{"id":11463,"date":"2022-12-21T12:13:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T17:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/?page_id=11463"},"modified":"2026-05-02T10:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T15:52:13","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog de Fresh Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11463\" class=\"elementor elementor-11463\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af77bbb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af77bbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-877e4ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"877e4ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"878bf1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-034f238 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"034f238\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b42d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45b42d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/it-all-adds-up\/\">It All Adds Up<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd49abf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd49abf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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e-child\" data-id=\"82dac71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a65e89 limit-lines elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"6a65e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ever have \u201cone of those days?\u201d The kind where the problems &#8211; the tiny, insignificant things that don\u2019t go right &#8211; well, they just pile up on top of each other. It\u2019s not one <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">big <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thing; it&#8217;s a string of little disappointments.They seem too small to mention individually, but together, they leave me emotionally worn thin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I bump the water, which spills the coffee grounds and the mug all over the counter, dripping down the side &#8211; that 1\u201d between the cupboard and the fridge. I drop the book &#8211; 3 times! &#8211; as I\u2019m trying to grab it off the table. The light bulb over the bathroom sink is burned out, so I can\u2019t see my hairstyle or my makeup or if my shirt looks good with these pants, and I\u2019m already running 5 minutes late. The garage door won\u2019t close when I push the remote. I hit every red light on the way to work. Someone is parked in my assigned spot. And it\u2019s not even 9 am yet!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">None of these are tragedies. But somehow, they pile up emotionally. It\u2019s like:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drip, drip, drip.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Death by a thousand cuts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The straw that broke the camel\u2019s back.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One thing after another.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hits just keep coming.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Running on fumes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking on water.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes, what exhausts us isn\u2019t one catastrophic event. It\u2019s dozens of tiny disappointments, all at the same time. And for those of us carrying anxiety, depression, grief or exhaustion, these little frustrations rarely stay little for long. Our discouragements multiply quickly. But thankfully, so does grace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And maybe that\u2019s why I\u2019ve been thinking about the little boy who offered Jesus five loaves and two fish. I wonder if he almost stayed quiet. Because honestly, his offering was ridiculously small compared to the need. Too little. Too insignificant to matter. And yet somehow, in Jesus\u2019 hands, it became more than enough. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baskets of food left over.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I realize how often life feels like that. Like all I have to offer is a string of disappointments, things that didn\u2019t go right, didn\u2019t go according to my plan. What can I offer God, when all I feel is discouragement? Can He do anything with the little that I have to offer? When I\u2019m tired, and weary, and feeling pulled in several directions at once? When my \u201cTo-Do List\u201d is too long to do?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">God has always worked through offerings that looked insufficient. A sling and a stone. Five loaves and two fish. A mustard seed. A widow\u2019s tiny offering. Ordinary fisherman. Again and again, Scripture reminds us that God multiplies what we surrender, no matter how small.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I remember many years ago, when I was in and out of depressive episodes (this happened to me for over 10 years), arriving at church for the Depression Support Group that I was to lead that night. I saw the Small Groups Leader, and she asked how I was doing. I told her I really didn\u2019t know how to lead our small group that evening, although I had a topic prepared.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had started feeling low a few days earlier, and could tell that I was headed into another depression. \u201cHow am I supposed to lead the group when I feel like this? I\u2019m not in a good head-space. I\u2019m struggling.\u201d Her advice? \u201cLead from where you are. Tell the group.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wondered if that was such a good plan &#8211; after all, shouldn\u2019t I be completely together, mentally and emotionally? What would the group think if they knew I was weak, insufficient, inadequate? But I followed her wisdom. I opened the meeting in prayer, and then, as always, said we would go around and share how we were doing this week. I began, \u201cI\u2019m not feeling great right now, and I think that I\u2019m headed into another depressive episode.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The group\u2019s response was overwhelming &#8211; I still get goosebumps when I think about it. They rallied around me &#8211; they were kind and empathetic and encouraging. They prayed for me. They handed me tissues! They understood &#8211; completely &#8211; and they told me that they appreciated that I was willing to be vulnerable and honest with them. It was one of our best meetings, with everyone being open and honest, sharing from their hearts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">God has big plans, but He wants to use us in the process. And we are not big. We are little and inadequate and flawed and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">human<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! God knows our weakness\u2026He created us! And God is all knowing &#8211; He is intimately aware of what we\u2019re facing, what our circumstances are, and even how we\u2019re feeling about it. And He chooses to use us anyway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I Corinthians 1:27: Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 Corinthians 12:9-10: Each time he said, \u201cMy grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.