Hole in My Heart Podcast

What if the solution to our addiction problems is not fighting porn but outgrowing it? Author and addiction recovery coach, Drew Boa, thinks so, and he’s got the research and stories of his own and his clients to back it up. Next Steps: • His book here.• His site here.• Hear our last conversation here.• Ask Laurie a Q on IG here.• Watch here.

How can we walk with others—our kids or those we are called to disciple— if we are wounded by our own parents? We need to be fathered by the Father first. Today, author and popular YouTuber, Glen Henry, helps us understand his journey of being fathered by God as he walks with his own kids. | Highlights | “When you have a child, you are collaborating with God on a masterpiece.” “I will fail my children. It’s not if I do but when I do.” “Our children and our spouses are our biggest assets. The biggest stage you will ever stand on is in your living room. | Next Steps | Join HIMH Live! Get Glen’s book here. Check out Glen’s site here. Join the HIMH Pod FB group here. Ask Laurie a Q on IG here. Let us know what you think about the podcast here.

You aren’t making it easy for us today! Today, Laurie and Matt take YOUR questions including: + How should we navigate attraction—when it’s not to toward our spouses? (Single people, there is is stuff in this one for you especially when we speak generally about friendship/intimacy in friendships) + Is it hard to be married to someone who experiences same-sex attractions? + How do you protect your kids from violence while keeping them informed? + How did we talk with our kids about the shooting at Annunciation by someone identifying as transgender, and how did we talk with our kids about Charlie Kirk? (We recorded this before the funeral, FYI.) + How should we engage someone who attends our church and cross-dresses? Find Out More: • The Nov 7-8 Raising Kids Event here. • The Jan 31 HIMH Live Podcast Event Info coming soon!! • Preorder the Kriegs’ book here. • Join the HIMH Pod FB group here. • Ask Laurie a Q on IG here.

It’s hard to meet a parent of young kids today who isn’t desperately wondering how to equip their kids for this sexually broken world. Thankfully, God is calling people to resource parents to equip their kids with a gospel vision for human sexuality, including a massive parenting discipleship project. It is called Christian Sexuality: Raising Kids, and you can hear the behind-the-scenes details with friend, author, and theologian Dr. Preston Sprinkle today on the podcast! Next Steps: • Preorder the series here. • Join the HIMH Pod FB group here. • Laurie’s IG here. • Watch here.

It’s our season wrap episode, and we could not have asked for a better guest. Ruth is a teacher and author, and she knows the real-life challenges of helping kids to and parents to turn their hearts toward God. How can we practice something like family devotions without it feeling too forced? What if husbands and wives are on different pages about how to lead the family spiritually? Is structure helpful or hurtful? Let’s dive in. | Next Steps | Ruth’s site here. Her IG here. This book here. Her new book here. Join the HIMH Pod FB group here. Sign up to get on the HIMH email list here.

As ministry leaders and therapists (Matt and Laurie), we have often wondered: When do church leaders and pastors utilize therapists and para-church ministries and when do they care on their own? Do pastors always outsource? Do they never outsource? What role does the church have for families in crisis? Let’s talk about it with author and psychologist (and lover of the Church), Jennifer Ripley. | Highlights | “The church…will bring you casseroles, but when a crisis shows up, we often don’t know what to do.” “Pastors have a role in a person’s life that a therapist or medical doctor does not have.” “A Church community can provide healing in ways that others cannot. I can provide that somewhat as a therapist…but a whole community that holds people and gives them opportunities for growth? That’s beautiful.” | QOTW | What was your favorite children’s book while growing up? | Next Steps | Her book here. Join the HIMH Pod FB group here. Follow Laurie on IG (where she is the most active) here. Sign up to get on the email list here.