Over 20 years ago, when I experienced my first battle with depression, I clearly remember my physician tried to help remove the stigma from my diagnosis. He said, “you would be amazed how many of you I see with the same diagnosis? “Christians?” I replied. “Yes, but I specifically meant pastors. Christians tend to keep believing it is a faith issue and so they try […]
When we practice compassion, we are prepared to give compassion, and receive it ourselves.
It’s been almost a year since I created a blog post. That is not a record I hoped to achieve, but the reality of life in a pandemic makes things challenging. So does battling depression, and that is where I continue to find myself. Shortly after Easter 2021, I began to notice I was not okay. My attempts to relieve stress and burnout were little […]