Sound Mind is a podcast that invites listeners into immersive, scripture-rich reflections on the mental, emotional, and spiritual realities of life—guided by a biblical lens and pastoral heart
The Host of Sound Mind is Jonathan Kindler is faculty professor of Biblical Counseling at the Living Faith Bible Institute, professional counselor and associate pastor at Midtown Baptist Temple.
New episodes of the Sound Mind released weekly!
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EP 24 | Thinking Through: What Happens When Diagnosis Becomes Identity
Everywhere you look, someone has a label: my anxiety, my ADHD, my trauma. But what happens when those labels start to define us?
In this Thinking Through episode, Jonathan Kindler takes a closer look at the modern pull toward self-diagnosis and mental-health identity. From viral therapy trends to personality quizzes and clinical buzzwords, he explores why naming our struggles feels validating—and why it can quietly become the story we live by.
Blending humor, cultural insight, and Scripture, Jonathan unpacks how labels can help us understand our pain without becoming our name. He points to a gospel identity that doesn’t shift with our symptoms—and offers the one thing every label can’t: permanence.
This episode invites you to rethink the way you see yourself—and to find freedom in a name that doesn’t change with your diagnosis
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EP 3 |Overthinking Everything That Hasn’t Happened Yet
What do you do when your brain won’t stop fast-forwarding?
In this third episode, Jonathan Kindler cracks open the exhausting world of overthinking—when your thoughts won’t stay in the present and anxiety turns into a rehearsal for every possible future disaster.
Drawing from personal stories, scriptural truth, and clinical insight, this episode gently exposes how fear often disguises itself as preparation, and how the god of What If slowly steals our focus, faith, and presence. But it doesn’t end there. With biblical anchors like Matthew 6 and Proverbs 16:9, Jonathan offers a better way to travel through time: one rooted in trust, peace, and holy limitation.
Whether you’re lying awake, forecasting doom, or just trying to make it through today without crumbling under what might happen tomorrow—this episode is your seat by the window. A call to breathe, to trust, and to enjoy the view.
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EP. 2 | Anxious for Nothing?
What if anxiety isn’t something to hide—but a signal pointing you toward peace?
In this second episode, Jonathan Kindler revisits Philippians 4:6 with fresh honesty, breaking down why well-meaning verses like “be careful for nothing” often feel more stressful than comforting. Through ambient storytelling, biblical insight, and gospel-centered clarity, Jonathan explores how anxiety works, why it lingers, and what Scripture truly offers those who feel stuck in fear.
If your inner world is loud, if your peace feels fragile, or if your faith is wrestling with control—this episode offers rest, rewiring, and real hope.
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