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- Dr. Holly Oxhandler on mental health warning signs + how to get help for yourself or others - The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast: 5-21-20
Associate Dean of the Baylor School of Social Work, Dr. Holly Oxhandler, on pandemic coping strategies, the pressures of this uncertain season, and what to do if we or someone we love is feeling suicidal.
COVID Mental Health Support
The Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (or text HOME to 741741)
Email Pastor Courtney for a mental health referral
Contact The Bridge Ministry for confidential spiritual care and prayer
Perfectly Hidden Depression by Margaret Robinson Rutherford
43 min - Therapist Malaika Clelland on resilience, self-care, and the ties between disappointment and grief: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-20-20
Our own Malaika Clelland shares strategies for coping with disappointment, the importance of small acts of self-care (are you eating well? getting enough sleep? staying connected to friends?), and the importance of acknowledging our feelings, big and small. Plus, selections from Psalm 69 from The Message and praying for those who struggle with anxiety and depression.
Email Pastor Courtney to confidentially request the list of counselors PCOM refers out to
Request spiritual care and prayer from The Bridge MinistryThe Anxiety Workbook
42 min - Therapist Robert Vore on caring for teenagers and young adults: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-19-20
Atlanta-based counselor specializing in adolescent mental health Robert Vore on ministering to our high schoolers, college students, and emerging adults.
Robert's tips for helping teenagers and young adults cope with difficulty and disappointment:1) Validate their emotions. Then, after calm is restored (minutes or hours or days later), challenge the harmful thoughts.2) Facilitate safe social interactions whenever possible. A Zoom movie night, online social gaming, phone calls with friends, digital hangouts.3) Lean into the context of your own setting and struggles. Don't just minister to your teen, also check in on how YOU are doing and make sure you aren't coming in hot or anxious to their struggles.Resources for further reading, from Robert (with notes!):
- The Teenage Brain by Frances Jensen // if folks are wanting to learn more about the neuroscience of adolescence but in a way that’s written to be understandable for parents (and by extension, people ministering to youth).
- Parenting a Teen Who Has Intense Emotions // this one is super practical, focusing on how to interact with adolescents
- The Stressed Years of Their Lives by B. Janet Hibbs & Anthony Rostain // I *highly* recommend this one for folks who work with your late high school/college-aged kids. The first few chapters in particular gives one of the best overviews of the current state of college kids (and the factors that go into that) that I’ve read.
- Under Pressure by Lisa Damour // focuses mostly on girls & anxiety, but still great [information for parents of any teenager]
40 min - Hymn History, "It Is Well," and Psalm 13: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-18-20
How some of the most well-loved hymns of the faith were written in remarkably difficult seasons of life. The history behind "It Is Well with My Soul," the echoes of heartache in the Psalms of lament, and praying for our listeners.
11 min - Jeff & Stephanie Given on Psalm 27 and Centering Prayer in OUTER SPACE! The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast 5-16-20
Jeff introduces two practical images that may help us enter into our practice of Centering Prayer.
17 min - Remembering God and Psalm 22: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-15-20
Is anyone else forgetting what day it is? Tips and tricks for remembering God when things are muddled. Plus, Psalm 22.
11 min - Poet and professor David Wright reads Psalm 32: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-14-20
Poet David Wright reads "Making Confession," "Local Talent," and Psalm 32. Plus, how the pandemic is affecting universities, staff, and students and how we can pray.
Local TalentLines from the Provinces37 min - Author Marlena Graves reads Psalm 145 - The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-13-20
Marlena Graves, author of "A Beautiful Disaster" and the upcoming "The Way Up is Down" on falling in love with Scripture, the hard but oh-so-powerful lessons of desert seasons, and Psalm 145.
Preorder "The Way Up is Down" at Hearts and Minds Bookstore, InterVarsity Press, or Amazon39 min - Prayer walking and Psalm 117: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-12-20
Praying with our feet when we run out of words. Plus, Psalm 117.
10 min - Psalm 37 and praying for our friends: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-11-20
Exciting upcoming podcast guests (Marlena Graves! David Wright!), Psalm 37, and praying for our friends.
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Stories of God at work in and through the ministries of Presbyterian Church of the Master in Mission Viejo, California.
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