

Strong Tower Mental Health Podcast
Heidi Mortenson
Strong Tower Mental Health is an authentic and encouraging podcast hosted by Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Heidi Mortenson. Get ready for heaven to be unlocked in your soul with real life stories, skills, and amazing guests who will inspire you. Topics on this podcast include vulnerability, authenticity, how to have difficult conversations, keeping healthy boundaries with others, marriage, depression, anxiety, addiction, co-dependency and more. You will learn how to pull the gold from yourself and others, and walk in freedom no matter the circumstances surrounding you. Learn more at https://heidimortensonlmft.com/
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Nov 15, 2021 • 25min
13. Awkward vulnerability. How to do vulnerability well.
We hear it often that we need to be real, be vulnerable and be authentic but then we feel like we mess it up. In this episode Heidi will break down the myths of vulnerability and share how the power of the gospel opens up the doors for us to truly be vulnerable.

Nov 8, 2021 • 24min
12. For the Teens: How to be a Leader in Today’s World
Are you a teen?! This episode is for you! Heidi talks directly to teens and talks to them about they can stand out amongst their peers. She gives tips on how they can be a leader in today’s world with so many mental health struggles. If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved!

Nov 4, 2021 • 28min
11. Low Self-Esteem, Bulimia, Drug & Alcohol Addiction to Freedom in Christ With Dr. MB Busch
Dr. MB Busch had a 30-year battle with alcohol, drugs and bulimia. In this powerful episode she shares how she was set free from truly understanding the love of Father God and hearing the Word of God. If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved!

Nov 1, 2021 • 29min
10. Is Your Emotional Teen Driving You Crazy?
The big emotions of teens can often control households and it can be exhausting. In this episode, Heidi shares some common issues she sees with parents and teens and 10 ways to bring healthy Godly connection. If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved!

Oct 25, 2021 • 31min
9. Powerful Encounters With the Lord for Mental Health Freedom
Do you ever experience tears and have no idea why? It could be that God is encountering you and wanting to change something in you for His glory. We can be judgmental or weary about “encounters” with the Lord until we actually have one ourself. In this episode Heidi leads you into an awareness of her journey with judging encounters, shares some of hers and leads you into how you can experience them yourself. If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved!

Oct 21, 2021 • 29min
8. God Turns Trauma into Freedom Abby McKee Interview
Abby found God in the middle of being raped. You may ask how this could happen? God can take any trauma and turn it into freedom in Christ for your life. Hear how Abby went from a divorced home, trauma, drug addiction and rebellion to non-judgmental lover of all people because of God’s love for her.

Oct 18, 2021 • 37min
7. God Help! Don’t Let Me Prophecy Depression Over My Life
We often prophecy depression over our life without even realizing it with the words that we speak our feelings. This episode goes deep into the pain of depression and how Jesus sees us. There is personal stories shared along with ministry and prayer. If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved!

Oct 11, 2021 • 28min
6. God Help Me Get Out of this Stinkin Thinkin!
This episode dives deep into our thought life and how we can get unstuck from lies that seem to take root in our life. There are times when we KNOW what God says about us but we don’t “feel” it and our “experiences” seem to tell us a different story than what God says. This episode includes ministry and activities with the Lord you can do on your own outside this show. If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved!

Oct 7, 2021 • 25min
5. Yvonne Rempel: Bipolar Depression PTSD Post-Partum Healing
Yvonne shares her 10-year battle with severe Depression, PTSD, Post-Partum and Bipolar. She shares how she advocated for healing mentally and was able to get off medication with support of a psychiatrist and counselor after knowing she was healed. If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved!

Oct 4, 2021 • 29min
4. Who Is Driving Our Life - Anxiety or God?
We want to know the keys to have God drive our life instead of anxiety. This episode dives into what anxiety is, how you can have authority over it, and how you can experience the Shalom peace of God instead of anxiety.