What’s so manly about manning up?

// True manliness involves realising that we have been made with emotions and it's good to talk.

Written by Dave Luck

Just keep swimming

// It’s a riskier ride, but a better journey. A post for Mental Health Awareness Week 2017.

Written by Rachael Newham

Our lives are meant for more than just survival

// It's Mental Health Awareness Week, and we need to talk about the abundant life.

Written by Rachael Newham

My challenges with mental health

// Everyone goes through dark days, but it’s how we see through these moments that make us stronger. A post for World Health Day.

Written by Jade Ashley Till

Dear youth worker

// Scars don’t define our young people and they don’t exclude us from ministry.

Written by Rachael Newham

A call to holistic health

// Health is not health unless mind, soul, spirit, body and heart are all functioning well.

Written by Hannah Dallison

The God of my scars and the God of the stars

// How, in the mess and mire of self-harm, I’d missed God’s majesty and might.

Written by Rachael Newham

Living under my own tyranny

// My struggle with eating disorders and self-harm: a story from ThinkTwice's #TakeCare campaign.

Written by Rachael Newham

If you need to talk, I’ll listen

// Mental illness is rampant in our society, and we need to talk about it.

Written by Dave Magill

Love, class and mental illness

// The only antidote to the fear and anxiety we carry is unconditional love.

Written by Laura Edwards

I know what it’s like to battle suicidal thoughts

// Rachael from ThinkTwice shares some of her own story on World Suicide Prevention Day.

Written by Rachael Newham

The mindful Christian

// The Christian faith is rich with tools for emotional healing.

Written by Will van der Hart

Why having depression doesn’t make me a bad friend

// The final piece in ThinkTwice's takeover for Mental Health Awareness Week.

Written by Abbie Robson

Sad Dad

// Knowing God’s paternal love for me is a battle I fight every single day.

Written by Luke Maxted

We’re in a mental health crisis

// It's Mental Health Awareness Week, and our friends at ThinkTwice are reminding us that it’s time to step up.

Written by Rachael Newham

Be a friend

// For Mental Health Awareness Week, our friends at ThinkTwice have taken over threads. In their first post, Rachael talks about the importance of friendship.

Written by Rachael Newham

Healing: body and soul

// Things my Dad's illness taught me

Written by Heather Wilson

Authentic faith

// I’m looking to live out a faith that’s real.

Written by Dave Luck

How I survived am surviving depression

// There is a need for leaders who are willing to show their unfixed and broken parts, without having to wait for healing.

Written by Jared Ruttenberg

Coping with Christmas

// 'Tis the season for joy and celebration but for many, emptiness and sadness pervade.

Written by Rachael Newham