Rabbi Jill Zimmerman and Zariah Horton shared their observations on mental health and well-being in Muslim and Jewish communities. Together they discuss how people view mental health in their respective faith communities, the stigma of mental health, the importance of mental health training for religious leaders in faith communities, and the crisis of faith or religion, sins, vis-a-vis depression and anxiety. The two share personal stories, relate to the holy scriptures, experiences of the Prophet Muhammad's ﷺ, and offer their own ideas about the role of mental health in these faith communities. A four parts episode to launch the Shalom Salaam Peace Of Mind interfaith change-maker podcast.

Show Notes: 

-  7 Spiritual Tips to Maintain Your Sanity in the Time of Trump & Mueller:  

https://ravjill.com/spiritual-tips-sanity/

- CDC's data for the importance of suicide awareness and prevention:  

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db330.htm

- The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 1-800-273-8255 

https://twitter.com/800273TALK 

- The National Domestic Violence Hotline: Call 1−800−799−7233 or TTY 1−800−787−3224 

https://www.thehotline.org 

- WHO data on mental, behavioral, and neurological disorders (neuropsychiatric disorders) combined rank higher than both cancer and heart disease (neoplasm) 

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/disability/leading-category-of-diseases-disorders.shtml 

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*Next episode is "Marginalized Groups in Jewish and Muslim communities". Listen to the episode on Friday, May 3, 2019