The Merge
Welcome to The Merge - where faith and mental health meet. The Merge provides a biblical approach to mental health and navigating life’s challenges. Join LynnDee Horne, a licensed mental health counselor, and her guests as they explore practical Christ-centered solutions for increasing your mental wellness and encouraging your spiritual growth.
Episodes
July 2, 2025 • 35 mins
Join LynnDee as she talks with her two youngest and cutest guests ever on The Merge- her daughters. They answer all kinds of questions from their favorite verses and bible stories to what they think their mommy does as a counselor.
Listen in to get a little snapshot of life with Liberty and Lydia.
Listen in to get a little snapshot of life with Liberty and Lydia.
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June 25, 2025 • 61 mins
Join LynnDee as she sits down with Mrs. Terri Crowther, financial specialist at Manna University and mPact churches, and Mrs. Ronda Martz, President of Hour of Harvest, as they talk about loving and losing their loved ones- their spouses.
They candidly talk about their lives together with their husbands, walking through the loss, and how it has changed them today. Their desire in sharing their stories is that no matter where you ar...
They candidly talk about their lives together with their husbands, walking through the loss, and how it has changed them today. Their desire in sharing their stories is that no matter where you ar...
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June 18, 2025 • 57 mins
ADHD and Autism episode:
Join LynnDee as she talks with Dr. Rebecca Dykes, LCSW and professor at Manna University about faith, mental health, ADHD, and Autism. Dr. Dykes highlights her own journey through neurodiversity, her clinical experience with it, and some of the research she completed on lived experiences of neurodivergent Evangelical Christians.
If these topics pertain to you or someone you love, I believe you will find thi...
Join LynnDee as she talks with Dr. Rebecca Dykes, LCSW and professor at Manna University about faith, mental health, ADHD, and Autism. Dr. Dykes highlights her own journey through neurodiversity, her clinical experience with it, and some of the research she completed on lived experiences of neurodivergent Evangelical Christians.
If these topics pertain to you or someone you love, I believe you will find thi...
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June 11, 2025 • 54 mins
Join LynnDee and Laurie Powers, PA-C- a lifestyle medicine practitioner that holds certifications as a Culinary Medicine Specialist and in CBT for insomnia (CBT-I). They talk about her journey from traditional to lifestyle medicine, how food can change your mood, and several things in between.
If you are looking for some practical healthy tips for your diet, sleep, and mental health, this episode is for you!
For more info: sleepand...
If you are looking for some practical healthy tips for your diet, sleep, and mental health, this episode is for you!
For more info: sleepand...
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June 4, 2025 • 57 mins
Join LynnDee as she talks with author Natasha Landphair Buchanan about her newly released book- Hope with Abandon: A Journey Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death.
We discuss her journey through the valley of death, to a new place the Lord brought her. A place of hope without limits, hope without reserve. A place where He taught her to live in hope with abandon.
Resources for this Episode:
We discuss her journey through the valley of death, to a new place the Lord brought her. A place of hope without limits, hope without reserve. A place where He taught her to live in hope with abandon.
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May 14, 2025 • 51 mins
Join LynnDee and Candace Leon as they talk about faith, mental health, and shame. Shame is highly correlated with mental health concerns and is not something we want to keep in our lives. Listen in as they explore what shame is, how it shows up, and what we can do about it as believers in Christ.
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May 7, 2025 • 53 mins
Join LynnDee as she explores Faith, Mental Health, and The Blessing Challenge on today's episode. Pulling from the work of Dr. John Trent, LynnDee talks about what the word "blessing" actually means and what we are supposed to do with blessing as believers. She also addresses how it impacts us if we didn't receive the blessing in our own lives.
If you are interested in adding value to the lives around you and healing from the pla...
If you are interested in adding value to the lives around you and healing from the pla...
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Join LynnDee and Candace as they explore 10 unhelpful thinking styles and what psychology and God say about each one. They give examples of what each looks like, how psychology approaches them, and God’s answer through scripture. Listen in to see if any of these might sound familiar to you and the steps you can take to change them.
https://spiritualityandhealth.duke.edu/index.php/religious-cbt-study/therapy-manuals/
https://spiritualityandhealth.duke.edu/index.php/religious-cbt-study/therapy-manuals/
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Faith, Mental Health, and Religiously-Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Part 1
Join LynnDee and Candace Leon as they explore two techniques from Religiously-Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Come experience the techniques as they walk listeners through behavioral activation- which is great for depression and contemplative prayer- which is helpful with any mental health concern.
https://spiritualityandhealth.duke.edu/ind...
