Hill To Thrive On podcast

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Shawn van der Linden has a background in clinical mental health counselling as an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, practising in Australia. Starting out his working life as a qualified carpenter, Shawn subsequently discerned consecrated life with the Missionaries of God’s Love (MGLs), which involved intensive years of spiritual formation and ministry, with time spent in Canberra, Melbourne, Darwin (Australia) and Manila (Philippines). After discerning his vocation to married life Shawn settled in Canberra and completed his theological, social work and family therapy studies, taking up leadership roles establishing men's counselling services, and co-founding a national suicide prevention organization for construction industry workers. Following this, Shawn served for nine years as Executive Director of Pastoral Support for the Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, developing programs in areas relating to adult faith formation, parish pastoral care, youth ministry, marriage and family ministry and evangelization initiatives. Shawn’s more recent roles have been as the CEO of the Conflict Resolution Service Inc, the National Manager of integrated workplace onsite counselling with a corporate psychology firm, and as the manager of student counselling and mental health services for a Catholic Education system of 56 schools. Shawn also consults to Catholic Education, having completed multiple reviews of school counselling and mental health and wellbeing services for Diocese Education Systems in Australia. Maintaining his clinical counselling practice with individuals throughout his career Shawn has developed a strong vision of the transformative value of suffering, and the unique role that psychotherapy can play in enabling genuine human flourishing through integration, where our psychological and emotional lives are deeply united with, and deeply affecting, our spiritual lives. Shawn works in conjunction with the CatholicPysch Institute whose mission is to create a Catholic standard in mental health: https://catholicpsych.com/ You can find Shawn at: https://www.altumconsulting.com.au/ Hill to Thrive On: Finding Hope in a Sea of Despair is inspired by my story of deseration to find God and the benefits this has on my mental health. As a teen, I was desperate to know God and had no one to help me in my search and broke down as a result. As I have grown into adulthood, my growth in faith has helped equip me for the ongoing struggles against my weak humantiy: Life of the beloved: "I am the Chosen child of God. Held safe for all eternity, in an everlasting belief."…

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Relationships Part 2: Together We Stand 52:04

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Back again with my friend and life coach Peter Prochacka, we talk about how to build healthy relationships in a world that has forgotten the importance of the roles of men and women in society. Through the archetypes of men and women spoken about in the scriptures, we talk about how to overcome evil, and build relationships formed by first building a personal relationship with Jesus Hill to Thrive On: Finding Hope in a Sea of Despair is inspired by my story of deseration to find God and the benefits this has on my mental health. As a teen, I was desperate to know God and had no one to help me in my search and broke down as a result. As I have grown into adulthood, my growth in faith has helped equip me for the ongoing struggles against my weak humantiy: Life of the beloved: "I am the Chosen child of God. Held safe for all eternity, in an everlasting belief."…

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Relationships Part 1: How Evil Divides Men and Women 54:38

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This episode is the first in a two part series about relaionships. I sit down with my good friend Peter Prochacka to discuss the current toxic trends in relationships and dating. This is about focusing on how the role of evil has infiltrated society and sowed confusion and discord leaving many broken hearted. In the next episode, we discuss how to mend the state of things and build a right ordered relationship of love despite being amid a sea of toxicity Hill to Thrive On: Finding Hope in a Sea of Despair is inspired by my story of deseration to find God and the benefits this has on my mental health. As a teen, I was desperate to know God and had no one to help me in my search and broke down as a result. As I have grown into adulthood, my growth in faith has helped equip me for the ongoing struggles against my weak humantiy: Life of the beloved: "I am the Chosen child of God. Held safe for all eternity, in an everlasting belief."…

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In the World, Not Of the World 44:12

il y a 8 weeks44:12

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In this episode, I chat with Fr Chris Eaton MGL about navigating the right line between the lures to sin and temptation in the world that can be detrimental to our mental health versus the beauty we can experience in the world as God intended. Fr Chris is an artist, singer/song writer and you can find his work on Spotify at the link below: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2VdpVnqtYhSspbfP6MMN21?si=IjYxUkjdT0uXATn-kXvfMw Hill to Thrive On: Finding Hope in a Sea of Despair is inspired by my story of deseration to find God and the benefits this has on my mental health. As a teen, I was desperate to know God and had no one to help me in my search and broke down as a result. As I have grown into adulthood, my growth in faith has helped equip me for the ongoing struggles against my weak humantiy: Life of the beloved: "I am the Chosen child of God. Held safe for all eternity, in an everlasting belief."…

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Let Go and Let God: A Journey Through Lent 43:50

il y a 10 weeks43:50

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In this episode I sit down with Fr Dave Callaghan MGL. We discuss the purpose of Lent, how we find our identity and freedom in Christ through the disciplines of fasting, prayer and alms giving. This includes healing from loneliness and addiction If you like what Fr Dave has to say, you can hear more from him on his podcast, The Novitiate by clicking this link: https://open.spotify.com/show/662mE7bkOn0X11Z8RFUf3P?si=yth6J-a4Qj2AIDqGkNknuA Hill to Thrive On: Finding Hope in a Sea of Despair is inspired by my story of deseration to find God and the benefits this has on my mental health. As a teen, I was desperate to know God and had no one to help me in my search and broke down as a result. As I have grown into adulthood, my growth in faith has helped equip me for the ongoing struggles against my weak humantiy: Life of the beloved: "I am the Chosen child of God. Held safe for all eternity, in an everlasting belief."…

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God's Perfect Timing 48:01

il y a 11 weeks48:01

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In this episode, Brian Welsh joins me to talk about how he found the saving, healing hand of Christ from the depths of despair. Brian invites each one of us to respond to God's call on our hearts and minds, to give ourselves over to the Lord and to trust that He will act in His perfect time. Hill to Thrive On: Finding Hope in a Sea of Despair is inspired by my story of deseration to find God and the benefits this has on my mental health. As a teen, I was desperate to know God and had no one to help me in my search and broke down as a result. As I have grown into adulthood, my growth in faith has helped equip me for the ongoing struggles against my weak humantiy: Life of the beloved: "I am the Chosen child of God. Held safe for all eternity, in an everlasting belief."…

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Speaking Order into the Chaos 42:13

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