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Finding a Safe Place

October 28, 2019 By Bob Griggs

The picture with this post is of the Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon. It’s a beautiful place, an oasis of tranquility in the midst of a busy city. On tour through the garden, our guide pointed out various Chinese symbols and icons. For example, she told us that the bat stands for good fortune and […]

Filed Under: Healthy Living, Recovery Tagged With: AA, Alcoholism, Bob Griggs, Chinese Garden, garden, Mental Health Network, mental illness, recovery, safe places, tranquility, UCC, United Church of Christ

Hate is not a mental illness, but love is connected to mental healthiness

August 19, 2019 By Rev. Dr. Tim Ahrens

As I write for this blog, I find myself at a loss.  I am amazed and astounded by the stories I read and which you share.  Quite frankly, they blow me away.  I feel like a pretender among truth-tellers.  My story is based more on the struggles of family members who battle mental health conditions than my own struggles.  As […]

Filed Under: Love, Mental Health, Trauma Tagged With: Amy Barnhorst, hate, Jamie Ducharme, love not hate, mass shootings, Mental Health Network, mental illness, Pete Earley, shooters, Tim Ahrens, UCC

Finding Hope in the Aftermath…Again

August 5, 2019 By Rev. Dr. Rachael Keefe

“White supremacy is not a mental illness. This week alone, 34 people are dead, and 67 more are wounded because white men full of hatred shot up innocent people in public places. We live in a country where the government sanctions mass shootings by refusing to limit access to guns and blaming mental illness when […]

Filed Under: Love, Mental Health, Stigma, Trauma Tagged With: Body of Christ, brokenness, Grief, mass shootings, Mental Health Network, mental illness, Rachael Keefe, United Church of Christ

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