\u201d So now I am glad to boast in my weakness, so that the power of Christ can work through me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 Corinthians 4:7: We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isaiah 40:29: He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Psalm 103:13-14: The LORD is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hebrews 4:15-16: This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romans 8:26-27: And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don\u2019t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God\u2019s own will.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some days, all I seem to have are a few loaves, a couple of fish, and a tired heart. But maybe God has always been comfortable working with \u201cnot enough.\u201d So I will give Him my \u201cnot enough,\u201d and watch as He multiplies it exponentially for His glory and His kingdom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Peggy has been involved with Fresh Hope as a Group Facilitator for over 8 years and as the Hope Coach Trainer for over 6 years. 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data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-878bf1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"878bf1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-034f238 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"034f238\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b42d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45b42d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/the-power-of-someone-who-understands\/\">The Power of Someone Who Understands<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd49abf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd49abf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-family bb-elementor-custom-size bb-elementor-tablet-custom-size bb-elementor-mobile-custom-size bb-elementor-custom-line-height\">\t\t\t\tBy <b>Samantha Karraa<\/b>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aedf27d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"aedf27d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7f530f1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/2026\/05\/21\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>mayo 21, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1f320 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa1f320\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48238d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a48238d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-May-21-2026-07_52_54-AM-768x512.png\" 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640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82dac71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82dac71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a65e89 limit-lines elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"6a65e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Peer support is now backed by more research than almost any other mental health intervention. But the numbers only tell part of the story. What really changes everything is sitting across from someone who has been where you are \u2014 and made it through.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"304\"><em>I am not generalized anxiety. You are not depression. You are not your diagnosis. You are a son, a daughter of God. You are chosen by God. And that is what this family reminds you \u2014 there is hope.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cintia, 32 \u2014 Ecuador, living with generalized anxiety<\/td>\n<td width=\"304\"><em>Fresh Hope gives you insight into not only your diagnosis, but how to change your behaviors and your attitudes \u2014 and I think that&#8217;s truly important.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anonymous \u2014 United States<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Two voices. Two countries. One shared discovery: that what changed everything was not a new medication, not a more accurate diagnosis, not a better insurance plan. It was a community of people who understood \u2014 who could look them in the eye and say: I know. I have been there. And there is a way through.<\/p>\n<p>This is the promise at the heart of the peer support model. And it is now one of the most well-documented interventions in all of mental health research.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Science of Being Understood<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Sapien Labs Global Mind Health Report identifies social connection quality \u2014 not just quantity \u2014 as one of the strongest predictors of mental wellbeing. Having people in your life is not enough. Having people who genuinely understand your experience, who do not minimize it or spiritualize it away, who stay present through the hard seasons \u2014 that is what the data consistently points to as protective.<\/p>\n<p>Peer support is the formal application of this principle. It brings together people who share a common experience \u2014 in Fresh Hope&#8217;s case, those living with a mental health diagnosis and their loved ones \u2014 and creates structured space for mutual encouragement, practical wisdom, and shared hope.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\"><strong>= CBT<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"477\">Research comparing peer support to cognitive behavioral therapy finds equivalent outcomes across multiple mental health conditions \u2014 including depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\"><strong>52%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"477\">Of Fresh Hope participants who previously experienced suicidal ideation report complete resolution \u2014 no longer suicidal and no longer experiencing ideation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"147\"><strong>96%<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"477\">Of weekly Fresh Hope participants report increased hope \u2014 the single most important predictor of long-term recovery outcomes according to peer support research.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That 52% suicidality resolution figure is not a small number. It represents real people \u2014 people who once believed, like Gabriela in Blog 4, that there was no solution \u2014 who found their way to the other side of that darkness. And the instrument of their change was not primarily clinical. It was relational. It was someone who understood.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You Are Not Your Diagnosis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Of all the things that Fresh Hope offers, perhaps the most transformative is this: the direct, repeated, community-affirmed declaration that a person is more than their condition.