Today’s episode is a very special conversation with Open Door’s own Leonard Terry. Listen in as Steph and Laura ask Leonard about his personal journey of faith, how secular and church culture on mental illness have shifted over the decades, and the impacts of shame-based faith. You can look forward to part two releasing next week, where we discuss even more personal stories of victory, grief, and salvation. Even as Leonard continues his journey of faith into his 70’s, he has managed to stay relevant, insightful, and loving on an ever-shifting conversation of mental health. You do not want to miss this or next week’s episode!

Includes: suicide, psychedelics, vulnerability, men having feelings and vulnerability, psychosis, shame-based faith, secular and church culture

Timeline:

3:00 - Quick overview of Leonard’s life

6:00 - Leonard’s personal experience with mental health and testimony of receiving salvation

10:00 - Mental health and illness stigma in the 1970s

12:30 - Watching the mental health shift in culture

14:50 - The gap between the world view and church view of mental illness

16:50 - The danger in shame based faith: hideness

21:00 - The risk of teaching about healing incorrectly

26:00 - God is with us right where we are, healing or not

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