Join LynnDee and Candace Leon as they explore two techniques from Religiously-Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Come experience the techniques as they walk listeners through behavioral activation- which is great for depression and contemplative prayer- which is helpful with any mental health concern.
https://spiritualityandhealth.duke.edu/ind...
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April 9, 2025 • 53 mins
Join LynnDee Horne as she talks about faith, mental health, and growth.
She discusses 3 steps we can take from a spiritual perspective to help us grow and shares some of her own stories in these areas. If you have struggled with motivation or you know your areas of growth but don’t know your next move- try these steps.
She discusses 3 steps we can take from a spiritual perspective to help us grow and shares some of her own stories in these areas. If you have struggled with motivation or you know your areas of growth but don’t know your next move- try these steps.
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April 2, 2025 • 59 mins
Join LynnDee and her guests Scott and Hillary Shelton, the owners of Heal the Land Farm and Market, as they discuss the Shelton's journey of faith and farming.
Hillary and Scott share their own journeys of becoming believers and the path that led them to Heal the Land Farm.
LynnDee and the Sheltons talk about how our faith and mental health is connected to being in and working in God's creation. Check out the show notes with links t...
Hillary and Scott share their own journeys of becoming believers and the path that led them to Heal the Land Farm.
LynnDee and the Sheltons talk about how our faith and mental health is connected to being in and working in God's creation. Check out the show notes with links t...
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March 26, 2025 • 57 mins
Join LynnDee and Candace Leon as they talk about how curiosity can help your spiritual walk, mental health, and relationships. They talk about how curiosity has helped in their own lives and steps to take to help us be more curious in the right ways.
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March 19, 2025 • 59 mins
Join LynnDee (the counselor) , Candace Leon (the former educator and now work from home mom), and Cameron Leggett (the graduate student with a full time job) as they discuss their own career journeys and how God was in those steps for each of them.
They discuss the difference in career and calling and share some practical steps for navigating career decisions.
They discuss the difference in career and calling and share some practical steps for navigating career decisions.
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March 12, 2025 • 57 mins
Join LynnDee and Candace Leon as they talk about the difference between living from a worldly identity or from our Identity in Christ. As they use the metaphor of a house to explore where our current identity comes from and how to make sure we have the right foundation, they offer 3 steps we can all take to understand more fully our Identity in Christ as believers and live in the assurance of who HE says we are.
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February 26, 2025 • 56 mins
If you are tired, feeling exhausted, or just know that rest is something you need more of- listen in as LynnDee and Charla Suggs, LCMHCS, explore rest. They talk about the 7 types of rest, how we need them all, and where we can find all 7 types in scripture. They list some of the barriers of rest and practical steps we can implement to having more rest in our lives. Also in the show notes, if you wonder what type of "tired" you ...
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February 19, 2025 • 57 mins
Join LynnDee as she talks with Pastors John and Suzette Miller about having healthy relationships and pursuing healinging in those that are not going the way we planned. They explore what the bible has to say about relationships and how we can move forward in the midst of the pain we have experienced in relationships. Also check out the resource in the show notes called the Hope Plan- an intentional plan to face pain following Jes...
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February 12, 2025 • 65 mins
Join LynnDee and Candace Leon for an experiential episode as they walk listeners through 5 tools used in counseling sessions to address many mental health concerns. Come practice along with them as they engage in tools to help your emotions and thoughts, and feed your spirit.
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February 5, 2025 • 57 mins
Join LynnDee and her friend Candace Leon as they dive into the topic of depression. Listen in as they explore what depression is, what causes it, what some effective treatments are, and steps we can all take to put hope back in our lives during difficult times.
Get the resource: Heart Steps
Get the resource: Heart Steps
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January 29, 2025 • 62 mins
Join LynnDee and Becca Autry as they talk about transitions and the changing seasons of life, what the bible says about them, and how we can travel through those seasons well! Whether you are in a joyful season or a difficult one, God is always there!
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January 22, 2025 • 56 mins
Join LynnDee and Dr. Calvina Ellerbe as they dive in to exploring parenting structures that lead to spiritual development.
They talk about how to help our children understand that God is the source and standard for everything, how to shape our children’s behavior to look more like Him, and even how to encourage our children to stand for God even when it’s hard to do.
They share personal stories and talk about their own parenting exp...
They talk about how to help our children understand that God is the source and standard for everything, how to shape our children’s behavior to look more like Him, and even how to encourage our children to stand for God even when it’s hard to do.
They share personal stories and talk about their own parenting exp...
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