Cracked & Beautiful by Lindsay Hausch
As I wiped the tears, and snot, and blood from her dirty face I felt the heavy weight of dread in the pit of my
Month: June 2017
The Difference Between Surviving Verses Thriving: Give Me Thriving!
There’s a difference between surviving and thriving. Coping verses really living well. In this edition Pastor Brad Hoefs talk about that difference and challenges you, the listener, to ask yourself some important questions about whether you are just surviving or truly thriving in spite of your mental health diagnosis or situation that you find yourself in in life.
An Interview with Therapist Heather Nelson of Khesed Wellness
This is the opportunity for your church to help those who are struggling with mental health issues in your community.
Depression
Facing Real Together by Lindsay Hausch
There is a sacred space we enter with another person when we can let them feel what they are feeling without avoidance, advice, judgement, or tense discomfort. Simply to tell them, “I’m here and I love you.”
Depression
When Your Depressive Thoughts Go Round and Round by Rick Qualls
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,” Romans 12:2 My depressive thoughts go around and around. Some scientists believe that this has a physiological origin. Thoughts develop neural pathways. The more frequently the thought the stronger the connections. So what can we […]
Depression
When Your Depressive Thoughts Go Round and Round by Rick Qualls
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,” Romans 12:2 My depressive thoughts
Depression
How to Punch Your Depression in the Face by Lindsay Hausch
Anxiety and depression can try to trick me out of writing. They tell me its waste of time and frivolous. My anxious mind tells me my words aren’t worth anything, and my depression tells me I don’t have enough energy. Voices in my head echo behind my concentration, clamoring for my attention, to distract and stop me. If I listen I can believe the lie that writing is lazy, and I should be doing other things, or that it isn’t a worthy effort. I can let these voices steal from me my enjoyment of one of my most favorite things in the world.
You might not be a writer, but my guess is there’s something you love as much as writing. Maybe its dancing, running, painting, making people laugh, cooking, fixing old things, hiking in nature, or sitting in silent meditation. Don’t let your anxiety or depression
steal this from you. You need it to restore, what your monsters try to leech from you. You need it to find your joy and your heart song. You need it to untangle the knots of your confused and weary soul.
Fresh Hope Blog
My Experience With Side Effects of Bipolar Meds
When I was first diagnosed as bipolar, I didn’t care if treatment had side effects. I only wanted to be out of the hell-hole of
Fresh Hope Blog
Forgiveness
Standards set as a child by parents can carry into adulthood. If you were scolded because you didn’t make good enough grades or were always
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