If you were in an elevator with someone and they asked you about your blog, what would you tell them? 30 second version:Mental illness is a topic that is often neglected in the church. People don’t understand it so they don’t talk about it. My blog is called The Nat Cave because I want to bring this subject out of the darkness and into the…
Open a Book. Point to a page and free write for 10-15 minutes on that word or passage. Instinctively — There are some things in life that you just know instinctively. It’s always fascinated me that you don’t have to teach a child to do wrong – they disobey instinctively. However, usually, a child knows when they do something wrong because they will look around…
Day 12: Teach a class: How to help someone with a mental illness I frequently get calls from people who care about someone they suspect may have a mental illness. Others call because they are concerned that their loved one isn’t taking their medication or seems a bit “out of it.” What can we do to help the people we love who are struggling with…
Today’s topic for blogging is what is working in your community. I decided to take this opportunity to talk about the SOS (Survivors of Suicide) Support Group that meets monthly in Clarkesville. This group is for people who have lost a loved one to suicide. Peer-led support groups for survivors are now extensively available across the country. Peer support has been acknowledged as a valuable…
The future for me in regard to online activism means that I need to develop a personal website. If I want to keep readers up to date with the current trends on ministering to people with mental illness then a website is the best way for me to do this. To be honest, this is overwhelming to me. It can be exhausting keeping up with…
Ok, I had never really heard of a personal brand until I attended a Writer’s Conference this summer (She Speaks — I highly recommend it!). I was really challenged to discover what the major theme is for my blog, aka my personal brand. While I’ve thought about this a lot, I’m still not really sure. I’m passionate about so many different topics. I want to…