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Your Hope-Filled Perspective with Dr. Michelle Bengtson podcast

Dr. Michelle Bengtson

Your Hope-Filled Perspective draws on Dr. Michelle Bengtson’s almost 3 decades of clinical expertise as a neuropsychologist to help her listeners regain hope, renew their minds, and transform their lives. With a perfect balance of clinical expertise, compassion, and vulnerability, Dr. Bengtson and her guests purpose to share Biblically-based hope-filled perspectives for real-life issues, struggles, and concerns. Voted #2 in 2022"s Podcast Magazine"s Top 50 Moms in Podcasting.

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183 How To Heal from Sexual Trauma and Violence

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2022/10/13

Episode Summary: Latest statistics indicate that about 20% of Americans have experienced attempted or completed rape. That is over 430,000 American victims each year, 1 rape every 73 seconds. Yet only 5 out of 1,000 rapists go to jail. What has led to tolerance of sexual violence and trauma? Why is this the most underreported and under-prosecuted crime in this nation? Why are so few perpetrators held accountable? What can we do to end sexual violence, compassionately meet the needs of victims and

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182 Domestic Abuse in a Christian marriage

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2022/10/06

Episode Summary: Domestic abuse is the most misunderstood yet silenced epidemic of our time in our churches and in society. The numbers are mind-boggling. 35% of women at some point in their lives experience stalking, rape, and/or physical abuse, and nearly half experience coercive control and/or emotional and verbal abuse. Those numbers are astounding. And they are no different in the church. We all know someone whose life has been turned upside down by domestic abuse. Charlene Quint and I talk

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181 How To Identify Toxic Friendships

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2022/09/29

Episode summary: If we’ve lived long enough, many of us have gone through difficult friendships. Sometimes, we’ve endured friendships where we’re just not appreciated as much as we give out and others seem to die way too early. Some of those relationships can be some of the most painful experiences that we go through. Join me for this replay of an author interview with Mary DeMuth about her book, 7 Deadly Friendships. Quotables from the Episode: There can be redemption in a relationship that’s

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180 How We Can Be Transformed and Not Conformed to...

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2022/09/22

Episode Summary: Missy Eversole and I talk about how we can be transformed and not conformed to the world. What does conformity to the world mean? How can we avoid being conformed to the world? If you’re a people pleaser, you won’t want to miss her story. Quotables from the episode: The older I get, the more I realize that all I really need is Jesus. I don’t need to be “Pinterest perfect.” I just need Jesus.\ No matter how spiritually dry you are, Jesus is waiting for you with open arms, ready to

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179 Importance of Sharing Your Story to Encourage Others

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2022/09/15

Episode Summary: In this episode, my guest, Meg Glesener, and I talk about the importance of sharing our stories. Meg lived a hard life of childhood abuse, alcoholism, berating, and abandonment, yet through her trials, she learned the value of our individual stories. Sharing your story is powerful! Join us for encouragement that comes from an extraordinary story of faith. Quotables from the episode: God has taught me that we don’t have to prove ourselves loveable to Him. He loves us regardless

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178 How To Navigate Life Transitions Triumphantly

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2022/09/08

Episode Summary: How do you navigate major life transitions? Life doesn’t always go the way you planned. How do you find hope when pain and heartache enter your story? If you are struggling with an unexpected and unwanted transition in your life, today is the episode for you. Page Geske shares how to navigate life transitions triumphantly. There is hope for the journey. Quotables from the episode: Our physical scars can point people to Jesus if we allow them to. When navigating a difficult

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177 How To Look at Pain as a Gift

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2022/09/01

Episode Summary: Have you ever thought about how to look at pain as a gift? Is it possible? In this episode, I talk with Tera Bradham DeNeui, a swimmer who had her sights on the Olympics until injury and chronic pain entered her life, changing the path God had for her. If you suffer with chronic pain, you won’t want to miss her hope filled message. Quotables from the episode: When you can’t hold on anymore, you have to trust that God is still holding on to you. Lord, complicate my life with a

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176 How To Keep Your Heart Happy in the Midst of Chaos

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2022/08/25

Episode Summary: Have your circumstances ever stolen your joy? Have you ever wanted to maintain a happy heart despite chaotic circumstances? Author and speaker, Tricia Goyer has a message for all the overworked, underappreciated moms: now is the time to tend your soul. We talk about how to have a happy heart in the midst of chaos. The key is to stay centered on God’s love during chaotic circumstances. Quotables from the episode: “When we make small, positive changes to cultivate a heart that's

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175 Reinvent Yourself after Empty Nest

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2022/08/18

Episode Summary: So often as parents we focus on raising our children but give little attention to preparing for life when they are no longer in our home. Today we’re going to be talking about reinventing yourself after the empty nest. Jill Savage is here to give us hope from her own experience. Quotables from the episode: Empty nesting is like experiencing grief upon grief…nothing prepares you for the tsunami of emotions. Think of the empty nest as your encore season. If we don’t let go of

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174 How to Break Free from Regrets that Hold You Back

