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Recommended Reading: Not Quite Fine
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Carlene Hill Byron is a friend on the mental health advocacy “webosphere” and she graciously offered for me to read and review her first published work, Not Quite Fine: Mental Health, Faith, and Showing Up for One Another. By just looking at the quality of the cover design, it’s actually…
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A Pit-Stop, Not a Quit-Stop
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The following is a devotional on the importance of enduring the race of life, humor included. I hope it encourages you today to pace yourself and take a pit-stop, not a quit-stop! A Race to Remember Returning to the cross-country running team after a year-long hiatus in eleventh grade was…
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An Anonymous Prayer for a Loved One with SMI
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This post was provided by a reader of the blog. They asked me to post it, to help raise awareness about the reality of Severe/Serious Mental Illness (SMI) within families. Please know you are not alone, and that there are resources out there for you and your loved ones facing…
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Seizing the Season: Being Faithful & Fearless to Spread the Good News
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“Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.” (2 Timothy 4:2 NKJV) Do you ever pray for an opportunity to share the gospel? And then, do you look for it? I am finding more and more lately that these…
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Five Ways the Church Can Do More Than Pray for People Who Suffer from Mental Illness
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Today’s post was written by a friend I made through Hope Made Strong’s Church Mental Health group. Corine graciously exchanged posts with me to share on each other’s blogs. You can check out the post I wrote for her TherapyforChristians.com site here. I’m so thankful for her sharing this practical…
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This American Remembers: Reflections on 9/11/01 and Thereafter
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Today marks twenty years from the day my high school math teacher informed the class of the hijacking on the United Airline flight that flew into the World Trade Center. Many of us can recall where we were when we heard the news. For myself, the entire student body recited…
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History Unfolding: Are You Praying for the Enemy Too?
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I can’t continue to blog and write about my typical material, knowing the extent of the suffering and persecution going on in Afghanistan these days. Although I usually blog and write about mental health and faith, my scope of themes has broadened since changing the name of the blog/site from…
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Join Me at the Church Mental Health Summit
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Hey there friend! The Church Mental Health Summit is just a few weeks away on September 10th, 2021. I’m really looking forward to this event. There are so many great speakers presenting – some of who you’re probably familiar with (Kay Warren from Saddleback Church, Dr. Stephen Grcevich…
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Staying Sane While Loving Someone with a Mental Illness
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Hey there, friends. Today I want to share a resource for you if you’re struggling with helping a loved one with mental illness. Whether you’re their caregiver or family member who has been living with them and their illness, this will be a huge help to you. Out of his…
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Biggest News EVER for BipolarBrave
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Hi all, It’s been a heck of a summer – and if you’re already subscribed to my newsletter you know the news I’m about to share. But there’s something big coming to BipolarBrave.com and I don’t want you to miss it: BipolarBrave.com will be turning into KatieRDale.com A few reasons…