Unknown to me are the people in the audience who show up to a talk I’m giving about mental illness. I do not know 99 percent of the people for whom I share my story. I look out into the tent or the church or the room or the web camera and I have neverContinue reading “Mental Illness She Spoke”
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Hope is Coming
How much hope is enough? I understand and experience hope to be “leaning into better.” Hope is trusting that as things change, good will come. When we are hopeful, we lean into things getting better, not worse. Is hope a precious natural resource? Is there a limited amount of hope in the world that weContinue reading “Hope is Coming”
Mental Illness and God’s Grace
I’m not worried. I’m impressed. I looked out over the crowds of people gathered in the Boston city park. We came to walk together to support awareness about mental health. I’ve done cancer walks and HIV/AIDS walks and domestic violence walks. But this was my first mental health walk. And I was struck by howContinue reading “Mental Illness and God’s Grace”
