RESOURCES, ENCOURAGEMENT AND MORE
Welcome to the Share the Struggle Blog
Each week we bring you resources, insights, and stories that illuminate the path to mental and spiritual flourishing, guiding you on your journey towards wholeness and healing.
Archive of Posts
- Accountability 2
- Addiction 1
- Anxiety 27
- Bible 15
- Bible verses 1
- Christ 1
- Christian Coaching 9
- Church 1
- Coaching 3
- Comfort 1
- Community 1
- Confusion 1
- Course: Freedom From Anxiety 19
- Course: Freedom From Pornography 24
- Course: Loss Of A Loved One 13
- Course: More Than Your Past - Shedding Shame and Guilt 10
- Course: Moving Through Trauma 21
- Depression 5
- Fear 4
- Forgiveness 2
- God 1
- Grief 17
- Growth 2
- Helping Helpers 23
- Identity 3
- Isolation 1
- Jesus Christ 1
- King David 1
- Leader Training 23
- Leadership 1
- Life 1
- Listening 1
- Love 8
- Loving Difficult People 2
- Mental Health 3
- Mental Health Disorder 1
- Mental Health Programs 1
- Mental Health Struggle 1
- Overcoming Fear 1
- Patience 3
- Paul 1
- Pornography 25
- Relationship 6
- Scripture 4
- Shame 12
- Stress 5
- Therapy 1
- Trauma 29
- Where is God in my Struggle? 1
- Work 5
Mental Health in the Church
The church community, in particular, has a vital role to play in promoting mental health awareness and providing support for those who are struggling. By encouraging an environment of understanding and compassion, the church can help reduce the stigma associated with mental illness and encourage individuals to seek the help they need.
How to Build a Relationship With God and Maintain It
Building a relationship with God requires earnest effort and sincere devotion, evident through the practices of forgiveness, humility, and shared spiritual activities, particularly within the context of intimate relationships.
Involving Crisis Support
When walking alongside someone who has experienced severe trauma and is exhibiting risky behaviors, it's common to feel overwhelmed. These situations may include self-harm, suicidal ideation, violence, problematic parenting, or addiction. Here's how to approach these situations while maintaining boundaries and ensuring safety…
Praying Over Trauma
Offering prayer to someone experiencing trauma can be a profound way to provide support and spiritual comfort. Here are some key points to consider when praying for someone in such a situation…
Engaging Your Caretaker Tendencies
When engaging in trauma work, your role is fundamentally that of a witness. This involves a careful balance of listening, reflecting, and supporting without imposing your own interpretations or becoming the expert on their story…
Window of Tolerance
The Window of Tolerance is a concept used to describe the zone in which a person can function effectively, think clearly, and respond to stress in a balanced way. When individuals are within their Window of Tolerance, they can process information and emotions healthily. Outside this window, they might experience either hypoarousal or hyperarousal…