Ben Courson is a bestselling author, a TV and radio personality, an international speaker, founder of Hope Generation. | YouTube/HopeGeneration
Pastor Ben Courson has shared how his struggles with mental illness and suicidal ideation compelled him to help others understand that they, too, can “defeat the dark lord of depression” with God’s help.
Courson, founder of Hope Generation and Pastor of Applegate Christian Fellowship, recently revealed on “The Crazy Happy Podcast,” a new show from Daniel Fusco and the Edifi Podcast Network, that he understands firsthand what it’s like to feel “broken.”
Though he grew up a happy kid, Courson said that when he entered the ministry at age 18, he began to struggle with depression and began “flirting with suicide.
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