<\/p>\n<p>Cintia&#8217;s testimony is one of the clearest expressions of this in the entire collection. She has generalized anxiety disorder. She was told, by the culture around her and perhaps by the voice inside her head, that this made her weak. That having a diagnosis meant something was fundamentally wrong with her \u2014 not just medically, but spiritually, as a person.<\/p>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"624\"><strong><em>Fresh Hope is a ministry that teaches you, through the Word of God, that we are not weak \u2014 that we are people who need the Lord, and that the Lord has given wisdom to earthly doctors, but has also given His Word. Fresh Hope reminded me that I am not alone, that you can get out of this situation, and that there is hope.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cintia, Ecuador<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Notice the movement in Cintia&#8217;s testimony: from shame to identity. From &#8220;I thought having anxiety made me a weak person&#8221; to &#8220;I am not generalized anxiety \u2014 I am a daughter of God.&#8221; This is not a minor shift in self-perception. It is a fundamental reorientation of identity that changes how a person engages with their treatment, their relationships, and their future.<\/p>\n<p>The peer support research calls this &#8220;identity reconstruction&#8221; \u2014 one of the core mechanisms by which peer support produces better outcomes than clinical care alone. When people in a peer community model recovered, purposeful identity, it gives those still in the struggle a vision of what is possible for them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>You are NOT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>your diagnosis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>You are NOT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>your depression<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"208\"><strong>You ARE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>a child of God<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This three-part declaration \u2014 embedded in Cintia&#8217;s testimony and in the culture of every Fresh Hope group \u2014 is not motivational language. It is a theological corrective to one of the most damaging lies that mental illness tells: that you are your condition, that your diagnosis is your identity, that the broken season defines the whole story.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insight That Changes Behavior<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The voice from the United States adds a dimension that is easy to overlook: Fresh Hope does not only offer emotional support. It offers insight \u2014 the practical, lived-experience wisdom that helps people understand not just their diagnosis, but what to do with it.<\/p>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"624\"><strong><em>Fresh Hope gives you insight into not only your diagnosis, but how to change your behaviors and your attitudes \u2014 and I think that&#8217;s truly important.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anonymous, United States<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is a crucial distinction. Many support groups offer solidarity \u2014 a place to share pain and feel less alone. Fresh Hope offers that, and more: a framework for understanding the condition, tools for managing it, and accountability for actually applying what has been learned. Recovery Principle III captures this directly.<\/p>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"624\"><strong>FRESH HOPE RECOVERY PRINCIPLE III<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>My disorder can become an excuse. Therefore, I choose to believe I can live a full and rich life in spite of my disorder. I choose the support of people who will urge me to &#8220;push through&#8221;.\u00a0 Together we do better than trying on our own. We will hold one another accountable for learning, growing, and choosing to push through in hope.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This principle names something uncomfortable: that even genuine suffering can sometimes become a reason to stop trying. The peer community creates the environment where that slide is gently, lovingly resisted. Not through judgment or pressure \u2014 Fresh Hope groups do not lecture or shame \u2014 but through the quiet testimony of people in the same room who are choosing, week after week, to push through.<\/p>\n<p>The anonymous voice from the US points to this: behaviors change, attitudes shift. Not through willpower alone, but through insight applied in community. This is what distinguishes peer support from simple social connection \u2014 it is purposeful, structured, and oriented toward growth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Facilitator: A Living Proof<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every Fresh Hope group is led by a certified facilitator \u2014 someone who lives with a mental health challenge themselves, or who loves someone who does. This is not incidental to the model. It is the model.<\/p>\n<p>The research on peer support consistently identifies the shared-experience credibility of the facilitator as one of the primary drivers of effectiveness. When someone says &#8220;you can get through this,&#8221; it lands differently depending on who is saying it. A clinician saying it is an expert opinion. A peer saying it \u2014 someone sitting across from you who has bipolar disorder type 1, or generalized anxiety, or depression, and who is living a purposeful, hopeful life \u2014 is a living proof.<\/p>\n<p>This is what Cintia experienced. This is what Sergio found. This is what Norc\u00e1ngel offers when she tells a newly diagnosed person: there is hope, recovery is possible, you don&#8217;t have to walk this alone. She is not reading from a pamphlet. She is speaking from inside the story.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Multiplication Effect<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the most beautiful dimensions of the peer support model is what Principle VII describes: that sharing your story does not just help others. It helps you.<\/p>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"624\"><strong>FRESH HOPE RECOVERY PRINCIPLE VII<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>At times, my mental health challenge has caused me to focus only on myself and my needs, leading me to believe the lie that I don&#8217;t have much to offer to others. Therefore, because focusing on others will help me grow, I choose to give back, sharing my story with others, that my past pain might provide insights for someone else&#8217;s journey to living well.\u00a0 Together we recognize that sharing helps both us and others heal. Sharing helps us find our voice and becomes empowering as we see our pain redeemed by the Lord.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The act of becoming the person who understands \u2014 of moving from the one who needed help to the one who offers it \u2014 is itself a therapeutic process. It reframes suffering as something that has purpose. It transforms what felt like wasted years into a resource for someone else&#8217;s breakthrough. It is, in the deepest sense, redemption.