Welcome to The Growth Junkies, a podcast that explores personal and professional growth through the lens of psychology and spirituality. I'm your host, Ben, and today we are joined by my co-host, Kent. In this episode, we'll be discussing the question of who and why God is a good explanation for everything because He is bigger than we are. We'll explore how our understanding of God's existence and character can provide clarity and meaning to our lives. Through our conversation, we'll delve into ...
Mar 16, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Welcome to The Growth Junkies, a podcast dedicated to exploring personal and professional growth through the lens of psychology and spirituality. I'm your host, Ben, and joining me today is my co-host, Kent. In today's episode, we're going to dive deep into the language of needs. As humans, we all have basic needs that must be met in order for us to thrive. However, sometimes it can be difficult to articulate what those needs are, let alone communicate them effectively to others. We'll explore s...
Feb 25, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 45
The medical definition of holiday blues is seasonal affective disorder (SAD). SAD is noticed in a seasonal pattern. It usually appears in the winter months and goes away at the end of the cold season. Do you experience SAD? Let Ben and Kent show you how to beat it this holiday season so you can enjoy friends and family to the fullest. “Bleak sky, winter bites, harsh winds, unforgiving rain... Well, weather isn't just going to change but you can find your own sunshine. Chase your happiness.” - My...
Dec 22, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Do you have a soulmate? Are soulmates real? Ben and Kent talk about how they are and arent real. “...and when one of them meets the other half, the actual half of himself, whether he be a lover of youth or a lover of another sort, the pair are lost in an amazement of love and friendship and intimacy and one will not be out of the other's sight, as I may say, even for a moment...” - Plato Join the Growth Junkies and LTI community by following us on Instagram and Facebook! #fearlesslovemore Our ne...
Nov 02, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Love in ALL of life is more than just loving others. Ben and Kent talk about all the other important things in your life you should love. "I love life because what more is there?" - Anthony Hopkins Join the Growth Junkies and LTI community by following us on Instagram and Facebook! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check out the Love and Transformation Institute website: https://www.loveandtransformatio...
Oct 19, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Are you a perfectionist? Is your life dictated by checked boxes or objectives? Is that a bad thing? After Ben and Kent's short break they are ready to get back on the podcasts! They are answering the hard questions through MegaLife. Make sure to share this with your friends and family! “Understanding the difference between healthy striving and perfectionism is critical to laying down the shield and picking up your life. Research shows that perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it's often the p...
Sep 21, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Good communication is what makes the difference between a conversation and an argument. Ben and Kent show you how to really communicate! “A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.” ― Charles Dickens Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW...
Aug 10, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 40
What really is family of origin? Is it your brothers or sisters? Is it your best friend? Let Ben and Kent explain what it is and how it plays a role in your life! “Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we're related for better or for worse...and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.” ― Rick Riordan Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslove...
Aug 03, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Learn the process of building your character in this previously recorded podcast episode! "Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength." - Arnold Schwarzenegger Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check o...
Jul 27, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Growth is a necessity in being a human. You must grow! What kind of role does love play in growth? That's what Ben and Kent are talking about in this Podcast Episode. "A lover doesn’t discourage your growth. A lover says, “I see who you are today, I cannot wait to see who you become tomorrow.” - Donte Collins Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_...
Jul 20, 2022•27 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Learning is a huge role in being human. We adapt, overcome, and grow all by learning! Ben and Kent talk about how to learn in this previously recorded podcast. “Time doesn’t heal emotional pain, you need to learn how to let go.” ― Roy T. Bennett Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check out the Love and Transfo...
Jul 14, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Viewing yourself from another point of view can help create a good character. Ben and Kent talk about how you should view yourself. It's easy to be negative or boastful toward yourself. Don't let that happen! “It takes courage...to endure the sharp pains of self-discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.” ― Marianne Williamson Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearless...
Jun 29, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Did you know that 79 percent of Gen Z, or adults in the 18 to 22 age group, said they felt alone? Even with the internet connecting people in seconds! Ben and Kent talk about why and how you can get out of loneliness. “Why do people have to be this lonely? What's the point of it all? Millions of people in this world, all of them yearning, looking to others to satisfy them, yet isolating themselves. Why? Was the earth put here just to nourish human loneliness?” ― Haruki Murakami Follow our Instag...
