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Podcast with Will Cole, Mental Health Counselor at Crawford Clinics
In a world sending mixed messages about masculinity, parents are facing a new challenge: How do we raise boys who grow into strong, emotionally grounded, spiritually anchored men?
In this powerful episode, Will Cole, mental health counselor at Crawford Clinics specializing in healthy masculinity, breaks down the essential ingredients boys need to develop into men of courage, compassion, confidence, and character.
Drawing from biblical wisdom, clinical insight, and years of counseling boys, teens, and men, Will shares:

What boys need emotionally from mom and dad at each stage of development

How to nurture a boy’s sensitivity without weakening his masculine strength

The role of fathers (and father figures) in shaping identity, security, and calling

How to help boys process emotions in healthy ways instead of shutting down

Why discipline + connection creates the safest foundation for masculine maturity

How to build resilience, grit, and godly confidence in a generation facing anxiety and confusion

The spiritual formation boys need to hear God’s voice and walk in purpose

Will also covers the dangers of shame-based parenting, overprotection, and cultural stereotypes that wound a boy’s sense of self—and shows parents how to replace them with affirmation, boundaries, strength, and grace.
Whether you’re raising sons, mentoring young men, leading youth, or simply wanting to understand masculinity through a healthier lens, this episode is a hope-filled guide to helping boys become the men God designed them to be: steady, secure, wholehearted, and unshakeably rooted in identity and purpose.

masculinity, purpose, identity, Christian men, mental health, emotional healing, inner healing, faith-based counseling.

Christian masculinity

faith and mental health

biblical manhood

identity in Christ

men’s mental health

masculine strength

restoring masculinity

emotional health for men

godly leadership

faith-based counseling

father wounds

men and anxiety

inner healing

Christian psychology

She was bubbly and confident in elementary school—always quick to smile, dance in the kitchen, and ask you to tuck her in.
But lately… you’ve noticed a shift.
She’s quieter. Withdrawn. Glued to her phone. The sparkle in her eyes seems dimmer. And the conversations? They’ve turned into one-word answers and long silences. You wonder: Is she okay? Am I losing her?
In this deeply relatable episode of Unlock U with Dr. Shannan Crawford, meet Gracie Showers, one of Crawford Clinics’ gifted mental health providers who specializes in walking with 12–16-year-old girls as they navigate the pressures of middle and high school.
With compassion, clinical skill, and a Christ-centered perspective, Gracie partners with families to raise emotionally resilient, relationally wise, and spiritually anchored daughters—girls who know their worth, set healthy boundaries, and live with intention in a culture pulling them in all the wrong directions.
If you’ve ever worried your daughter is losing her way—or that the world might get to shape her more than God’s design—this episode is your invitation to hope, help, and healing.
💬 For a free consult with Gracie: CrawfordClinics.com/contact🎧 Listen now on Unlock U with Dr. Shannan Crawford—available wherever you get your podcasts.
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Pregnancy isn’t just about growing a baby—it’s about becoming someone new. In this tender and truth-filled episode of Unlock U with Dr. Shannan Crawford, licensed psychologist Dr. Grace Spencer invites you into the sacred, messy, and miraculous journey of pregnancy and early motherhood.
With gentle wisdom and clinical insight, Dr. Grace helps you make sense of what’s happening in your body, your hormones, your heart, and your relationship—so you can show up with grace and compassion for yourself and your partner. From emotional waves and identity shifts to the quiet aches we don’t always say out loud, this conversation is a soft place to land and a strong place to rise from.
You are not alone. You are not failing. You are becoming.
👉 To connect with Dr. Grace for a free consultation, visit CrawfordClinics.com/contact.

💛 If you’re walking through infertility or pregnancy loss, we encourage you to revisit our first conversation with Dr. Grace on navigating grief and hope through those sacred struggles. https://youtu.be/ZAKfOheghPY?si=QjVsyJbSgVHohvZB