Matt Gutbrod

Post-Traumatic Growth and Resiliency Join Matt and Victoria as they discuss what it means to foster post-traumatic growth and resiliency in your healing journey. As we navigate trauma-informed therapeutic interventions in our recovery, we often focus on what happened and can lose sight of what can be gained on the other side truth.  Victoria and … Read more

Befriending Our Inner Wounded Teenager Many of us have heard about the inner wounded child, but what about the inner wounded teenager within us? Victoria and Matt welcome back Laurie Bohrer, a licensed therapist, to explore the many facets of the inner wounded teenager.  We explore how this part of us can show up in … Read more

Navigating Trauma in Our Relationships As we begin Season 3 of “When Gathering Light” we return to a topic that often has a resounding effect in our relationships with significant others, spouses, family and friends and that's our trauma histories. We are all survivors of something. Whether we have survived smaller difficult events or larger … Read more

Navigating Our Anxious Modern World Join Matt and Victoria as they explore some of the anxiety inducing aspects of our twenty-first century world and how we can potentially create self-care micro-adjustments to reduce the effects on us. Do we go online to have our voice heard, sometimes to our detriment? Do we join groups on-line … Read more

Compassionate Caregiving for Loved Ones Many of us are being called to be caregivers for our parents, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings and friends. Victoria and Matt talk about some of the challenges, frustrations and the potential for God's grace in the middle of this often-affirming journey. Is it our job as a Christian? Can we tap … Read more

Mental Health Throughout the Lifespan of Athletes Join Victoria and Sharon Tittl as they discuss the importance of attending to the mental health of athletes. The 2024 Summer Olympics increased awareness of the mental health of athletes, such as Simone Biles. Many of us will never be elite athletes, yet the importance of attending to … Read more

Exploring Codependency in Relationships Victoria and Matt discuss the complexities of codependent relationships and behavior. Victoria talks about Melody Beatties' powerful book “Codependent No More” as an excellent resource for dealing with these often-unhealthy relationships in our lives. Whether we are unhealthily supporting an addict or our need to control another's behavior is destroying relationships, … Read more

The Holy Spirit and Matt’s Ghost Story Hi Everyone! In this episode Victoria and I talk about the Holy Spirit. I grew up in the Catholic Church where the 3rd part of the Trinity was referred to as “The Holy Ghost”. That was a wild concept for a child to grasp. A ghost that was … Read more