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In this edition of Fresh Hope for Mental Health, a son and mother share their compelling joining of finding hope in the midst of the hopelessness that followed a manic episode. Lee shares his story of the first glimmer of hope that he had in the midst of severe depression. It was \"LeeKyleMediaPicture.jpg\"when he heard Pastor Brad\u2019s story that Lee for the first time had hope.<\/p>\n

Lee\u2019s mom, Penny, shares her desperate journey of finding help and hope for her son, Lee. Penny shares that she has learned a lot through this voyage. Many things she has learned have been through prayer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You do not want to miss this episode if you are someone searching for hope in the midst of depression OR if you are the parent of an adult child who is struggling.<\/p>\n

Click on this icon below to listen to this podcast, it will take you directly to our podcast site:<\/em>\"FH<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"FreshHopePennyLambertMediaPicture\"After listening to this podcast we encourage you to email us at info@FreshHope.us\u00a0with a comment or question that we will share on our next podcast.<\/p>\n

If you are listening to this podcast on iTunes, we encourage you to leave a comment regarding the podcast. Or you can leave a voice message for us on the site: \u00a0www.FreshHope4MentalHealth.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Pastor Brad Hoefs, host of Fresh Hope for Mental Health, is the founder of Fresh Hope Ministries, a network of Christian mental health support groups for those who have a diagnosis and their loved ones. In other words, Fresh Hope is a Christian mental health support group.<\/p>\n

Brad was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1995. He is a weekly blogger for\u00a0www.bphope.<\/a>com\u00a0(Bipolar Magazine). He is also a certified peer specialist and has been doing pastoral counseling since 1985.\u00a0Brad is also the author of Fresh Hope: Living Well in Spite of a Mental Health Diagnosis, which is available on Amazon or at: www.FreshHopeBook.com<\/p>\n

If you are interested in more information about Fresh Hope go to www.FreshHope.us or email info@FreshHope.us or call 402.932.3089.<\/p>\n

To donate to Fresh Hope go to:\u00a0http:\/\/freshhope.us\/donate\/<\/a><\/p>\n

For a complete list of where Fresh Hope groups are presently meeting go to\u00a0www.FreshHope.us<\/a>\u00a0and click on \u201cfind a group.\u201d\u00a0 Or you may attain an online group of meeting of Fresh Hope by going to\u00a0www.FreshHopeMeeting.com<\/a><\/p>\n

If you are interested in starting a Fresh Hope group within your faith community contact info@freshhope.us<\/a><\/p>\n

Fresh Hope for Mental Health is a production of Fresh Hope Ministries.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fresh Hope Ministries is a non-profit ministry.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The copyrights of this program belong to Fresh Hope Ministries and\u00a0may not be duplicated without written permission.<\/strong><\/p>\n

All of the podcasts of Fresh Hope Today as well as numerous other videos are all available on our YouTube channel: Fresh Hope Network<\/p>\n

Fresh Hope for Mental Health is on Facebook at \u00a0www.Facebook.com\/FreshHopeforMentalHealth<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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