Sucker Punched

Have you ever worried what would happen if you had to be honest about your imperfections? Do you feel like life is sometimes a Jenga tower, balanced on some of your strengths with each weakness only precariously holding up the blocks above them? Do you acknowledge your weaknesses or do you prefer to pretend like they're not there? Are you holding your breath, waiting for one stressful, traumatic moment to make it all come tumbling down? What if there was a better way, one where we could be honest about our weaknesses and shore them up instead of just hoping for the best?

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Bandersnatch by Erika Morrison
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We've got to do lists a mile long and they're only getting longer. Just when we feel like we are getting a handle, something else comes up. And the longer our lists, the higher our stress. How could we possibly build and live lives of meaning when we are lost, like a kid in a ball pit, under the pile of our obligations and commitments?

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Have you ever been so overwhelmed by your own inability to get stuff done, so frustrated by your ability to fail so easily that you've only been able to see yourself as a walking liability? Like you're a burden to everyone you come across? Like you'd be a better friend, sister, mother, *insert relationship here* if you were just better at…everything? Being human means having limitations and sometimes being human is just the worst.

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You're coming out of a seasonal depressive episode, getting back to what, you know, as normal life and a global pandemic hits. You're trying to figure out how can we live in a community when we're all so isolated. This is Sucker Punched.

Jessica Kantrowitz is a writer, editor, and workshop leader living in Boston, Massachusetts. She is the author of The Long Night: Readings and Stories to Help You Through Depression, Blessings for the Long Night: Meditations and Poems to Help You through Depression, and 365 Days of Peace: Benedictions to End Your Day in Gentleness and Hope. She writes about theology, culture, social justice, and chronic illness, including her own struggles with depression and migraines. Her writing has been featured in places like Sojourners, Think Christian, The Good Men Project, Our Bible App, the Madeleine L'Engle blog, and Together Rising. She is also the creator and leader of the Finding Your Voice workshops for writers with depression or other mental illness.

Get to know Jessica: Twitter: @JFKantrowitz Instagram: @JessicaFaithKantrowitz Website: JessicaKantrowitz.com Workshops: Workshops.JessicaKantrowitz.com

Jessica's books: Blessings for the Long Night: Poems and Meditations to Help You through Depression 365 Days of Peace: Benedictions to End Your Day in Gentleness and Hope The Long Night: Readings and Stories to Help You through Depression The 365 Days of Peace Journal

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You travel for work as a speaker and strategist working in faith politics and the American public life, then a global pandemic hits. Your travel is grounded and you're stuck wondering how can policy and politics give us hope now and in the future? This is Sucker Punched.

Michael is considering the impact of a global pandemic on both personal and policy levels, hoping that this will be an opportunity to band together and care for the most vulnerable.

Michael is the founder of Public Square Strategies and a member of Trinity Forum.

Get to know Michael: Newsletter: ReclaimingHope.substack.com Twitter: @MichaelRWear

Michael's books: Reclaiming Hope: Lessons Learned in the Obama White House About the Future of Faith in America Conviction (&) Compassion: The And Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement

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You're running a nonprofit encouraging and helping women around the country.
Then a global pandemic hits.
You're single living alone and mostly isolated due to an autoimmune disease.

Holly is figuring out what it looks like to live through a global pandemic as a single person who lives alone. She finds herself feeling like she's floating away and gets creative to figure out ways to feel grounded again.

Holly is a writer, speaker, and the executive director of Rise.

Get to know Holly:
Website: NowSheRises.org
Twitter/Instagram: @HollyStallcup

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You're working in an inpatient psychiatric facility. A global pandemic hits. While your job is considered essential, you begin to have extreme fight, flight or freeze responses to all the trauma.

Kristina is navigating her own grief and depression while helping women in an inpatient psychiatric facility through the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kristina Harutoonian is a Los Angeles native and the comedic voice behind The DTR Blog. She thrives on satire and encouraging others to connect unashamedly with God. She's known for her endearing transparency and humorous tone, gaining a following through her creation of relatable memes, inspiring stories, and all-too-real jokes on topics like dating within Christian culture, navigating depression, and her uncomfortable talks with God. She works as a counselor in residential mental healthcare and enjoys growing a deeper connection with her readers and audience.

Get to know Kristina: Website: theDTRblog.com Twitter/Instagram: @theDTRblog

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