<\/p>\n<p>This is why Fresh Hope does not just offer support groups. It trains facilitators. It multiplies peer supporters. It turns people who were once in the deepest darkness into the light that guides others through. Every facilitator is a former participant. Every group is a potential trainer of future facilitators. The model scales not through budget increases but through transformed lives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Word to Anyone Who Thinks They Have Nothing to Offer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are in the middle of your own struggle right now \u2014 if the idea of one day helping someone else feels impossibly far away \u2014 we want to speak directly to Principle VII&#8217;s opening line: the lie that says you don&#8217;t have much to offer.<\/p>\n<p>The research on peer support says otherwise. Your experience \u2014 the very thing you wish you had never gone through \u2014 is precisely what will make you credible to the next person who walks through the door of a Fresh Hope group. Your story is not a liability. It is your most valuable asset.<\/p>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"624\"><strong><em>I am not generalized anxiety. You are not depression. You are not your diagnosis. You are a daughter of God. You are chosen by God.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cintia, Ecuador<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cintia said this to encourage others. But she was also speaking to herself \u2014 reinforcing, out loud, in community, the truth that her diagnosis had tried to take from her. The sharing helped her as much as it helped everyone listening.<\/p>\n<p>That is the power of someone who understands. Not just what they give to others \u2014 but what they become in the giving.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"624\"><strong>NEXT IN THIS SERIES\u00a0 |\u00a0 BLOG 8 OF 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You Are Not a Victim \u2014 You Are a Survivor With Purpose\u00a0 Living with a mental health diagnosis can make it easy to be defined by the condition. Fresh Hope teaches something different: that the disorder does not get the last word. Natalia from Colombia and Sergio from Guatemala share what it looked like to stop being defined by their diagnosis \u2014 and start living with purpose.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT FRESH HOPE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fresh Hope is an international network of Christian peer-support groups for those living with a mental health diagnosis and their loved ones. With 250+ weekly participants across 39+ countries, Fresh Hope integrates evidence-based recovery principles with faith-centered community. Find a group near you at freshhope.us<\/p>\n<p><strong>RESEARCH REFERENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sapien Labs. Global Mind Health in 2025. 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-878bf1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"878bf1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-034f238 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"034f238\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b42d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45b42d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/my-help-comes-from-the-lord\/\">My Help Comes From the Lord<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd49abf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd49abf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bb-theme-elementor-wrap bb-elementor-custom-color bb-elementor-custom-family bb-elementor-custom-size bb-elementor-tablet-custom-size bb-elementor-mobile-custom-size bb-elementor-custom-line-height\">\t\t\t\tBy <b>Bob Van Dyke<\/b>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aedf27d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"aedf27d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7f530f1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/2026\/05\/14\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>mayo 14, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1f320 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa1f320\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48238d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a48238d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-14-2026-09_22_21-AM-768x512.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-18810\" alt=\"\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82dac71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82dac71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a65e89 limit-lines elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"6a65e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several years before my wife\u2019s mental health crisis, we had a major family life breakdown. I had my dream job and was doing well financially. My wife and I purchased a house in my hometown. Our son started school. Family and friends were living nearby. Our marriage was doing well.\u00a0 And then all of a sudden, I lost my job, and everything seemed to go downhill from there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My job is kind of a specialty job, not available everywhere. With no hope in sight and 50 job applications out, depression and anxiety and paranoia started to creep in to my thoughts. My wife said we needed to go to church and seek God\u2019s hand. Was God saying something to her? We were both believers but we had neglected our relationship with God. There were so many other voices to listen to. I don\u2019t think I would have known if God was talking, even if he was standing in front of me. I hadn\u2019t set foot in a church in over 5 years, and certainly not since we had moved into our house. (My wife went occasionally with our son.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As hard as it was to go through at the time, I can look back now and see God\u2019s hand in it, even though we pretty much lost everything. That was over 35 years ago, and in hindsight, I can see this was the best thing that ever happened to us. The Bible says in Hebrews 12:11, something like this: \u201cNo discipline seems pleasant at the time but later on, when trained by it, it brings peace and righteousness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personally, I believe this was the beginning of God starting to prepare us for many other problems in life we were to face, those things which would actually strengthen our faith. What I\u2019ve learned over the years is to seek and trust God in everything. I can\u2019t say this enough. Start a daily reading plan of the Bible! I was reminded lately, when we recently read at our Fresh Hope group meeting <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forty Days of Fresh Hope<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a devotional book by Samantha Karra\u00e1. Day 35 hit the message right on the head. Samantha talks about the importance of being in God\u2019s Word daily! My only regret is not starting this discipline earlier in life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After I lost my job, we moved out of state. I felt like I was the Bible\u2019s definition of \u201cexiled.