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Have you ever been on a fun family picnic, only to have it ruined by a parade of pesky ants? Chances are those ants were heading for your hamburger or worse yet, up your pants leg. Although not a pleasant experience, it’s easy to get up and leave them behind. When we get a heavy …
Having a mental health issue can be and usually is life altering. So often after coming to terms with the diagnosis and the side effects of medicine can leave you asking, “Is this as good as it gets? Really??” This can lead us to believe that life is “over” as we knew it. In fact, …
When you are feeling hopeless how in the world do you even begin to choose hope? When you are in the deepest depression how can you find hope? Is it even remotely possible? What part does faith play into the possibility of finding hope when there is none? Is “hope” simply deciding to think positively? …
It may be the 21st century and we may have come a long way with so many issues, but there remains a lot of stigma around the issue of mental illness. Stigma keeps mental health chained by fear, the fear of others finding out. And for those of us who have a mental health challenge …
In this edition of Fresh Hope for Mental Health, Pastor Brad interviews Jason Petersen an avid video blogger who has bipolar disorder and blogs about it. Jason talks about how he began to tell his story of recovery from bipolar disorder through blogging which was healing for him and gave him a sense of freedom. Truth is, …
The doctor, the therapist, and medicine are not enough in learning how to live life in spite of having a mental health challenge.
And those with lived experience (peers) can model and empower one another.
As peers, we believe there is hope, and it is possible to live well because we have been there.
We guide and support those with a mental illness, along with their loved ones, to find hope that is based upon research.
For every $16.64 given annually, we are able to offer hope for one year to one person.
Any amount you are able to give will help to offer hope to the hopeless.
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