This week on Breaking Through, Grace sits down with speaker, author, and Christian singer-songwriter Matt Hammitt. Matt shares with Grace how he broke through a series of difficult life transitions by learning to better understand his own feelings and emotions — both with and without the help of SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors).

New episodes release every Wednesday, so be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!

CHAPTERS: 

• 2:55 — Writing music, speaking, and more
• 9:08 — First encounters with SSRIs
• 14:26 — Personal journeys with taking medication
• 20:55 — How Matt wrote his most vulnerable song
• 24:56 — Matt's "interesting relationship" with his own emotions
• 27:40 — If you’re wondering how to get help...
• 33:20 — You're only as sick as your secrets

RESOURCES: 

• AccessMore Prayer Line: (800)434-8400

This week on Breaking Through, Grace shares how she broke through the effects of several traumatic events in childhood by receiving a CPTSD diagnosis that helped her understand what was going on in her brain — and accept that she’s no less of a Christian because of it.  

New episodes release every Wednesday, so be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!

CHAPTERS: 

• 1:16 — Why we NEED to talk about trauma
• 2:56 — PTSD vs. CPTSD
• 7:50 — How a diagnosis allowed for a relationship with Christ
• 11:16 — What’s really happening in the traumatized brain
• 15:10 — What happened in middle school…
• 28:04 — Getting healing for your younger self
• 32:19 — When you don’t know what to pray… (pray Psalm 139)

RESOURCES: 

• Psalm 139 (NLT)
• AccessMore Prayer Line: (800)434-8400

This week on Breaking Through, Grace sits down with Christian artist, author, and worship leader Meredith Andrews. Meredith shares with Grace how she broke through deep-rooted feelings of rejection by identifying the core wounds underneath them and allowing Jesus to take her on a journey of healing and wholeness.

New episodes release every Wednesday, so be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!

CHAPTERS:

• 2:46 — A journey of healing and wholeness
• 10:08 — Uncovering childhood wounds
• 17:02 — Finding and fixing your fractures
• 22:51 — How Jesus gives life to the full 
• 27:20 — Where is God in your rejection?
• 33:58 — Uncovering your “core wound”

RESOURCES: 

• James 1:8 (NIV)
• Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)
• Healing the Wound of Rejection: Becoming Whole in Jesus by Meredith Andrews
• AccessMore Prayer Line: (800) 434-8400

This week on Breaking Through, Grace sits down with Christian rock artist Stephen Stanley. Stephen shares with Grace how he broke through finding his voice in the music industry by learning to relinquish control and live a life surrendered to God.

New episodes release every Wednesday, so be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!

CHAPTERS:

• 3:46 — How Stephen learned to write more honest songs 
• 9:43 — How a song can save a life 
• 15:09 — What one book teaches about the church and mental health 
• 22:55 — The beautiful thing about surrender 
• 32:33 — “Controlling” versus “Protecting” 

RESOURCES: 

• AccessMore Prayer Line: (800)434-8400

This week on Breaking Through, Grace sits down with up-and-coming Christian artist Sam Wesley. Sam shares with Grace how he broke through feeling disconnected from his own life story by getting to see moments of it reenacted in the major motion picture I Can Only Image 2.

New episodes release every Wednesday, so be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!

CHAPTERS: 

• 1:08 — When your life becomes a movie…
• 5:00 — How a diabetes diagnosis was a blessing
• 6:22 — The healing process of making I Can Only Imagine 2 
• 13:30 — How the MercyMe song “Even If” came to be
• 18:19 — A whole new way to look at diabetes…
• 25:15 — How to stop running from vulnerability
• 30:34 — How Sam kept ruining takes of I Can Only Imagine 2
• 37:21 — What “working through it” REALLY looks like
• 42:01 — Why it’s easy to misunderstand chronic illness

RESOURCES: 

• AccessMore Prayer Line: (800)434-8400

This week on Breaking Through, Grace sits down with award-winning songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Josh Wilson. Josh shares with Grace how he broke through anxiety, depression, and addiction by not staying silent when he knew he needed help, and by telling God… and somebody else.

New episodes release every Wednesday, so be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!

CHAPTERS: 

• 1:45 — What Dove Award “nominated” means and “Franken-strumming”
• 4:16 — How honesty breeds honesty when it comes to mental health
• 7:44 — The real reason Josh calls himself a Christian
• 11:07 — A hope issue, not a faith issue
• 16:12 — Why it’s okay to seek Jesus AND therapy
• 20:43 — How medication can help… if you let it
• 28:47 — Tell God and somebody else
• 32:15 — How a flood inspired a song

RESOURCES: 

• AccessMore Prayer Line: (800)434-8400

This week on Breaking Through, Grace sits down with Christian pop artist Claire Leslie. Claire shares with Grace how she broke through focusing on negative thoughts and feeling behind in life by learning how to have a heart of gratitude and reading more of God’s word. New episodes release every Wednesday, so be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!

CHAPTERS:

• 0:00 - 3:27 — Opening for Forrest Frank
• 3:28 - 7:21 — Finding power in the name of Jesus and a “dangerous prayer”
• 7:22 - 10:37 — What the church sometimes gets wrong about anxiety
• 10:38 - 15:56 — The powerful lesson Claire learned from touring
• 15:56 - 17:59 — The key to overcoming anxiety and doubt
• 18:00 - 20:17 — The devil is not creative… (How not to believe the lies of the enemy)
• 20:18 - 24:32 — The number one thing this generation should know
• 24:33 - 27:09 — How Claire and Grace spend time with the Lord
• 27:09 - 28:48 — It’s all going to work out

RESOURCES:

• AccessMore Prayer Line: (800) 434-8400

This week on Breaking Through, pop-punk princess Grace Graber shares her story of how she broke through bullying, trauma, and PTSD by discovering that God’s power works best in her weakness — and how her healing started with a song. New episodes release every Wednesday, so be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!

CHAPTERS: 

• 1:59 - 5:22 — Finding hope and healing through Christian rock
• 5:23 - 8:02 — The “why” behind the Breaking Through podcast
• 8:02 - 10:52 — Why you don’t have to be defined by a diagnosis
• 10:53 - 14:24 — Grace’s life verses and how she learned to share her story
• 14:25 - 17:04 — God reveals Himself to those who are struggling

RESOURCES: 

• 2 Corinthians 3:5-6 (NLT)
• 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (NLT)
• AccessMore Prayer Line: (800 )434-8400