\u201d We moved away from everything familiar and got settled in a new place. But very quickly, we began having troubles with our son\u2019s school. There was a child in his class causing problems, but the school made us out to be the problem because we were bringing it up and asking them to correct it. It got so bad, we decided to move again; being exiled once more. It was during this time, as I was looking for a new job again and we were selling our house, I had some unique dreams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Bible, there are many examples of God speaking to people in dreams. Joseph, Jacob, Samuel and David come to mind. And we hear about people in the Middle East having dreams about Jesus. But what does that look like? For me, the first dream I had woke me up suddenly, and my wife said, \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d I said, \u201cI had a dream,\u201d but could only remember that it was about Psalm 69. My wife grabbed her Bible and read it aloud, and we both started to cry: it was confronting our deep hurt with exactly what we were going through. A few weeks later, I had another dream, this time about Psalm 103, but when my wife read it, we didn\u2019t notice anything: no emotional response. I wondered if God was talking but I wasn\u2019t listening. In this way, God made me curious. As a result, I made a commitment to God to read the whole Bible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I read the whole thing in about 3 months. I\u2019ll tell you the truth: I didn\u2019t get a lot out of it and I think I know why. I was reading for the wrong reason. I wasn\u2019t expecting to hear from God at all. I just wanted to get it done to say I did it (like a work).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I started my new job, and so we moved again. This time we wanted to show God we were committed. We looked for a church home first, then a place for us to stay. Because of the problem we had experienced at the public school, we enrolled our son in a Christian elementary school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My new job lasted only about 5 months, and then I was told I would be getting laid-off. Seemed like more bad news. Did I have a black cloud over my head? I went home, told my wife and a few minutes later, the phone rang. My old job was hiring, back in my hometown, and wanted me to start as soon as I could &#8211; with full pay, seniority and all the benefits. We could hardly believe it! We had been praying for this even before I started the job I was currently working. Now we were returning back to where it all began.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My wife stayed until our son\u2019s school year was finished. I moved in with my parents. When my wife and son joined me, we looked for a church with a school before we started looking for a house. We were now committed to our faith and never turned back. After we moved into our new home, my wife bought me a Bible with a Daily Read The Bible In A Year plan in it. I started using it and have been on that plan ever since. I didn\u2019t yet know it, but God was preparing me in advance for my wife\u2019s mental health crisis. I don\u2019t think our marriage would have survived her breakdown if it hadn\u2019t happened this way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My main point is: how can we hear God if we do not recognize his voice? With so many voices out there, wouldn\u2019t you want to know if he was saying something that could help you? His word says, \u201cMy ways are not your ways, my timing not yours.\u201d I learned this truth by reading his word and comparing it to what was going on in my life. Sometimes it\u2019s a prompt to pray for something. Or is it a prompt to do something, or to stay away from something that I wouldn\u2019t normally do? Who is prompting you? The Bible says in Romans 12:2, \u201cDo not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.\u201d God\u2019s word is living and active; he is wanting us to listen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don\u2019t care who you are, nothing is impossible with God. I can say that I personally think very differently now, compared to when I first started reading the Bible every day. It has been for my good. Some online Bible apps will even read the Bible to you. God\u2019s word has and is renewing how I think. Don\u2019t ask me how, but I give all glory to God. It took the Holy Spirit to get my attention. There were times that something bad happened, like my job loss or my wife\u2019s breakdown, but that\u2019s not always the case. God\u2019s word is always speaking, no matter our circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an example, I was preparing for this blog. I already had in mind of writing something about how reading the Bible has helped me. I started to write down little things, bits and pieces of ideas that would come to mind. Then, we read the devotional about reading the Bible at our Fresh Hope group. Then my pastor for Lent started sermons on how to read the Bible. I was also reading a book <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saved by Angels<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Bruce Van Natta and his book began with listening to God.\u00a0 All of these things came together at the same time. Coincidences? I say no! It\u2019s happened to me too many times. God finds ways to get our attention. Over the years now, I can see <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">many<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> times these things happened this way; they are not coincidences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From listening and putting learned things into action (obeying), I received back more blessings than ever. It\u2019s God through his Holy Spirit that enables us to have a quicker response, which has benefited me with greater peace. Struggling against God is tiresome. Some of the gifts I have received are better than I ever had before I lost my job! Especially my greatest treasure: the blood of Jesus which gives me mercy, grace and forgiveness. I have much more love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness and self-control; of these I am always in need. This is walking in the Spirit. Having these gifts is like having the unobtainable high mountains in your life bulldozed down, while at the same time filling in the lows and valleys. Making life easier to go through and making a straight path to get where I\u2019m going quicker.