What if the parts of ourselves we work hardest to hide are the very parts that make connection possible? Dr. Josh Williams explores our needs, relationships, vulnerability, boundaries, and the everyday struggles that shape who we are becoming. Through honest conversations, practical insight, and stories from the counseling room and real life, Becoming Human is about taking off the armor, understanding ourselves and others, and finding our way toward more authentic connection.

]]>www.drjoshwilliams.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:37:27 GMTTue, 22 Sep 2026 19:38:30 GMT60Dr. Josh Williams<p>What if the parts of ourselves we work hardest to hide are the very parts that make connection possible? Dr. Josh Williams explores our needs, relationships, vulnerability, boundaries, and the everyday struggles that shape who we are becoming. Through honest conversations, practical insight, and stories from the counseling room and real life, Becoming Human is about taking off the armor, understanding ourselves and others, and finding our way toward more authentic connection.</p>episodicDr. Josh Williamsjoshandtammy1313@gmail.comnoCan Christianity create addiction? In this deeply personal first episode, Dr. Josh Williams explores how shame, fear, and disconnection—especially around sexuality—can create the very conditions in which addictive behavior thrives. Drawing from his own struggle with pornography, OCD, purity culture, and the counseling experience that changed how he understood himself, Josh examines why simply trying harder, praying more, or suppressing our needs may not bring healing—and why genuine connection might.

]]>621d57dd-3c1a-4121-8097-91e5a9fec3ffSat, 26 Sep 2026 17:48:57 GMT<p>Can Christianity create addiction? In this deeply personal first episode, Dr. Josh Williams explores how shame, fear, and disconnection—especially around sexuality—can create the very conditions in which addictive behavior thrives. Drawing from his own struggle with pornography, OCD, purity culture, and the counseling experience that changed how he understood himself, Josh examines why simply trying harder, praying more, or suppressing our needs may not bring healing—and why genuine connection might.</p>no00:20:4211Faith and Addictionfull