In this episode, Andrew Ray and Barbara Lane talks with David Powlison and Winston Smith about bipolar disorder. The discussion was prompted by a listener’s question: “I have a client that has been diagnosed by a psychologist as bipolar, and she uses the ‘well, I’m bipolar, so I can’t help it’ excuse. She has been depressed and suicidal, she has also been hospitalized a few times. She is new to biblical counseling, and claims to be a believer. Any suggestion?”
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David Powlison
Author, Speaker
David Powlison served as CCEF’s executive director (2014-2019), a faculty member, and senior editor of the Journal of Biblical Counseling. He held a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and an MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary. David wrote extensively on biblical counseling and on the relationship between faith and psychology. His books Seeing with New Eyes and Speaking Truth in Love probe the implications of Scripture for how to understand people and how to counsel. The Biblical Counseling Movement: History and Context explores the background and development of CCEF’s mission. David is survived by his wife Nan, their three children and spouses, and seven grandchildren.
