{"id":3910,"date":"2019-04-05T17:03:08","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T17:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freshhopeformentalhealth.com\/?p=163"},"modified":"2025-07-04T13:50:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T18:50:30","slug":"a-conversation-with-dr-sidney-hankerson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/a-conversation-with-dr-sidney-hankerson\/","title":{"rendered":"A Conversation with Dr. Sidney Hankerson"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/9284405\/height\/100\/width\/480\/thumbnail\/yes\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/standard\/tdest_id\/212863\" height=\"100\" width=\"480\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><em>On today&#8217;s episode of Fresh Hope for Mental Health, Pastor Brad Hoefs talks with Dr. Sidney Hankerson. Dr. Sidney Hankerson is Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons and the New York State Psychiatric Institute.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He has developed expertise in treating patients with depression and other mood disorders. Brad and Dr. Hankerson talk about how people struggling with mental health first seek guidance from the church before going to a professional, and the importance of helping those in faith based settings get the correct help they need.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Fresh Hope Hotline 1-888-815-4673. Website: Freshhope.us.<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>We encourage you to share this podcast with your<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>friends via your social media connections.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After listening to this podcast, we encourage you to email us at info@FreshHope.us\u00a0with a comment or question that we will share on our next podcast.<\/p>\n<p>If you are listening to this podcast on iTunes, we encourage you to leave a comment regarding the podcast. Or you can leave a voice message for us on the site: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.freshhope4mentalhealth.com\/\">www.FreshHope4MentalHealth.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pastor Brad Hoefs, the host of Fresh Hope for Mental Health, is the founder of Fresh Hope Ministries, a network of Christian mental health support groups for those who have a diagnosis and their loved ones. In other words, Fresh Hope is a Christian mental health support group.<\/p>\n<p>Brad was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1995. He is a weekly blogger for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bphope.us\/\">www.bphope.<\/a>com\u00a0(Bipolar Magazine). 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