Jun 25, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 34
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” - Winston Churchill Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check out the Love and Transformation Institute website: https://www.loveandtransformation.org/ Purchase the Four Dimensions of Human Health book: https://amzn.to/2MtUWSX...
Jun 08, 2022•40 min•Season 2Ep. 33
“Everyone wants to live on the top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.” Andy Rooney Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check out the Love and Transformation Institute website: https://www.loveandtransformation.org/ Purchase the Four Dimensions of Human Health book...
May 25, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 32
“It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a question and he'll look for his own answers.” ― Patrick Rothfuss Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check out the Love and Transformation Institute ...
May 18, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 31
”Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.” – Tori Amos Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check out the Love and Transformation Institute website: https://www.loveandtransformation.org/ Purchase the Four Dimensions of Human Health...
May 04, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 30
“In order to advance, we have to take advantage not only of our success, but also of our failure.” ― Ghassan Shahrour MD Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check out the Love and Transformation Institute website: https://www.loveandtransformation.org/ Purchase the Four Dimensions of Human Health book: https://...
Apr 27, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 29
“Success in life is not for those who run fast, but for those who keep running and always on the move.” - Bangambiki Habyarimana Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check out the Love and Transformation Institute website: https://www.loveandtransformation.org/ Purchase the Four Dimensions of Human Health book: ...
Apr 20, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 29
"Life is nothing but continuous transformation." - Debasish Mridha Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check out the Love and Transformation Institute website: https://www.loveandtransformation.org/ Purchase the Four Dimensions of Human Health book: https://amzn.to/2MtUWSX...
Apr 13, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 28
"If you want to see magic, love someone and see the magic transformation." - Debasish Mridha Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check out the Love and Transformation Institute website: https://www.loveandtransformation.org/ Purchase the Four Dimensions of Human Health book: https://amzn.to/2MtUWSX...
Apr 06, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 28
“Not only do self-love and love of others go hand in hand but ultimately they are indistinguishable.” - M. Scott Peck Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check out the Love and Transformation Institute website: https://www.loveandtransformation.org/ Purchase the Four Dimensions of Human Health book: https://amz...
Mar 30, 2022•43 min•Season 2Ep. 27
“It is a healthy approach not to expect persons to turn out precisely how you would have wished.” - Criss Jami Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check out the Love and Transformation Institute website: https://www.loveandtransformation.org/ Purchase the Four Dimensions of Human Health book: https://amzn.to/2M...
Mar 16, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 26
"Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident." Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check out the Love and Transformation Institute website: https://www.loveandtransformation.org/ Purchase the Four Dimensions of Human Health book: https://amzn...
Mar 09, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 25
“Do one thing every day that scares you.” - Eleanor Roosevelt Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check out the Love and Transformation Institute website: https://www.loveandtransformation.org/ Purchase the Four Dimensions of Human Health book: https://amzn.to/2MtUWSX...
Mar 02, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 25
”You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.” - Eleanor Roosevelt Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check out the Love and Transforma...
Feb 23, 2022•31 min•Season 2Ep. 24
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” - Paulo Coelho Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check out the Love and Transformation Institute website: https://www.loveandtransformation.org/ Purchase the Four Dimensions of Human Health book: https://amzn.to/2MtUWSX...
Feb 16, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 23
“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” - Plato Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check out the Love and Transformation Institute website: https://www.loveandtransformation.org/ Purchase the Four Dimensions of Human Health book: ...
Feb 09, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 22
“We accept the love we think we deserve.” - Stephen Chbosky Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check out the Love and Transformation Institute website: https://www.loveandtransformation.org/ Purchase the Four Dimensions of Human Health book: https://amzn.to/2MtUWSX...
Feb 02, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 21
What is the opposite of fear? Courage? Strength? Nope. It's love! Let us explain... Follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts for more of the Love & Transformation Institute! #fearlesslovemore Our new book, MegaLife is out! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1733987940/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WBH9P29CRW0WGBEJBWNV Check out the Love and Transformation Institute website: https://www.loveandtransformation.org/ Purchase the Four Dimensions of Human Health book: https://amzn.to/2MtUWSX...
Jan 26, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 20
