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Prime Mover

September 23, 2019 By Karl Shallowhorn

“For I know the plans that I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 “From the point of entryUntil the candle is burnedThe point of departureIs not to returnAnything can happen”Prime Mover – Neil Peart I remember it like […]

Filed Under: Addiction, Recovery Tagged With: 12-step, Bipolar, Mental Health Network, substance abuse, UCC, United Church of Christ

Summer Winds

September 16, 2019 By Rev. Lisa LeSueur

Three weeks ago, much of the country was celebrating Labor Day, a time to rest from our toils and enjoy the company of family and friends. In Miami where I live, most of us were on edge, wondering if Hurricane Dorian would finally make the promised turn North, before hitting our shores.  It was a […]

Filed Under: Anxiety, Mental Health, Stress Tagged With: Anxiety, Grief, Hurricane, Labor Day, Mental Health Network, stress, UCC, United Church of Christ

What If?

September 9, 2019 By Hannah Campbell Gustafson

Last week a friend brought us supper, and sat and ate with us while our 14 month old Leona shrieked (because she doesn’t yet have words to tell us what she wants/needs) and cried (because molars hurt).  After my husband biked off to his Buddhist sangha gathering, my friend (who does not have children) said, […]

Filed Under: Community, Postpartum, Support Tagged With: Anxiety, Mental Health Network, postpartum depression, UCC, United Church of Christ

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