If Only I Were Wiser

When Divinity Encounters Human Suffering + Mental Illness As A Christian | Gabby Wilkinson


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Gabby Wilkinson is a seminary student who has been working in ministry since 2014. At Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, Gabby is studying the intersectionality of mental illness and Christianity through the lens of church trauma and is working to make this area of focus the driving force of her vocation. She recently started a brand that was birthed out of this study called “Dear God, I’m Sad.” The mission of “Dear God, I’m Sad” is to craft a healthier & more holistic relationship between mental illness & Christianity through reflection, investigation, & exploration with the hopes of destigmatizing mental illness in faith spaces & promoting compassionate responses to mental illness by faith leaders. Gabby shares her own experiences finding hope through the ups and downs of mental illness, and how we can find freedom in healing too!

Episode Highlights on Living Wisely Well Website

  • Growing up + Doing New Things
  • Dear God I'm Sad birth
  • Gabby's mental health story
  • 9:10-35
  • Reyna's suicidal ideation story
  • Equipping the Church with Education
  • 16:50-17:10
  • Modeling Jesus'
  • Counseling might not be the answer
  • God is with you
  • 22:20-48
  • Creating Connection for Healing
  • Lies we tend to believe
  • Sad AND Loved
  • Reconciling with the tension
  • "Your mental illness does not erase a single thing about who you are... it just doesn't have that power because God didn't create you in a way to let it have that power"
  • 34:10*** awesome clip
  • Medication for Mental Illness
  • Patrick's brain in our own lives
  • A word if you've been hurt by the church
  • Process Theology + Intimacy of Suffering
  • Bipolar Faith by Monica Coleman
  • You are never alone...
  • Connect with Gabby on Instagram

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