Health Tips

CC0 image by dh creative written by Rachael Keefe My mother wasn�t the best at being a mom. We didn�t share a whole lot of mother-daughter moments and my memories of her are not as joy-filled as I would like. Yet, I think of her at Christmas time. She hated Christmas and didn�t always cope with the stress of the holidays in healthy ways. However, I learned the deeper meaning of Christmas

written by Alan Johnson As we approach the New Year within a month, sometimes it is good to look back before going ahead. I never thought I would be offering an adult forum on my experience with mental illness in my family and have my son speak from his point of view as a person who lives with bipolar disorder. When our church started the Mental Health Ministry Team almost 9 years ago, I

written by Karl Shallowhorn Waiting It�s Advent. And we wait. We wait for a miraculous event that can transform lives through weeks of hope, peace, joy and love. For the literal millions of people, however, who live with a mental health diagnosis, even a day can feel like forever. I remember the experience of being institutionalized; waiting for the day of liberation; the day I would get

written by Hannah Campbell Gustafson I�m not sure if it is the shorter days, the cold, the political climate, or my mental health, but I�ve been craving signs of hope lately. My husband and I have been living in rural Southwest Wisconsin for a few years now, and there are many ways in which it is challenging, especially as someone who has always lived in cities, and most recently in