CXMH: On Faith & Mental Health
Health & Fitness:Mental Health
This week we’re joined by Melody Moezzi, author of the new book The Rumi Prescription: How an Ancient Mystic Poet Changed My Modern Manic Life. She talks with us about Rumi, her experiences with a bipolar diagnosis, the challenges between faith & mental healthcare, and how to fight injustice with love instead of anger. In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about end-of-the-school year traditions.
Things we mention in this episode/other resources:
- Melody’s other books
- Rumi: Past and Present, East and West: The Life, Teachings and Poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi by Franklin Lewis
Connect with Melody on her website, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Buy The Rumi Prescription or Melody’s other books on Amazon.
Quotes:
- “Wherever you’re wounded, it calls the Beloved to you.” (tweet)
- “There’s such a conflict between the mental health community and the faith community because one wants to be right. And they think to be right, the other has to be wrong. They don’t realize that they could possibly both be right.” (tweet)
- “We have suspended love, and we want medals for it.” (tweet)
- “Somebody else’s racism isn’t about me, it’s about pain that they have.” (tweet)
- “Love is our most powerful weapon against injustice, not anger.” (tweet)
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Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.
82 - Hospitality, Loneliness, & Inviting People In (feat. Leslie Verner)
81 - Closing the Chasm Between Spirituality & Treatment (feat. Dr. David Rosmarin)
80 - Music & Ministry (feat. Rivers & Robots)
79 - Hunger, Mental Health, & Working Together for Justice (feat. Jeremy Everett)
78 - Reimagining Missions from the Inside Out (feat. Ryan Kuja)
Welcome to Season 4.
Summer 2019!
Recast - Self-Image, Parenting, & Learning to Love Ourselves As We Are (feat. Hillary McBride)
77 - Mental Health in Latinx Culture (feat. Yesenia Reta)
76 - The Narratives We Believe (& Why They Matter)
75 - Children's Mental Health (feat. Dr. Stephen Grcevich)
74 - How Do We Make Our Churches Inclusive for Mental Health? (feat. Dr. Stephen Grcevich)
73 - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (feat. Dr. Elizabeth McIngvale)
72 - Mentoring, Leading, & Empowering Others
71 - What if We're Called to a Ministry of Weakness? (feat. Alia Joy)
70 - Teens, Anxiety, & Self-Esteem (feat. Lisa Schab)
69 - A Personal Journey into Social Work (feat. Kelsey Moffatt)
68 - Faith & Doubt
67 - Bullying (feat. Danielle Matthew)
66 - Recovery Ministry (feat. Storey Cook)
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