What if the loneliness epidemic — and the anxiety it fuels — could be traced directly to your phone? Host Phil Nykamp talks with Josh Zoerhof, a teaching pastor and licensed counselor who leads a workplace chaplaincy initiative serving 30+ companies and 3,000+ employees across West Michigan, about why anxiety and isolation have become so pervasive, and the simple, mostly free tools that actually help.

🎧 Hosted by: Phil Nykamp

👤 Guest:🏡 Josh Zoerhof - Teaching Pastor & Licensed Counselor, Fearless Family of Churches

Josh Zoerhof is a pastor, Bible teacher, counselor, and the host of the Chaplaincy on the Go podcast in West Michigan. Serving as the Teaching Pastor for the Fearless Family of Churches and a Corporate Chaplain to local businesses, he focuses on connecting mental, emotional, and spiritual health with everyday life. Josh is also a contributor to Preaching Today and the creator of "The Worry Work App," a mobile resource designed to help individuals reduce anxiety.

💡 What You'll Learn:

✔️ How Josh's chaplaincy program grew from a pandemic lunch-and-learn to serving 3,000+ employees

✔️ Why anxiety can cut workplace productivity by 25-50%

✔️ The neuroscience of why you can't be anxious and grateful at the same time

✔️ Simple, free daily habits that lower anxiety: breathing, nature, gratitude

✔️ Why retirement can trigger an identity crisis — and what helps

🎧 Listen now for practical, faith-informed tools to manage anxiety and rebuild real community.

💼 Connect with Josh Zoerhof:

🌐 Website → http://fearlesschaplaincy.org/

📸 Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/joshzoerhof/

🔗 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-zoerhof-63670578/

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