Listened to your interview with Bishop Conley earlier today. God bless that man for his honesty, integrity, compassion, and humility!
As someone who struggled with depression and ultimately spoke about it within the community and culture to which I belonged, I understand what it takes to share one’s struggles and weaknesses publicly. And …
Listened to your interview with Bishop Conley earlier today. God bless that man for his honesty, integrity, compassion, and humility!
As someone who struggled with depression and ultimately spoke about it within the community and culture to which I belonged, I understand what it takes to share one’s struggles and weaknesses publicly. And to do so for the sake of others. I only wanted to encourage and to say, “You should not go through this alone. You are loved and God will never abandon you.”
More high profile people need to be this outspoken about their mental health struggles, and how, with God’s grace, they can be overcome.
Appreciate you airing that important conversation. I pray that people who suffer from depression and other mental health problems will seek the help they need after listening to this. God bless you, JD, for doing this.
I agree with everything you wrote. I was so moved by that man! And I had another thought—how he had to handle, among other things, left over, and even new, abuse situations. I had not thought before listening to him of the perniciousness of the crisis—I’d only thought about parish communities and literal victims. But here’s someone else who’s also a victim. Why won’t the church, or maybe I should say the other bishops, take this seriously?
Listened to your interview with Bishop Conley earlier today. God bless that man for his honesty, integrity, compassion, and humility!
As someone who struggled with depression and ultimately spoke about it within the community and culture to which I belonged, I understand what it takes to share one’s struggles and weaknesses publicly. And to do so for the sake of others. I only wanted to encourage and to say, “You should not go through this alone. You are loved and God will never abandon you.”
More high profile people need to be this outspoken about their mental health struggles, and how, with God’s grace, they can be overcome.
Appreciate you airing that important conversation. I pray that people who suffer from depression and other mental health problems will seek the help they need after listening to this. God bless you, JD, for doing this.
I agree with everything you wrote. I was so moved by that man! And I had another thought—how he had to handle, among other things, left over, and even new, abuse situations. I had not thought before listening to him of the perniciousness of the crisis—I’d only thought about parish communities and literal victims. But here’s someone else who’s also a victim. Why won’t the church, or maybe I should say the other bishops, take this seriously?