There are a myriad of ways that aren't just recommended, but often required, to obtain and maintain a healthy mind. It can be easy to look for an easy fix, but like an order at a restaurant, an incomplete meal leaves our minds unsatisfied.

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What hope is there to be gleaned from suffering? In this episode, we examine the power of juxtaposition in enhancing our ultimate experience of God.

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Bless This Brain is an organization dedicated to bridging the gap between churches and mental health help. We tear down stigma through creative storytelling, mental health first aid training, and innovative workshops. We come alongside people as they navigate their recovery journey, ensuring no one who comes to a church seeking mental health help, faces that challenge alone

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It happens to most of us, especially those who live with depression and anxiety. Hopelessness. The sense that nothing will ever feel better than it does right now, and right now it feels bad. How do find hope in the midst of hopelessness? By looking to the one who holds it all.

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Bless This Brain is an organization dedicated to bridging the gap between churches and mental health help. We tear down stigma through creative storytelling, mental health first aid training, and innovative workshops. We come alongside people as they navigate their recovery journey, ensuring no one who comes to a church seeking mental health help, faces that challenge alone

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You've likely heard of adverse childhood experiences, or ACES. A higher number of these experiences can almost guarantee future mental health challenges and negative lifetime outcomes. That said, cultivating positive childhood experiences can actually create a buffer against the future effects of a high ACE score. Churches are uniquely equipped to provide these experiences if we approach the work with intentionality and safety in mind.

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Bless This Brain is an organization dedicated to bridging the gap between churches and mental health help. We tear down stigma through creative storytelling, mental health first aid training, and innovative workshops. We come alongside people as they navigate their recovery journey, ensuring no one who comes to a church seeking mental health help, faces that challenge alone

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All of us to some degree are both more fortunate than some and less fortunate than others. This episode is for anyone who struggles to have compassion for those whose mental health challenges have impacted their lives in significant ways. A message for any and all of us.

Bless This Brain is an organization dedicated to bridging the gap between churches and mental health help. We tear down stigma through creative storytelling, mental health first aid training, and innovative workshops. We come alongside people as they navigate their recovery journey, ensuring no one who comes to a church seeking mental health help, faces that challenge alone

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The word "numbing" is synonymous with the topic of psychiatric medication. In this episode we learn why "numb" is dumb and why we need to move away from this unhelpful language.

Bless This Brain is an organization dedicated to bridging the gap between churches and mental health help. We tear down stigma through creative storytelling, mental health first aid training, and innovative workshops. We come alongside people as they navigate their recovery journey, ensuring no one who comes to a church seeking mental health help, faces that challenge alone

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Self-care. It's not a new thing, but it's something we talk about now more than ever. I'm a fan of self-care, but when does it become a problem?

Bless This Brain is an organization dedicated to bridging the gap between churches and mental health help. We tear down stigma through creative storytelling, mental health first aid training, and innovative workshops. We come alongside people as they navigate their recovery journey, ensuring no one who comes to a church seeking mental health help, faces that challenge alone

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Take your thoughts captive. The oft repeated response from well-meaning individuals seeking to help those who are experiencing mental health challenges. But...does it mean what they think it means. In this episode, we're going to see where this phrase comes from in scripture, examine it in its greater context, and see whether it helps or hurts.

Bless This Brain is an organization dedicated to bridging the gap between churches and mental health help. We tear down stigma through creative storytelling, mental health first aid training, and innovative workshops. We come alongside people as they navigate their recovery journey, ensuring no one who comes to a church seeking mental health help, faces that challenge alone

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The pursuit of mental health recovery can sometimes lead to an unwanted outcome. That is, an obsession with how we're feeling every moment of every day. Looking inward is good and necessary, but what do we do when it ventures into the realm of relentless navel gazing.

Bless This Brain is an organization dedicated to bridging the gap between churches and mental health help. We tear down stigma through creative storytelling, mental health first aid training, and innovative workshops. We come alongside people as they navigate their recovery journey, ensuring no one who comes to a church seeking mental health help, faces that challenge alone

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In this episode I reflect on a phrase that regularly marked my childhood. "Hey, kid." The familiar greeting my grandfather used whenever he visited. What would we say if we could talk to ourselves growing up? What, as people experiencing mental health challenges, would we convey to ourselves in our youth? Let's explore some "Hey, kids" that we can convey to the youth in our lives.

Bless This Brain is an organization dedicated to bridging the gap between churches and mental health help. We tear down stigma through creative storytelling, mental health first aid training, and innovative workshops. We come alongside people as they navigate their recovery journey, ensuring no one who comes to a church seeking mental health help, faces that challenge alone

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