Introducing Anxious Faith - a five-part podcast looking at anxiety and faith in Australians. We'll get a glimpse of what the series will focus on, and hear from some of the six Aussies we journeyed with for this series.

Produced by Our Daily Bread Ministries, this podcast is part of a collaboration with YMI who are launching a website on Faith and Mental Health

Anxious Faith is produced by Our Daily Bread and is part of a collaboration with YMI.

To check out the YMI site and see the book they've produced, visit Faith and Mental Health.

Anxiety is something we're not immune to as Christians, but how do we reconcile faith with feelings of anxiety? We speak to some of our guests, and hear how they have gotten to that place.

Anxious Faith is produced by Our Daily Bread and is part of a collaboration with YMI.

To check out the YMI site and see the book they've produced, visit Faith and Mental Health.

If you're struggling with anxiety or your mental health, don't hesitate to reach out. If you're in Australia, in an emergency call 000. Otherwise help is available 24/7:

Lifeline - 13 11 14

Kids helpline - 1800 55 1800

Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636

Or for digital resources, visit headtohealth.gov.au

We've talked anxiety, we've talked faith. But what if your anxiety makes you start questioning that faith? What if you start to ask the big, hard questions, about whether God is good?

Anxious Faith is produced by Our Daily Bread and is part of a collaboration with YMI.

To check out the YMI site and see the book they've produced, visit Faith and Mental Health.

If you're struggling with anxiety or your mental health, don't hesitate to reach out. If you're in Australia, in an emergency call 000. Otherwise help is available 24/7:

Lifeline - 13 11 14

Kids helpline - 1800 55 1800

Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636

Or for digital resources, visit headtohealth.gov.au

As Christians we haven't always responded the best to those with anxiety. Our guests share their experiences in the hopes of us learning how we can better love and support those who open up about their mental health.

Anxious Faith is produced by Our Daily Bread and is part of a collaboration with YMI.

To check out the YMI site and see the book they've produced, visit Faith and Mental Health.

If you're struggling with anxiety or your mental health, don't hesitate to reach out. If you're in Australia, in an emergency call 000. Otherwise help is available 24/7:

Lifeline - 13 11 14

Kids helpline - 1800 55 1800

Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636

Or for digital resources, visit headtohealth.gov.au

Someone opening up about their anxiety can be a huge, but how do you walk alongside them in that? Our guests share how we can support and care for those with anxiety.

Anxious Faith is produced by Our Daily Bread and is part of a collaboration with YMI.

As we look at the possibility of a second season, email australia@odb.org with the subject line "Anxious Faith" if you'd like to contribute.

To check out the YMI site and see the book they've produced, visit Faith and Mental Health.

If you're struggling with anxiety or your mental health, don't hesitate to reach out. If you're in Australia, in an emergency call 000. Otherwise help is available 24/7:

Lifeline - 13 11 14

Kids helpline - 1800 55 1800

Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636

Or for digital resources, visit headtohealth.gov.au

Anxious Faith website - anxiousfaith.org

What better way to start Season 2 than by find out what anxiety is - from a doctor! 

Sarah is a GP here in Australia (and we’re referring to her just as Sarah for her privacy), who has seen a lot of patients coming to her for the first time because of anxiety, especially after all that the last couple of years have thrown at us. She shares from her knowledge of what anxiety is: what’s going on in our bodies when we feel anxious, why our bodies feel the way they do, and what we can be doing to try and help ourselves and our bodies when we’re feeling anxious.

What she shares isn’t specific medial advice for anyone, so if you are struggling with anxiety or your mental health in general, we’d really encourage you to speak to your own doctor about this, or to reach out to one of the organisations on our Help page.

Sarah's ways we can be helping our bodies deal with anxiety - A Converstaion About... Dealing with Anxiety

BONUS VIDEO: What might a first GP visit look like? - https://youtu.be/9mQtdA4Vczo

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Anxious Faith is a production of Our Daily Bread Ministries