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2022/08/11

Episode Summary: Have you ever wondered how to break free from regrets that hold you back? I talk with Rhonda Stoppe (a.k.a. the “No Regrets Woman”) about how God’s word gives us hope to break free from the regrets that often hold men and women back from living the abundant life Christ came to give. You won’t want to miss the personal anecdotes and Scripture she shares to help us in our pursuit to live a life without regret. Quotables from the episode: Regret keeps us stuck. Regret leads to shame

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173 Overcome Low Self-Esteem with Audacious Grace

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2022/08/04

Episode Summary: Nancy Kay Grace and I talk about how to overcome low self-esteem with audacious grace that sustains us. Nancy shares where low self-esteem comes from and how we can overcome and combat it by taking our thoughts captive. By the grace of God, we can overcome. Quotables from the episode: In studying grace, I see that God provides salvation through grace but also grace for daily life. Grace sustains us in all the seasons of life. We are then to be grace givers to share grace with the

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172 How To Overcome Adversity

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2022/07/28

Episode Summary: Have you been knocked down by life’s circumstances and are struggling to get back up? Join me with Dr. Mel Tavares as we talk about how to overcome adversity and rise from the ashes. Those things that seem impossible are not impossible when we’re working with God and cooperating with Him. Quotables from the episode for Overcoming Adversity: If we aren’t advancing in the battle, we are retreating. We have to serve our way out in order to rise up from our ashes. As we pour into

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171 How To Know God's Purpose for Your Life

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2022/07/21

Episode Summary: My guest, Ronne Rock, and I talk about knowing what God wants us to do with our life; how we know our purpose. We have a God-designed influence, impact, purpose, and story, and yet so often we don’t see it for what it is. We compare ourselves to others and think we are supposed to be like them. But the truth is, God created each of us with a unique set of gifts, talents and personalities. Quotables from the episode: One of the things I learned as a child was that I had to do it

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170 Alcohol & Addiction: Never Too Lost for God to...

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2022/07/14

Episode Summary: I talk with Tonie Camacho who lost a parent early in life, lived with a mentally ill mother, was sexually abused, raped and left for dead. She turned to alcohol as a coping mechanism. After her third DWI, and time in jail, God saved her. She learned that you are never too lost for God to find you. Sobriety is a daily struggle. But Tonie learned that the storm doesn’t last forever and God is on the other side with His hand open. If you or a loved one struggle with alcoholism and

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169 How To Hold Onto a Christian Worldview

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2022/07/07

Episode Summary: In this week’s episode, Cindy Sproles and I talk about how to hold onto a Christian worldview despite what we see going on in our country and our world. Cindy shares some startling statistics about the direction of our youth and we discuss questions like…What is a Christian worldview? How do we share it? Are we teaching our children? Quotables from the episode: We need to focus on doing what makes God happy rather than what makes man happy. The best way to share our Christian

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168 Self-Care for the Caregiver

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2022/06/30

Episode Summary: Jess Ronne and I talk about self-care for the caregiver. You may not currently be in a caregiver role but at some point in our lives many of us find ourselves there. Today’s guest is the mother of eight children, one of whom has profound special needs, and she was the caregiver for her husband who suffered for three years with brain cancer. She shares today about what she’s learned regarding self-care for the caregiver. Quotables from the episode: As a caregiver, my life depends on

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167 How to Maintain Hope while Waiting on the...

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2022/06/23

Episode Summary: Bunny Yekzaman and I talk about how to maintain hope while waiting for the salvation of a loved one. My guest today was a Christian when she married a Muslim. She was in love and thought it was her job to save him. She’ll share what transpired and what she learned through it on today’s episode. Quotables from the episode: There are two ways of praying: in faith or in doubt. When praying for our lost loved ones to be saved, we must ask God in faith without doubt. If we pray His

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166 Healing from Abuse and Trauma to Walk in the...

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2022/06/16

Episode Summary: Kristin Clouse and I talk about how to find healing from abuse and trauma to walk in the fullness of who God created you to be. Healing from abuse is possible for all through Jesus. We talk about overcoming shame, breaking the power of secrecy, and more. Quotables from the episode: Healing from abuse is possible for all through Jesus. Nothing of no one is beyond restoration with our Jesus. The love of God and counsel of Godly people helped heal me. Shame often misappropriately

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165 How To Live from a Place of Grace

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2022/06/09

Episode Summary: I talk with Jami Amerine about learning to live from a place of grace. Jami shares how living from grace begins with your mindset and what you focus on. Because what you focus on grows, when you focus on love, gratitude, peace, joy and faith, those will grow and be magnified. Quotables from the episode: Grace is everything and once you are free, you are free indeed. There’s no “but” in a good “I love you.” God never says “I love you, but…” Fear is our most dangerous operating

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164 How Mentoring Can Change Your Life and Even Help...

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2022/06/02

Episode Summary: We talk about how a mentor can change your life and even help you overcome loneliness. My guest, author and speaker Jayme Hull, shares how her life was changed when she accepted Christ because her church assigned a mentor to her that walked with her and pointed her to Christ. She also shares about her experiences both as a mentee and a mentor and how a mentoring relationship can positively impact your life. Quotables from the episode: Knowing you need help growing in your faith is

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