In this special episode of Life-Giving Water Messages, Rev. Todd R. Lattig and Rev. Sal Seirmarco discuss depression, anxiety, other mental illnesses and suicide. In this discussion, Todd and Sal get personal about their own struggles, as well as converse about the need for church communities to participate in destigmatizing and ministering to people who are suffering. The time for conversation and action is now.
IMPORTANT NOTE: We recognize that it is not just those who have mental illness, suicidal ideations, and/or have died by suicide who suffer; rather, the family and friends of those people suffer as well. While we do make brief mention of the families of suicide victims, and bring up resources (e.g. NAMI, see below), we thought we would mention it here as well. Often such people also endure depression, guilt, shame and other things as a result of losing someone they love in such a way. While we don't address this at length in the podcast, we want to be clear that we believe the church, and society, should be reaching out compassionately and lovingly to them as well.
While this episode does discuss where our society, and the Church, are failing people (and their families) who are suffering...we do so to raise awareness and to spark dialog on this very pressing and important issue. The idea is not to guilt or shame people for the past, but to challenge all of us to rise up to address this issue in the present. We all do what we believe to be right in the moment, but we can always learn and grow. The past is past. The present is what matters and that will affect the future. The time is now.
We welcome respectful and constructive engagement on Twitter.
Todd's Twitter: @trlattig
Sal's Twitter: @Sal_S1979
EPISODE REFERENCES:
Episode 312 | PREPARE, part 1: Keep Awake
Episode 311 | JESUS WARNS, part 3: Care Over Convenience
Episode 310 | JESUS WARNS, part 2: Faith Over Safety
Episode 309 | JESUS WARNS, part 1: Awake Over Asleep
Episode 308 | EVERYBODY TELL SOMEBODY, part 3: Meet People Where They Are
Episode 307 | EVERYBODY TELL SOMEBODY, part 2: The Good News Is for Everyone
Episode 306 | EVERYBODY TELL SOMEBODY, part 1: The Great Commission
Episode 305 | You Do You...For Christ
Episode 304 | Unbound Mercy
Episode 303 | Beautiful Feet
Episode 302 | HEROES OF THE FAITH, part 4: Esther
Episode 301 | HEROES OF THE FAITH, part 3: Lydia
Episode 300 | HEROES OF THE FAITH, part 2: Rahab
Episode 299 | HEROES OF THE FATIH, part 1: Deborah
Episode 298 | Sent
Episode 297 | Through Faith Alone
Episode 296 | 3 = 1
Episode 295 | The Same Spirit
Episode 294 | RISING STRONG, part 4: Rising From Quarreling (The Church)
Episode 293 | RISING STRONG, part 3:Rising From Hatred
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