Easter Promises When We Are Depressed
Easter teaches us that we are not alone. When I was first diagnosed with bipolar depression I felt alone. My religious faith taught God was
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Interview with Jen Savery from the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Listen to Pastor Brad interview Jen Savery on how she deals with her own mental health diagnosis and is focused on training Kingdom-minded coaches to
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Strengths that Are Part of Being Bipolar
“Being bipolar has strengths,” is a quote from an article I recently read. At first I first thought the writer knew nothing about bipolar, especially
“Don’t Ever Give Up Hope,” Interview with Keith O’Neil, Former NFL Player
Keith O’Neil is a former NFL football player. Keith played for the Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts and New York Giants. During his professional career he served as
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Superfluous Abundance
One of the biggest challenges we face is the misconception that positive feelings denote good mental health while negative feelings indicate a problem or disorder. This strictly Western phenomenon, says Kutcher, is leaving parents (and by extension their children) susceptible to the idea that there’s something wrong with them if they’re sad, or disappointed, or upset. Instead of teaching them that life is often hard, that negative emotions are a normal response to difficult situations, and that adversity breeds resilience, we have begun pathologizing typical experiences by too quickly throwing out labels.
What Does Resiliency Look Like When You Are Depressed?
“Be Bop” the clown was one of my favorite toys. Give him a “Bop” and down he went and then he came up still smiling.
Interview with Dr. Steve Grcevich, President of Key Ministry
In this edition of Fresh Hope for Mental Health Pastor Brad interviews Dr. Steve Grcevich. Dr. Grcevich is the author of Mental Health and the
Little Steps in Depression Managment
There are little steps you can take along the journey of wellness. The major building blocks of recovery are medicine, sleep schedules and therapy. But
Finding Hope In The Darkness of Depression
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”— Desmond Tutu Hope helps in the healing of depression. But