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What happens to you when you\u2019re looking at a life mountain you can\u2019t climb or a valley so dark you can\u2019t see anything? In Philippians 4:11-13, Paul says he learned the secret to being content whatever the circumstances. I\u2019m telling you it\u2019s impossible to get this contentment without responding back to God\u2019s love. I have to wonder how many opportunities I have missed &#8211; or might miss &#8211; if I respond to God\u2019s love by listening and obeying him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fresh Hope for Mental Health Tenet 7 says that our sharing helps and heals. I believe this is because we\u2019re giving away fruit that God has produced in us. For me, 2nd Corinthians 1:4 has given purpose for the life struggles I went through; \u201c(He) helps us in all our troubles, so that we are able to help others who have all kinds of troubles, using the same help that we ourselves received from God.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the hard times have passed;\u00a0I feel as if they have been redeemed by God. Romans 8:28: \u201cGod works all things together for the good of those who love him&#8230;\u201d That\u2019s true whether we hear his voice or not. It\u2019s just simply true because God said so. Getting closer to God has given me more peace and contentment, as I am seeking his love better in my heart.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who would think that losing everything and being driven away from what I wanted most could end up being the best thing that ever happened to us? If you\u2019re struggling through something difficult, seek the Lord with all your heart. When we read the Fresh Hope Tenets, they include the verse Jeremiah 29:11. But what about the next set of verses? Verses 12-14 say, \u201cThen you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,\u201d declares the Lord, \u201cand I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you,\u201d declares the Lord, \u201cand I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let the word of God &#8211; in his timing &#8211; comfort you. And as you get to know him better, expect him to speak healing into your life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh, by the way, Psalm 103 is now my wife\u2019s favorite go-to Psalm for comfort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Bob is a child of God, husband, father and an aircraft technician for over 40 years and has walked closely alongside loved ones as a caregiver. Through a series of dreams and life circumstances, God stirred in him a deep curiosity for Scripture. With the guidance of faithful people who pointed him in the right direction, Bob believes he discovered his purpose: to reveal God\u2019s love, grace, mercy, and forgiveness to those\u2014like himself\u2014who don\u2019t feel they deserve it. 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https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-May-21-2026-07_52_54-AM-600x400.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/the-power-of-someone-who-understands\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Power of Someone Who Understands\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tSamanta Karraa\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tmayo 21, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Peer support is now backed by more research than almost any other mental health intervention. But the numbers only tell part of the story. What<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/the-power-of-someone-who-understands\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Power of Someone Who Understands\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-18761 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-hope-and-encouragement tag-faith tag-hope\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/my-help-comes-from-the-lord\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-14-2026-09_22_21-AM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18810\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-14-2026-09_22_21-AM.png 1536w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-14-2026-09_22_21-AM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-14-2026-09_22_21-AM-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-14-2026-09_22_21-AM-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-14-2026-09_22_21-AM-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-14-2026-09_22_21-AM-500x333.png 500w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-14-2026-09_22_21-AM-624x416.png 624w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-May-14-2026-09_22_21-AM-600x400.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/my-help-comes-from-the-lord\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tMy Help Comes From the Lord\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tFresh Hope for Mental Health\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tmayo 14, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Several years before my wife\u2019s mental health crisis, we had a major family life breakdown. I had my dream job and was doing well financially.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/my-help-comes-from-the-lord\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about My Help Comes From the Lord\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-18707 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-peer-support tag-community tag-loneliness tag-peer-support tag-support\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/why-mental-health-spending-isnt-working\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-23-2026-02_36_35-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18758\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-23-2026-02_36_35-PM.png 1536w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-23-2026-02_36_35-PM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-23-2026-02_36_35-PM-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-23-2026-02_36_35-PM-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-23-2026-02_36_35-PM-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-23-2026-02_36_35-PM-500x333.png 500w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-23-2026-02_36_35-PM-624x416.png 624w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-23-2026-02_36_35-PM-600x400.