United Church of Christ Mental Health Network

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Faith

Reflections on a 30-Year Journey in Recovery

January 22, 2018 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

“For when a few years are past, I shall go the way of no return.”Job 16:22 This past Wednesday I celebrated 30 years clean. 30 years of not using alcohol or any illicit drugs. The years prior to this time were fueled by substance abuse that was accompanied by a co-occurring mental health disorder. It […]

Filed Under: Addiction, Bipolar Disorder, Community, Faith, Recovery Tagged With: Addiction, Bipolar, healing, Mental Health Network, recovery, UCC, United Church of Christ

Unexpected Redemption

July 3, 2017 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

In middle school I came how with a report card that was all A’s except for a B in music. My father looked at it and said, “What’s the matter? Don’t they give A’s in music?” I suspect that he was trying to be funny, but at 12 or 13 I heard one more affirmation […]

Filed Under: Faith, Love, Recovery, Trauma Tagged With: Mental Health Network, Shame, UCC, United Church of Christ

Heeding the Call

June 19, 2017 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

“Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!” Isaiah 6:8 I was relatively early in my addiction recovery program when I began to feel the desire to pursue counseling as a profession. The atmosphere and honest sharing […]

Filed Under: Faith, Hope Tagged With: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental Health Network, UCC

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