A Psychologist's Perspective: How Faith, Music, & Community Saved My Life

In this episode of The All Things Podcast, Mallory and Christian sit down with their close friend James Driessen to talk about faith, identity, calling, and what it looks like to follow God when life takes unexpected — and sometimes painful — turns.

James shares his powerful story of adoption, loss, homelessness, rediscovering faith, and how God used music, community, and obedience to completely redirect his life. From wrestling with purpose to navigating the psychology world as a believer, this conversation is honest, thoughtful, and deeply encouraging for anyone who’s felt like they had to rebuild from the ground up.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro & Welcoming James🎧
1:27 Labor Day Moving Disaster🚚
4:20 Setting the Stage for James’ Story🎬
5:06 James' Salvation Story🙏
8:06 Rock Bottom, Homelessness & Worship🎶
12:17 Why Psychology🧠
19:36 Bible vs Culture in Mental Health📖
21:06 “Christianity Is a Crutch?”
23:14 Therapy, Faith & Integration🤝
27:58 Dating Culture & “Practicing Divorce”💔
34:26 Divorce, Honesty & Healing🩹
37:06 Marriage as a Good Fight💍
40:15 Shame, Scripture & What Jesus Meant✝️
49:54 Parenting Lessons
59:06 Final Encouragement & Outro 🙌

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