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Politics and Mental Health

September 2, 2019 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

What happens in the world around us affects our mental health, for better and for worse.  And, regardless of our political leanings, we are living in exceptionally stressful times.  In fact, a recent Gallup poll published in April, 2019, found that Americans were more stressed in the previous year than in the past decade, and […]

Filed Under: Mental Health, Stress Tagged With: Community, Mental Health Network, Politics, stress, UCC, United Church of Christ

Finding Community, Dignity, and Agency

August 26, 2019 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

If you come to Minneapolis – and bring a warm coat if you come in the winter – you’ll see a lot of big, old houses like the one pictured with this blog.  Though it looks like a lot of the others, this house is actually quite different from the rest.  It’s the home of […]

Filed Under: Community, Recovery, Support Tagged With: Clubhouse International, Community, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

Hate is not a mental illness, but love is connected to mental healthiness

August 19, 2019 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

As I write for this blog, I find myself at a loss.  I am amazed and astounded by the stories I read and which you share.  Quite frankly, they blow me away.  I feel like a pretender among truth-tellers.  My story is based more on the struggles of family members who battle mental health conditions than my own struggles.  As […]

Filed Under: Love, Mental Health, Trauma Tagged With: Amy Barnhorst, hate, Jamie Ducharme, love not hate, mass shootings, Mental Health Network, mental illness, Pete Earley, shooters, Tim Ahrens, UCC

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