{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/657f4d0ece5d430017bf1c75/65b5149088fe210017056b45?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode #210 - Trauma & Mental Illness with John Andrew Bryant","description":"<p>CW: suicidal ideations, obsessive compulsive disorder</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode we’re talking about trauma and mental illness with John Andrew Bryant.</p><p><br></p><p>John Andrew Bryant is a caregiver, writer, and part-time street pastor in a small steel town outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and he is the author of <a href=\"https://lexhampress.com/product/244693/a-quiet-mind-to-suffer-with-mental-illness-trauma-and-the-death-of-christ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>A Quiet Mind to Suffer With</em></a>, published in 2023 with Lexham Press. He defines and then shares his own experiences with OCD including how a particularly severe season of his disorder caused significant trauma. In the midst of this story of pain, he offers a beautiful vision of Christ's care and presence in the midst of trauma.</p><p><br></p><p>Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Rev. Dr. Josh Carroll, Dr. John Anthony Dunne, and Dr. Madison Pierce.</p>","author_name":"The Two Cities Podcast"}