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Hope for the Mind is a faith-informed psychology podcast exploring the human mind through both psychological insight and biblical truth—without shallow answers, stigma, or reductionist labels.
Through real conversations, thoughtful analysis, and occasional interviews with therapists, counselors, and individuals sharing their lived experiences, the podcast examines topics such as trauma, mental health, neurodiversity, addiction, abuse, identity, and suffering. Each episode challenges popular psychological narratives where needed, affirms what aligns with God’s design, and invites listeners to think deeply about what it means to be whole—mind, body, and spirit.
This is not a therapy session or a self-help show.
It is a space for intellectual honesty, respectful tension, and faith that does not avoid psychological reality.
Hosted by Kristin Ontiveros, who holds a BS in Psychology, an MA in Human Services Counseling, and is currently completing an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Hope for the Mind exists for listeners who are tired of psychology divorced from God—and faith that refuses to engage the mind.
New episodes release weekly, offering reflective, research-informed conversations rooted in Scripture and grounded in real life.
If you’re seeking understanding over platitudes and hope that honors both faith and reason, you’re in the right place.
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Friday Jan 09, 2026
Friday Jan 09, 2026
ADHD Without the Hyper explores the side of ADHD that often goes unseen. In this episode, Kristin shares her personal experience with inattentive ADHD—from being diagnosed at 16 after struggling with algebra despite knowing the material, to navigating adulthood with difficulty finishing tasks, spacing out, and needing support like body doubling. Blending lived experience with psychological insight, this episode breaks down the different ADHD presentations, why schools and systems often miss inattentive ADHD, and how symptoms change from childhood to adulthood. Most importantly, it invites listeners to approach themselves and others with greater compassion, curiosity, and understanding—because not every struggle is loud, and not every brain works the same way.
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