Mental Health and Wellness discussion with Pastor Jeff Whittaker
This is article and video are from a live chat with Jeff Whittaker discussing the realties of mental health, mental wellness, spirituality, and physical well-being.
This is article and video are from a live chat with Jeff Whittaker discussing the realties of mental health, mental wellness, spirituality, and physical well-being.
Mental illness in American was already on the rise pre-COVID 19 for adults and adolescents and with the increased social
Today I want to talk about anxiety and a concept called “behavioral contagion”. While mental health disorders are NOT contagious, emotions and attitudes certainly can be.
And while we all consider what we can do to stay physically healthy and safe, we also need to consider how to stay well mentally and emotionally.
Suicide Awareness and Prevention Updated from its original publishing date December 6, 2014. There’s been lots of talk about
It’s important for you to know depression has many faces. Many of us find it difficult to even consider the notion of having a “mental illness”. The stigma about mental illness problems still exists despite the popularity of shows like Dr. Phil and the inclusion of characters dealing with mental health issues in our Thursday night sitcom lineup (This Is Us, Homeland, etc.). Mental illness is something that “other folks” have to deal with not me and you. Until one day it is “me and you”.
Mental illness is just like any other kind of physical illness, there are biological, psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual components to it. Mental illnesses like depression can be debilitating and in some cases deadly. Most of the time, people don’t come to see someone like me until they just can’t take it anymore; their lives have become so unbearable or they are so unhappy that they just don’t want to “do this anymore”. That’s what I hear most often, “I just don’t want to do this anymore”.
First let me make everyone aware that PTSD is not my area of expertise so I will be speaking in
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