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A Checklist For Depression Managment
“What’s going on?”, my friend asked. “How can I help? Confidently I said, “Why nothing. You know I was depressed but I’m good now. The
Bipolar
A Conversation with Rev. Jermine Alberty
Join them as they discuss how having faith in God helps people on their journey to recovery from suffering from mental illness, why it’s important for Pastors to tell people in their congregation who have a mental illness to take their medicine, and how to help a person that is in distress.
Faith and Mental Illness
Interview with Doug Beach, the President of Pathways to Hope, Hopes to Break the Stigma of Mental Illness
Discover how Doug’s son’s battle with depression and mental illness led him down a path to helping others with mental illness, as well as helping communities become more compassionate to people who suffer from mental illness. It all started with NAMI FaithNet – an interfaith resource network who wishes to encourage faith communities who are welcoming and supportive of persons…
Doug Beach, the President of Pathways to Hope, Hopes to Break the Stigma of Mental Illness
On this episode of Fresh Hope for Mental Health, Pastor Brad Hoefs talks with the President of Pathways To Hope, Doug Beach. Doug talks about
Anxiety
The Long First Step: Asking for Help by Pastor Rick Qualls
It is a paradox that strength comes when we are ready to admit that we are unable to do save things alone. It does not make us weak it makes us smart.
A Conversation with Rev. Jermine Alberty
On this episode of Fresh Hope for Mental Health, Pastor Brad Hoefs talks with Reverend Jermine Alberty, Executive Director of a Ministry called Pathways in
Fresh Hope for Mental Health
25 Inspirational and Insightful Quotes for Living Well in Spite of a Mental Health Diagnosis
“A moment of patience in a moment of anger saves you a hundred moments of regret.” Unknown
Fresh Hope for Mental Health
Shame-Based Families Versus Graced-Base Families
Shame itself can make it way into your soul, warping how you see everything in life. Grace, on the other hand, frees one to be in relationships with others and to enjoy those relationships even when there is conflict!
10 Lies the Church Believes about Mental Illness
It’s been 13 years since my first hospitalization and five since the last. Both times, part of what sent me into the tailspin of mental illness were misunderstandings and false information. In our journey with this illness, my family has been misled by lies we were told, or truths withheld. These lies continue to mislead the church and keep people from properly viewing mental illness as what it is.
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