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“Encanto:” A WISE Film for Mental Health By Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund

January 17, 2022 By Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund (she/her/hers)

Recently I watched the animated film “Encanto” with my family. The story centers around young Mirabel as she struggles to find her place in a large family, the Madrigals, where she feels like she doesn’t belong. When it comes to emotional, mental, and spiritual health, telling our stories is a powerful way to recover our […]

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

Vulnerability by Jennifer Stuart

January 10, 2022 By Jennifer Stuart

Somewhere deep within was a “place” beyond all faults and virtues that had to be confirmed before I could run the risk of opening my life up to another. To find ultimate security in an ultimate vulnerability, this is to be loved.  —Howard Thurman For God alone my soul in silence waits; from God comes […]

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

Quiet in the Morning by Lisa LeSueur

December 27, 2021 By Rev. Lisa LeSueur

It’s unusually quiet in the house this morning. Everyone else is still sleeping and even the puppy seems content in his bed. Why am I awake? I had looked forward to this week off for so long. My body and mind are exhausted and the only thing on my agenda for the week was to […]

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

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