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/why-mental-health-spending-isnt-working\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhy Mental Health Spending Isn&#8217;t Working\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tSamanta Karraa\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tmayo 7, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The wealthiest nations spend more on mental health than ever before \u2014 and their young adults are doing worse than ever before. Something fundamental is<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/why-mental-health-spending-isnt-working\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why Mental Health Spending Isn&#8217;t Working\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-18714 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-hope-and-encouragement tag-hope tag-open-handed tag-trust\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/open-handed\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_540513_full_brad-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18760\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_540513_full_brad-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_540513_full_brad-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_540513_full_brad-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_540513_full_brad-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_540513_full_brad-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_540513_full_brad-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_540513_full_brad-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_540513_full_brad-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_540513_full_brad-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_540513_full_brad-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/open-handed\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tOpen Handed\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tPeggy Rice\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tabril 30, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>My mom, who turns 88 this summer, used to talk about holding onto things \u201cloosely.\u201d It took me a long time to figure out what<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/open-handed\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Open Handed\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-18706 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-hope-and-encouragement category-mental-health-and-faith tag-gut-brain-connection tag-healthy-habits tag-shared-meals\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/food-also-affects-your-mental-health\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_371015_small_brad.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18757\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_371015_small_brad.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_371015_small_brad-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_371015_small_brad-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_371015_small_brad-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_371015_small_brad-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_371015_small_brad-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_371015_small_brad-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_371015_small_brad-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/food-also-affects-your-mental-health\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFood Also Affects Your Mental Health\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tSamanta Karraa\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tabril 23, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The gut-brain connection is no longer just a wellness trend \u2014 it is a measurable contributor to the global mental health crisis. And what we<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/food-also-affects-your-mental-health\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Food Also Affects Your Mental Health\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-18644 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bipolar-disorder tag-bipolar tag-medication tag-recovery\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/finding-maturity-in-medications\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_140894_full_brad-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18645\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_140894_full_brad-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_140894_full_brad-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_140894_full_brad-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_140894_full_brad-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_140894_full_brad-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_140894_full_brad-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_140894_full_brad-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_140894_full_brad-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_140894_full_brad-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_140894_full_brad-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/finding-maturity-in-medications\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFinding Maturity in Medications\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tFresh Hope for Mental Health\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tabril 16, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>I could talk about my medications for days. It was one of the first slaps in the face that accompanied my diagnosis, and it was<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/finding-maturity-in-medications\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Finding Maturity in Medications\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-18705 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mental-health-and-faith tag-anxiety tag-depression tag-mental-health\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/what-your-phone-is-doing-to-your-mind\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_134581_full_brad-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18712\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_134581_full_brad-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_134581_full_brad-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_134581_full_brad-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_134581_full_brad-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_134581_full_brad-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_134581_full_brad-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_134581_full_brad-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_134581_full_brad-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_134581_full_brad-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/lightstock_134581_full_brad-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/what-your-phone-is-doing-to-your-mind\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhat Your Phone Is Doing to Your Mind\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tSamanta Karraa\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tabril 9, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The world&#8217;s largest mind health study has found a disturbing link between early smartphone use and declining mental wellbeing. The antidote isn&#8217;t an app \u2014<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/what-your-phone-is-doing-to-your-mind\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about What Your Phone Is Doing to Your Mind\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-18672 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-depression category-fresh-hope-for-mental-health tag-depression tag-hope tag-mental-health tag-peer-support tag-recovery\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/noelias-story-cant-be-the-end-it-has-to-be-the-beginning\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DiseC3B1o_sin_tC3ADtulo_12.