Focus on the Family with Jim Daly Best of 2025: Overcoming Anxiety: Finding Peace in a Hectic World (Part 2 of 2)
Dec 3, 2025
Dr. Gregory Jantz, a licensed mental health clinician and founder of A Place of Hope, discusses the surge of anxiety in our culture, affecting adults and teens alike. He offers insights into how faulty beliefs contribute to anxiety and presents a holistic, faith-based approach to healing. Jantz encourages listeners to reflect on childhood triggers, practice forgiveness, and adopt healthier habits. He also highlights the impact of COVID on youth anxiety and shares practical tips for spouses to support their partners through anxiety.
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Brokenness Explains Anxiety
- Sin and brokenness explain why anxiety exists in a fallen world, not personal spiritual failure.
- Gregory Jantz urges believers to view mental illness as part of broken life needing grace and treatment.
Renew Your Mind Daily
- Renew your mind intentionally by putting God's truth in daily and reduce activities that aren't renewing.
- Replace hours on social media with Scripture and structured spiritual practices to build a sound mind.
Treat Anxiety Whole-Person
- Treat anxiety holistically by checking relationships, nutrition, and lifestyle, not just symptoms.
- Improve basic habits first because better nutrition and movement increase capacity to receive therapy.
