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Depression

In gratitude for my daughter by Hannah Campbell Gustafson

September 21, 2020 By Hannah Campbell Gustafson

Last week I told my therapist about a realization that I had recently. My daughter, Leona, is 2 years old. She is fiery and independent and hilarious, and often does things that I find infuriating. Most nights when she falls asleep I breathe a sigh of relief. And still, as I told my therapist, I […]

Filed Under: Anxiety, COVID-19, Depression, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

Hard weeks by Kirk Moore

September 14, 2020 By Kirk Moore

A member of the congregation I serve died a couple of weeks ago.  It was awful.  Many of the networks of people and many of the feelings surrounding their untimely death has left the congregation, their friends, and me very unsettled. They’re’s grief, confusion, anger, exhaustion, anxiety, and a whole lot of really unknown feelings. […]

Filed Under: Anxiety, clergy, Coronavirus, Depression, Grief, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, self care, UCC, United Church of Christ

Recognizing Reality: The Stress of Pandemic

September 7, 2020 By Rev. Dr. Rachael Keefe

Turn my heart to your decrees, and not to selfish gain. Turn my eyes from looking at vanities; give me life in your ways. Psalm 119:36-37 Here we are on the brink of another church program year, a year very different from previous ones. With the possible exception of epidemiologists, none of us could have […]

Filed Under: Anxiety, COVID-19, Depression, Healthy Living, Mental Health, Recovery, self care

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