Have you ever been outside, away from city lights, alone at night? It doesn’t matter if it was on the beach with the sound of waves, in the mountains with the creaking trees, or on the prairie with the rustling grass. If you’ve been outside alone at night far from the sound and light of […]
United Church of Christ Mental Health Network
Working to reduce stigma & promote the inclusion of people with mental illnesses/brain disorders.
Recent posts to The Journey blog
“Encanto:” A WISE Film for Mental Health By Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund
Recently I watched the animated film “Encanto” with my family. The story centers around young Mirabel as she struggles to find her place in a large family, the Madrigals, where she feels like she doesn’t belong. When it comes to emotional, mental, and spiritual health, telling our stories is a powerful way to recover our […]
Vulnerability by Jennifer Stuart
Somewhere deep within was a “place” beyond all faults and virtues that had to be confirmed before I could run the risk of opening my life up to another. To find ultimate security in an ultimate vulnerability, this is to be loved. —Howard Thurman For God alone my soul in silence waits; from God comes […]