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“Overcoming Grief: Healing Through the Hurt”

Grief doesn’t knock. It crashes. It shows up uninvited—loud, relentless, and unapologetic. Whether it’s the loss of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or the shattering of a dream. Grief disrupts our lives suddenly. It pulls the rug out from under us. It dares us to find our footing again. But here’s the truth: you can overcome grief. Not by pretending it didn’t happen, not by rushing past…

“Overcoming Grief: Healing Through the Hurt”

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Technology and Anxiety: The Effects of Screen Time on Mental Health

The relationship between technology, particularly screen time, and mental health, especially anxiety, has been a subject of significant research and discussion. While technology has brought numerous advancements and conveniences to our lives, excessive or unbalanced screen time can have implications for mental health, including anxiety. Here are several ways in which screen time can impact…

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How to Find Balance During the Struggles of Life

Life can sometimes be unpredictable. One day you’re soaring high. The next day, you find your thoughts in the depths of despair. It can be difficult to get through the dark times in life. There is a way to stay positive and maintain balance during your struggles. In this blog post, I will discuss how to find peace amid a storm of negative emotions or thoughts. How will you leverage adversity to…

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Think about it: Symptoms of mental health disorders are well known and some are not talk about enough. But listen, the terms like "gaslighting, anxious thoughts, ADHD, OCD, and depressed" are part of the common vernacular. Perhaps it's been taboo about discussing mental health and the church. How do they insect? What is a spiritual problem and what is a mental health problem? How do Christians think about mental and spiritual health concerns?

When someone is suffering or living with mental health challenges, the Church historically has described this as "deprivation from the fullness of life." But, nowadays, we say that mental health challenges affect the way a person "lives, laughs, learns, and loves." For example, 1 Kings, Eijiah may been suffering from suicidal thoughts. He felt that his life was not worth living, but God came to his rescue and provided for his needs physically, emotionally, and spiritually. So, we must be careful not to overlook the biological foundations of our challenges or underestimate God's power to heal. God deeply cares about our human experience. In fact, He created a world which quite different than what we live today. And therefore, both mental and physical health challenges exist in this world as we know it today!!! Understand the importance of discussing mental health challenges and the Church are significant!!! FAITH and SCIENCE are interwoven. If we separate faith from mental health, we misunderstand the holistic nature of being human.

"May the Lord make straight the path that may seem unclear as you discern the intersection of faith and mental health." ~Kendall Louden

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