A Key to Thriving in Spite of Your Difficult Circumstances
Over the last 30 years, I’ve spent untold hours doing pastoral counseling with what seems to be a “gazillion” or more individuals, couples and families.
Category: Living Well in Spite of a Mental Health Diagnosis
Fresh Hope para la Salud Mental
The Importance of Moving Toward as Opposed to Moving Away
In this edition of Fresh Hope for Mental Health, Brad discusses the importance of moving toward something as opposed to moving away from something.
Beware of Only Venting
If all you do is vent (complain), it will make you sick. Yes, there’s research regarding venting.
Fresh Hope para la Salud Mental
Knowing the Difference Between Feelings and Mood: Being Afraid to Feel Too Much
It’s not that we should not have moods or feelings, but for those of us with bipolar disorder or depression (anxiety too) it is because of our brain malfunctioning that without recovery our moods can swing too drastically or get stuck and interrupt our daily living.
Jamie’s Journey to Living Well in Spite of Her Mental Challenge
“When I went through surgery and recovery with my brain tumor people brought meals to the house, cards came in the mail, people called. But two years later when I crashed with depression, I felt forgotten. Nobody called and someone in our Bible study group told me that I just needed to get over it,” said Jamie Meyer, author of Stepping out of Depression; Fresh Hope for Women Who Hurt. (Available on Amazon.com)
7 Things to Do When Despair is Creeping In
Hopelessness is an enemy that I must hold at bay, avoiding it at all costs. It comes about quickly if I fail to see a future and a plan for my life. Hopelessness quickly gives way to despair and then the despair gives way to depression. And suddenly I can find myself in a deep dark bit that overwhelms into emotional pain, isolation, and no will to get up and live.
Insights for Someone Who Has Been Newly Diagnosed with a Mental Health Issue
Have you been newly diagnosed with a mental health issue? It can be overwhelming, to say the least. Through the years of finding the path to living well in spite of having a mental health diagnosis, I’ve come up with a list of a few things to do when newly diagnosed.
Fresh Hope
An NFL Players Journey with Bipolar Disorder: Keith O’Neil
Check out Keith O’Neil’s hope-filled keynote address from last Thursday’s Night of Inspiring Hope. It’s a message about never giving up and one of God’s redemption in his life.
A Key to Thriving in Spite of Your Difficult Circumstances
Over the last 30 years, I’ve spent untold hours doing pastoral counseling with what seems to be a “gazillion” or more individuals, couples and families.
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