The Green Zone: Living a Life of Rest in a Stress-Filled World

by Dr. Zach Clinton | Dr. Jesse Gill

Original Air Date: 10/28/2025
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Psychologist and author Dr. Jesse Gill joins Dr. Zach Clinton to talk about finding our way back to the “Green Zone”, a place of connection and peace with God, just as God intended with the Garden of Eden. They unpack how sin shatters shalom , how attachment styles shape our relationships and responses to stress, and how to move from fight, flight, or freeze back to rest and renewal. Drawing from his new book Green Zone: Attachment and Flourishing for Christian Leaders , Dr. Gill shares practical insight on restoring the mind, body, and spirit through God’s attachment design.

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Tim Clinton, Ed.D., LPC, LMFT, is President of The American Association of Christian Counselors, (AACC), the world’s largest and most diverse Christian counseling organization, with over 50,000 active members and students. He also serves as Executive Director of the Global Center for Mental Health, Addiction, and Recovery and Professor Emeritus at Liberty University. Dr. Clinton previously served as co-host of the Dr. James Dobson’s Family Talk nationally syndicated radio program, from 2018 to 2023. Dr. Clinton hosts a weekend television news talk program, Sunday The Road Forward, which airs on Real America’s Voice News Network and is available across numerous streaming platforms. Licensed as a professional counselor and as a marriage and family therapist, Dr. Clinton is recognized as an expert on mental health and relationship issues and spends much of his time working with Christian leaders and professional athletes.

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