I grew up in the church since my earliest memory and I love the church. I appreciate the desire for wholeness, the focus on getting unhealthy patterns and mindset under control and living a life of service to God and others. Yet, there is one aspect that I see as a major set-back when it comes to dealing with mental health. Too often, it’s over-spiritualized (it’s a real word, I checked), leaving people with a stronger sense of guilt, self-doubt and isolation.
Read MoreLoneliness is at unprecedented highs. We have more digital connection, more friends than ever, yet there’s an empty sense of isolation and homelessness. A deep gut-wrenching feeling that there is no one to share your thoughts, deepest fears and joys with. No one to affirm, to listen and to genuinely care that you’re alive. A gnawing revelation that you have no sense of belonging, anywhere, with anyone.
Read MoreIf you’ve been alive in the last 10-15 years, the gospel of positivity has knocked at your door, especially if you’re living in the 1st-world. People have made crazy money at promoting a message of optimism and positive thinking and virtually turned it into another religion, which the world has way too many already.
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