Radio host Joe Sikorra, author of the brand new memoire Defying Gravity: How Choosing Joy Lifted My Family from Death to Life, joins us for a conversation about finding joy despite even great suffering.
Questions and Topics Covered:
- 19:14 - When you say you don’t have things under control and want to experience joy, why do you still feel the emptiness even though you’ve given it to God?
- 29:16 - I experience depression and anxiety. How can I change the way I think to experience more joy in life?
- 32:50 - I have a child with mental illness. My joy is gone. He is in a mental hospital. I am very sad. How can I find joy in this?
- 43:14 - Do you have suggestions in helping family members who choose not to be joyful?
- 45:53 - I am going through a divorce and am having a hard time understanding how I can I find joy when I can’t find any peace in daily life.
- 49:05 - My son has the same disease as your children. I am afraid to read your book.
Resources Mentioned:
- Defying Gravity: How Choosing Joy Lifted My Family from Death to Life by Joe Sikorra
- Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by Dr. David Burns
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