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TRAUMATIC LOSS: Holy Week’s Lament

April 6, 2020 by LPP_Admin Leave a Comment

25 “For [j]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 turmoil comes.”(Job 3:25-26) (TRIGGER WARNING) TRAUMATIC LOSS: “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” Traumatic grief /bereavement is defined as when there is a death […]

Filed Under: Easter, Grief, Trauma Tagged With: Grief, Holy Week, Mental Health Network, trauma, UCC, United Church of Christ

Practicing Imperfection

January 27, 2020 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

Micah 6:8He has told you, O mortal, what is good;and what does the Lord require of youbut to do justice, and to love kindness,and to walk humbly with your God A woman who just moved to the greater Boston area sought a new faith community to call home. On the recommendation of a friend, she […]

Filed Under: Community, Mental Health Tagged With: depression, Mental Health Network, perfectionism, trauma, UCC, United Church of Christ

The Importance of Rituals

December 2, 2019 by mhn-ucc Leave a Comment

At the end of September, I was installed as Settled Pastor in the congregation that I serve, just north of Boston. That same month, my wife was promoted to CPT in the US Army National Guard. For each of these transitions there was ceremony and ritual. There was a laying on of hands for me. […]

Filed Under: Mental Health Tagged With: Bipolar, Death, Mental Health Network, Ritual, Transitions, trauma, UCC, United Church of Christ

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