, Lies My Therapist Told Me . Addressing the confusion at the heart of modern mental health, Gifford exposes how secular psychology replaces repentance with diagnosis and promotes a “therapeutic” worldview that often undermines biblical truth. From the dangers of identity shaped by disorder to the relational fallout of unbiblical “boundaries,” this episode calls Christians back to the sufficiency of Scripture—and the only path to true healing. 

People in this episode

Hosts: Scott Brown, Jason Dohm

Guest: Greg Gifford

Topics covered

• mental health
• biblical counseling
• secular psychology
• therapeutic worldview
• sufficiency of Scripture
• true healing

Keywords

• mental health
• families
• biblical truth
• diagnosis
• therapy
• identity
• boundaries
• healing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Lies My Therapist Told Me

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