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Signals of Distress,
Signs of Hope

August 6, 2018 By Craig Rennebohm

In 2017, 31.5% of high school students had experienced periods of persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness (i e , almost every day for two weeks or more in a row so that the student stopped doing some usual activities) in the past year.  The percentage of students who experienced persistent feelings of sadness or […]

Filed Under: Community, Mental Health, Support Tagged With: Addiction, canoeing, depression, Mental Health Network, recovery, trauma, UCC, United Church of Christ

7 Reasons Camping is Good for my Mental Health

July 30, 2018 By Rev. Kirk Moore (he, him, his)

I love camping.  Give me a breezy evening, a campfire, my guitar, and a big tent. It’s wonderful for my mental health. Here are 7 reason why Music at a campfire connects me to the song, the people singing or listening, and to the vibrations of the notes as the guitar chords ring. The community […]

Filed Under: Healthy Living Tagged With: Camping, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

Rest

July 23, 2018 By Rev. Dr. Rachael Keefe

Jesus said to them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” Mark 6:31 I don’t know about you, but I’m not very good at time away, especially time away for rest. While I know that I need to pay attention and do better with this, I recognize that I […]

Filed Under: Healthy Living Tagged With: Camping, Exercise, Mental Health Network, nifty hammocks, Renewal, Rest, Self-care, UCC, United Church of Christ, vacation

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