by Key Ministry | Dec 20, 2022 | Hope, Mental Health
My Story with OCDIn my baby book, my mom wrote that I got paddled twice in the first grade at school! I didn’t let it bother me, though. It was nothing to worry about. I just kept going and enjoyed life. Image of Jeff Rickert as a young boy. Sports were a big part of...
by Key Ministry | Sep 29, 2020 | Church Support, Mental Health
Yesterday I sat in my doctor’s office. I was there for an adjustment to my medication for an ongoing health condition. As I sat in the office, waiting for the resident physician under my doctor’s supervision to come see me, the day seemed insignificant.The...
by Key Ministry | Jul 28, 2020 | Church Support, Mental Health, Spiritual Development
Mental illness can be one of the most self-centered ailments there is.By this I do not mean that people who battle mental illness are necessarily self-centered. No, I mean the illness itself consumes our minds in such a way that we become unable to see beyond the...
by Catherine Boyle | Oct 29, 2019 | Church Support, Mental Health, Stories
Shortly before Dr. Grcevich’s book Mental Health and the Church was published, we asked our readers to share their experiences, both good and bad, about mental health needs and church support. We continue to get responses, and want to share a few that we have received...
by Catherine Boyle | Oct 8, 2019 | Autism, Mental Health, Spiritual Development
My anorexia took everyone by surprise. For me, it was a monster that seemingly came out of nowhere, sharpening the focus of life into the narrow pursuit of thinness.Looking back, almost forty years later, it’s amazing how mental health issues have impacted nearly...
