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Isolation by Rev. Dr. Tim Ahrens

June 27, 2022 By Rev. Dr. Tim Ahrens

I am in isolation.  Having tested positive for COVID, I have spent the past eight days isolated in a 14’x 8’ room in my house.  I am doing this to follow CDC protocols and specially to protect my wife from contracting COVID.  Except to cross the by hallway double-masked to go to the bathroom, I […]

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

Juneteenth and Mental Health Justice by Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund

June 20, 2022 By Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund (she/her/hers)

I am at a Christian youth camp in Texas for Juneteenth this year. According to the New York Times, “On June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Texas were told they were free. A century and a half later, people across the U.S. continue to celebrate the day, which is now a federal holiday.” As […]

Filed Under: Anxiety, Community, Depression, Hope, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, racism, Therapy, UCC, United Church of Christ

Traumatic Loss by Jennifer Stuart

June 13, 2022 By Jennifer Stuart

TRAUMATIC BEREAVEMENT (artwork by Jan Richardson, title: Holy Saturday, https://www.janrichardsonimages.com)

But Turmoil Comes  . . . 24 “For my groaning comes at the sight of my food, And my cries pour out like water. 25 “For what I fear comes upon me, And what I dread befalls me. 26 “I am not at ease, nor am I quiet, And I am not at rest, but […]

Filed Under: Grief, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, Trauma, UCC, United Church of Christ

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