The day I lost hope

// As I stared at the ashes where the flame had been, I decided that I was finished. Later that day, I tried to take my own life.

Written by Rachael Newham

5 ways to help a friend with mental illness

// It can be a little scary trying to pick the right thing to say, so here's some advice from Rachael Newham from Think Twice.

Written by Rachael Newham

Silver linings: meeting God in the pain

// "I’m learning that Jesus meets us in our storm in a way he cannot when seas are smooth."

Written by Cat Gale

Hope is a big word

// A reflection on a depression and mental health a whole year after Robin Williams' tragic death.

Written by Nick Welford

Dos and don’ts for depression

// 8 pieces of advice.

Written by Nick Welford

How to be happy (by a moderate depressive)

// Eight steps to happiness. Sort of.

Written by Ruth Mawhinney

The narrative of victory and suffering

// Can we, the Church, create space for those whose suffering doesn’t seem to cease?

Written by Katharine Welby-Roberts

Admitting depression

// "I'm a Christian... I'm not supposed to feel this way!"

Written by Nick Welford

Why God can work with your depression

// "We live a world where there’s a negative stigma surrounding mental illness, where people with mental illnesses are looked down...

Written by Katie Middleton

Did a demon possess my housemate?

// "The conundrum I have is whether I should respect the opinion that a demon possessed my housemate and put it...

Written by Anonymous

We don’t want to talk about it

// The Christian world, and more importantly the world of Rick Warren and his family was rocked with the news that...

Written by Rachael Newham

On depression and darkness

// It isn’t the job of the Church to be psychiatrists or mental health workers.

Written by Rachael Newham

When scars turn into stories

// Once a battle with self-harm has ended, seeing every day reminders can be beyond difficult.

Written by Rachael Newham