When Faith Heals and When it Hurts -- A Conversation with Janeen Martin

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🗓️ 15 February 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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This week, Tim and I are sharing a fascinating conversation with therapist and researcher Janeen Martin about the complex and deeply personal ways that religion and mental health intersect. Janeen has spent years working with clients navigating the full spectrum of religious experience—some who find their faith to be a source of deep resilience and healing, and others for whom it has been a source of pain and struggle. That contrast led her to ask some big questions: What makes religion a pr...

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Terrell Givens. I'm excited to announce that I'll be leading a series of conversations
0:04.2	every month beginning in January of 2025 at the Compass of downtown Provo. We'll be tackling
0:10.3	some of the big questions of our faith with some of the most expansive and brilliant minds in our
0:15.6	tradition. And the audience will be invited to participate as well. Faith Matters wants to make the
0:21.1	compass a center for art and intellectual life on the Wasatch Front, so come join us for the
0:27.1	Big Questions series. And if you don't live here, no worries, we'll be offering a live
0:32.0	streaming option as well. I hope to see you there. This month, on February 20th at 7 p.m., Terrell will be joined by
0:39.6	Maxwell Institute scholar Rosalind Welch to explore the origins of the Book of Mormon, with questions
0:45.9	such as, what is the relevance of gold plates today? Does their materiality matter? Did Joseph
0:53.1	use them to translate? Why did they disappear from the story?
0:57.8	And is history as theology perilous? Don't miss it. That's February 20th at 7 p.m.
1:05.6	Get your tickets at faith matters.org slash big questions.
1:10.8	Hey everyone. This is Tim Chavez from Faith Matters. Today, Aubrey and I have faith matters.org slash big questions.
1:15.5	Hey everyone, this is Tim Chavez from Faith Matters. Today, Aubrey and I had a fascinating conversation with therapist and researcher Janine Martin about the complex and deeply personal
1:20.6	ways that religion and mental health intersect. Janine has spent years working with clients
1:25.7	navigating the full spectrum of religious experience,
1:28.3	some who find their faith to be a source of deep resilience and healing, and others for whom it has been a source of pain and struggle.
1:35.3	That contrast led her to ask some big questions.
1:38.3	What makes religion a protective factor for some and a source of distress for others?
1:42.3	How do individual personality, family dynamics,
1:46.0	and church culture shape the way we engage with faith? And most importantly, how can we cultivate
1:51.0	a relationship with God and our faith that supports our mental and emotional well-being?
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