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A Good Place to Take a Walk by Bob Griggs

July 19, 2021 By Bob Griggs

I started taking daily walks because my psychiatrist told me to. I was on one of the psych units at a hospital in Minneapolis. At our first meeting, the in-patient psychiatrist assigned to me said, “Bob, you’re burning up with adrenalin. You need some physical activity to burn it off.” It took a while before […]

Filed Under: Anxiety, Depression, Healthy Living, Hope, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

In the Secret Place of Thunder by the Rev. Dr. Rachael Keefe

June 28, 2021 By Rev. Dr. Rachael Keefe

Many of us turn to the Book of Psalms when we need comfort, hope, or the assurance that others have been where we are. I’ve been reading the Psalms daily, online as part of a brief prayer service since Pentecost. Sometimes the words are very familiar and others seem as if I have never heard […]

Filed Under: Addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Food Insecurity, Grief, Hope, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

Mental Health Justice is LGBTQ+ Justice by Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund

June 21, 2021 By Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund (she/her/hers)

What if preventing suicide was simple? What if it really was just “three easy steps?” What if there was something you could do right now that would save someone’s life? As a survivor of suicide loss, I wish every day for the power to go back in time and prevent my loved one’s suicide. This, […]

Filed Under: Community, Hope, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

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