Church and Mental Health Jeremy Smith is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) in Ohio. In this episode, he first provides information about the challenges faced by many individuals in the caring profession. Jeremy also introduces the audience to ACES, which stands for Adverse Childhood Experiences. In the second half of the episode, Jeremy provides …
Church and Mental Health Jeremy Smith is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) in Ohio. In this episode he shares general information about therapy and the different modalities (types of therapeutic approaches) that one may experience during a therapy session. As an integrationist, Jeremy draws from the strengths of various therapy models to find what …
F.I.G.H.T. “Focusing in Growth & Holding Together” is Jessica “Kelly Je” Kelly’s ministry. Her mission is to to provide a judgment-free community that offers support, education, and resources, particularly within the African American community, to break the stigma surrounding mental health. Like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, we believe that healing is a journey, …
And the Sea was No More In his new book, And the Sea Was No More, Dave Nienhuis shares his journey of trauma to healing using stories in the biblical text. Dave says, “I wrote this book for me. I needed to discover a faith language that could account for the reality of meaningless suffering. …
Cognitive Distortions – Part 2 Inspired by a poster at a psychiatric treatment ce2nter, the two episodes on “detour thinking” will explore the cognitive distortions and relevant scriptures. A cognitive distortion can be defined as a distorted thought or cognitive distortion is an exaggerated pattern of thought that’s not based on facts. It consequently leads …
Cognitive Distortions Inspired by a poster at a psychiatric treatment center, the two episodes on “detour thinking” will explore the cognitive distortions and relevant scriptures. A cognitive distortion can be defined as a distorted thought or cognitive distortion is an exaggerated pattern of thought that’s not based on facts. It consequently leads you to view …
Part 2 – Brian’s Story Continues In part two of this two part series, Brian Mathrusse shares how our creator God gave him assurance that there is hope and recovery is possible. This required turning away from the unhealthy habits Brian had lived with for many years, and making the decision to work through his …
Part 1 – Brian’s Story Begins In part one of a two part series, Brian Mathrusse begins his story of substance use and mental health challenges that, in part, were influenced by situations that occurred in his growing up years. Brian’s story reminds us that substance abuse and mental illness do not discriminate. Even individuals …
Empower the Warrior Within This episode features an interview with the authors of Empower the Warrior Within: Using God’s Word to Win the War. Debra Schwietert and Annie Bifulco had a providential meeting through their mutual therapist’s anxiety group. The original author, Rex Briggs, MSW, developed the secular anxiety program many years ago. The principles …
Based on personal experience and with information provided at the Disability and the Church Conference, hosted by Key Ministry, Caroline S. Cooper encourages churches to explore establishing disability and mental health ministries. PLEASE POST OR SEND ME COMMENTS! We are in this together, and Caroline would love to receive your comments on how the church …