485 - Laura Howe on Why The Church Won’t Talk About Mental Illness, Burnout Prevention, and Why Resilience Is Necessary For Mental Well-Being

Laura Howe is a registered Social Worker with 13 years experience as a frontline social worker offering therapy, advocacy, and addictions counseling to some of the most marginalized, ill and incredible people in her community. She started an organization called Hope Made Strong to equip the church to better address mental illness and to bridge local communities with the local church.

In this conversation, Laura and Sathiya discuss:
-Why the church has been slow to discuss mental health openly
-Thoughts lead to feelings which lead to behavior
-The definition of burnout
-How to prevent burnout
-Handling church hurt
-7 ways to build resilience

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