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18673\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DiseC3B1o_sin_tC3ADtulo_12.png 800w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DiseC3B1o_sin_tC3ADtulo_12-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DiseC3B1o_sin_tC3ADtulo_12-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DiseC3B1o_sin_tC3ADtulo_12-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DiseC3B1o_sin_tC3ADtulo_12-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DiseC3B1o_sin_tC3ADtulo_12-60x60.png 60w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DiseC3B1o_sin_tC3ADtulo_12-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DiseC3B1o_sin_tC3ADtulo_12-624x624.png 624w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DiseC3B1o_sin_tC3ADtulo_12-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DiseC3B1o_sin_tC3ADtulo_12-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/noelias-story-cant-be-the-end-it-has-to-be-the-beginning\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNoelia&#8217;s Story Can&#8217;t Be the End \u2014 It Has to Be the Beginning\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tSamanta Karraa\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tabril 1, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>When I first heard about Noelia, I thought about reaching out to her. I don&#8217;t know exactly what I would have said. Maybe I would<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/noelias-story-cant-be-the-end-it-has-to-be-the-beginning\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Noelia&#8217;s Story Can&#8217;t Be the End \u2014 It Has to Be the Beginning\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-18647 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-loved-ones-and-families tag-family tag-loneliness tag-support\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/why-family-changes-everything\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_543438_full_brad-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18648\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_543438_full_brad-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_543438_full_brad-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_543438_full_brad-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_543438_full_brad-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_543438_full_brad-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_543438_full_brad-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_543438_full_brad-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_543438_full_brad-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_543438_full_brad-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_543438_full_brad-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/why-family-changes-everything\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhy Family Changes Everything\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tSamanta Karraa\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tmarzo 26, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Global research now confirms that family bonds are one of the most powerful forces protecting mental health. Fresh Hope has always known this \u2014 and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/why-family-changes-everything\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why Family Changes Everything\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-18633 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fresh-hope-for-mental-health category-mental-health-and-faith tag-faith tag-mental-health tag-peer-support\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/spirituality-is-not-optional-it-is-essential\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_249364_full_brad-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18646\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_249364_full_brad-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_249364_full_brad-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_249364_full_brad-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_249364_full_brad-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_249364_full_brad-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_249364_full_brad-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_249364_full_brad-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_249364_full_brad-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_249364_full_brad-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_249364_full_brad-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/spirituality-is-not-optional-it-is-essential\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSpirituality Is Not Optional \u2014 It Is Essential\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tSamanta Karraa\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tmarzo 19, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>New global research confirms what faith communities have always known: a living connection to God is not a spiritual luxury \u2014 it is one of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/spirituality-is-not-optional-it-is-essential\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Spirituality Is Not Optional \u2014 It Is Essential\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-18618 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-mental-health-and-faith tag-mental-health tag-peer-support\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/a-global-crisis-no-one-can-ignore\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_262470_full_brad-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18623\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_262470_full_brad-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_262470_full_brad-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_262470_full_brad-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_262470_full_brad-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_262470_full_brad-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_262470_full_brad-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_262470_full_brad-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_262470_full_brad-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_262470_full_brad-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/freshhope.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lightstock_262470_full_brad-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/a-global-crisis-no-one-can-ignore\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA Global Crisis No One Can Ignore\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tSamanta Karraa\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tmarzo 12, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>What the world&#8217;s largest mind health study reveals \u2014 and why Fresh Hope has been on the right path all along. 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