Language of God

132. Neuroscience, Mental Health & the Church

Dec 8, 2022

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The Church Community Can Share Suffering Without Fear of Judgment

01:38

Faith and Church Support Mental Health

01:34

The Integral Model of Mental Health in the Black Church

03:24

Introduction

2min

The Only Client I Would Love to See Again

2min

Pastors Talking About Mental Illness

2min

What Is a Mental Illness?

2min

The Amygdala Is a Center of the Brain That Is Associated With Fear Responses.

2min

The Relationship Between Neurotransmitters and Depression

2min

Antidepressants and the Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor

2min

Neurotransmitters Are Not the Full Story or the Brain Is Not the Full Story?

2min

Is There a Scientific Shortcut to Mental Health?

3min

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Mental Health or Mental Well-Being?

2min

11.

Is Your Mental Health a Mental Illness?

3min

12.

Mental Health Is a Reflection of Your Faith

2min

13.

Is There a Difference Between Faith and Mental Health?

3min

14.

The Power of Positive Thinking in the Church

2min

15.

Is There a Normalized Human Being Out There?

3min

16.

The Image of God Is a Community, Not an Average Human

2min

17.

The Church and Mental Illness

2min

18.

Faith and Church Support Mental Health

2min

19.

The Church Community Can Share Suffering Without Fear of Judgment

2min

20.

The Integral Model of Mental Health in the Black Church

3min

21.

Can Prayer Rebalance Our Mental Health?

2min

22.

Prayer Is Answered Through Epiphany

2min

23.

Is There a Need for a Licensed Psychologist?

2min

24.

Healing Is Holistic

2min

25.

How Can Stories Be Part of Our Faith Communities?

2min

26.

Mental Illness and Its Relationship to Spiritual Life

2min

27.

Finding Beauty and God in Stories of Abuse

3min

The church has had a complicated relationship with mental health. Research shows that 1 in 5 adults experience mental illness in a given year and yet 66% of pastors talk about mental health in sermons only once a year or less. In the episode we break down what exactly mental illness and mental health are, what is happening in the brain, and how the church can respond in ways that help us all to be healthier individuals and begin to build a more understanding, empathetic and healthy community.

Theme song and credits music by Breakmaster Cylinder. Other music in this episode by Tiny Music, Lift Music, Magnetize Music, Sirus Music, Pink Marble and Vesper Tapes, courtesy of Shutterstock, Inc.

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