A quiet house. A car pulling away. Knees on the doorstep and a prayer that finally surrendered control. That’s where Dustin’s story turns—not from pain to perfection, but from isolation to honest recovery, from “fix it myself” to “Lord, I can’t.” What follows is a courageous, practical walk through mental health, marriage, parenting, and faith that refuses to label people as broken and instead calls them designed and worth stewarding.
We unpack a childhood of giftedness inside a loud, loving, inconsistent home; sports and music as lifelines; and a faith that started with facts before it became relationship. Dustin names bipolar without euphemism, explains why meds can be mercy, and shows how sleep, routine, and movement stabilize chemistry. He shares how Celebrate Recovery and a single blue chip rewired his life, why hearing your story come out of someone else’s mouth unlocks healing, and how covenant love means “marrying” your spouse again and again as both of you change.
We also go deep on technology and identity. Dustin researches nomophobia—the panic of losing your phone—because our selves now live inside devices. Instead of shame or confiscation, he points to stewardship: teach healthy use, build real belonging, and aim tools toward God. For students and families, he imagines accessible care in evenings and weekends, church-led spaces where it’s safe to be human, and a three-part healing that aligns body, soul, and spirit so capacity grows and callings can breathe.
Come for the testimony, stay for the tools: spoons and coins, dopamine and serotonin, liturgies for your phone, rhythms for your day, and grace for your story. If you’ve ever felt defective, this conversation invites you to trade shame for stewardship and start again—today.
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