This post is part of CCDA's Mental Health Awareness Month. CCDA has a plethora of options to increase your mental health support, and we are constantly adding new resources to help you and your community flourish.Join us for an event, complete the Mental Health Survey, or download the Mental Health …
Cultivating Rhythms of Rest to Help Sustain You Throughout the Year
The year is quickly coming to an end. As calendars fill up with events and obligations, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed. Somehow, the to-do lists continue to grow as we slide rapidly into the holiday season. It can be tempting to feel as though you have to do more and more to keep up. But what if …
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Peace Over Troubled Waters
Content Warning: This blog contains references to child abuse.Peace for cities is when everything works for everybody all the time, and no one is left out. Peace is God’s goal for our cities.H.P. SpeesOver ten years ago, I started the journey of becoming an ordained pastor. I read Pastor: The …
BONUS: Mental Health Awareness Month
Each May, CCDA offers events, trainings, and resources at the intersection of faith and mental health.In this bonus episode, Lyndal Bedford, CCDA’s Behavioral Health Network co-leader, explores how CCD practitioners are incorporating mental health practices into their organizations and …
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Communal Mental Health and Healing: What We Can Learn From Spiderwebs
When I think of communal mental health, I think of how our individual mental health impacts and is impacted by the mental health of others. I see it almost like a spiderweb, with spider silk that interconnects each of us to each other. It is sticky and strong, attracting and catching not only other …
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Uvalde: 1 Year Later
by Christina Foor & Norma RuizRead Part 1 of this blog here.It’s been a year since the terrible mass shooting that happened in my hometown of Uvalde. Last year, I reflected on Mark 4 as a way to process the deep despair and hope I was feeling in that moment. This year, the story of the man with …
The Church Can Play a Role in Healing Trauma
by Aminah Vargas, LSWLet's face it, trauma is a topic that's on everyone's lips. It's the response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event that overwhelms an individual's nervous system, disrupts their ability to cope, and causes feelings of helplessness. As a licensed social worker and …
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From Despair to Hope: My Journey Navigating Grief and Trauma Following a Car Accident
by Terence Lester, Ph.D.CW: car accident, trauma, depressionSaturday, May 14 was one of the hardest nights of my life.It was the day after I received the “Humanitarian of the Year” award from the National Urban League of Greater Atlanta. After celebrating this honor with a few friends, my wife and I …
