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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What happens when pain doesn’t just hurt you, but names you?

In this episode, Jonathan traces how trauma writes identity-level stories we start to live by. Through the voices we carry from childhood and the labels that settle on us, he shows why those quiet sentences become the lens for everything. With Scripture, storytelling, and pastoral clarity, he walks through Gideon’s fear, the Samaritan woman’s shame, and five practical anchors that help you name the lie, tell the truth, and receive who God says you are.

If you’ve ever felt defined by “Too Much,” “Not Enough,” or “Unlovable,” this conversation invites you to reframe the story and rest in an identity secured by Christ.

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