My photo with this blog entry is pretty bad. It’s the back of a strip mall about a mile from my home. It’s part of a two mile walking route I followed every day last week. I chose to walk there because it’s isolated, so I can practice social distancing while getting my walk in. […]
Depression
Elder Mental Health
Two months ago, my 90-year old grandpa had a stroke. He’s had trouble walking the last few years after breaking his hip and a few other falls, so it wasn’t immediately evident that this fall was connected to a stroke. I was there when paramedics came to take him to the hospital, and I saw […]
What If?
Last week a friend brought us supper, and sat and ate with us while our 14 month old Leona shrieked (because she doesn’t yet have words to tell us what she wants/needs) and cried (because molars hurt). After my husband biked off to his Buddhist sangha gathering, my friend (who does not have children) said, […]
Depression’s Weight and The Witness of Church
Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Our life journeys can feel like lead sometimes. The heaviness is palpable. Perilous in the […]
Loving Depression
As a social worker and as one who wrote a master’s thesis on mental health in the church, I’ve done a lot of reading and thinking about these topics. I’ve preached sermons about mental health and healing, I’ve read articles about people who choose not to take medication for their mental health, and I’ve had […]