It has been a while since we have talked to the guys in NEEDTOBREATHE and we had a lot of ground to cover. We discussed the early days, group therapy, and growing up. Bear had one of the best quotes about therapy that I have ever heard. “I wish they would tell you in the first counseling session that we are going to go through all this and no one else is going to change”…
"What do you need? What can we do for you? How can I help?" Those questions are overwhelming for both the person asking them and the person answering them. When you're doing the asking, of course you want to help out your friend who is going through a difficult season....but how? And when you're being asked that question, the only thing that comes to your mind is, "Sleep. I need sleep." When there is a…
Brittany's Story: As a child, I was sexually abused with abuse outside of that, and growing up, I struggled with depression. I felt like my self-value was so tainted and so broken. When this song came out...I was driving down the road, and I actually had to pull over. I felt like God had been trying to reach me for so long, but I was so angry at God for allowing things to happen the…
The amazing thing about music is how it can impact people's lives in different ways. This week, we talked to an incredible little girl named Madison who has found comfort in Zach Williams' song "Chain Breaker" as she deals with her dad's drug addiction. Our hearts broke as we spoke to this 11-year-old girl who has had to face way too much for her age: My dad--he has a drug addiction problem. We tried to take…
There's something incredible about the power of music and how a song can speak truth and hope into our lives. During our most recent segment of "Group Therapy," we heard how Hillary Scott's song "Thy Will" spoke to three different people during their darkest moments. Christine I foster children, and we had a sibling group of 3 that I had fallen in love with. The older one said that she didn't like the attention I was giving…