It’s Never A Bad Time to Invest in YOU!
I’m often looking for accessible ways of communicating sometimes complex topics … honestly, sometimes just for ME! I stumbled upon the YouTube channel “I’m Happy You’re Here” a little while ago and really appreciated its humourous and occasionally ‘shocking’ way of tackling mental health and therapy. Full transparency - that they offer as well - the puppets swear and so does the human - often… so viewer discretion is advised. It isn’t your typical muppet show!
You can subscribe to their channel by checking out this video.
And if you enjoyed this video… you might want to go deeper into the world of Internal Family Systems. I discovered this modality (therapeutic method) in my own psychotherapeutic journey and found it really insightful. And because I’m a reader… I did tackle the guru, Dr. Richard Schwartz’s book, No Bad Parts. It isn’t an easy read especially if you listen to it as an audible book. I’d actually recommend that you check out a few podcast episodes on this topic to learn a little more before diving right into the book.
It is never a bad time to invest in learning more about YOU… if you’ve not taken the time before, maybe this summer is a good time to start.
Check out this site to find a therapist near you: psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists or reach out to the Knox Counselling Centre for an appointment today.
If that sounds like something you need, we’ve gathered a few other Ministry Forum resources below that explore caring for yourself as a ministry leader, taking healthy breaks, finding support, and building rhythms that sustain you for the long haul.
This week, we’re naming the heaviness of what it means to serve in a care-based vocation. We hold stories of grief and celebration, navigate complex dynamics, and try to remain faithful in contexts that are often under-resourced and deeply in flux. And it’s hard work.
Our Ministry Forum team is working on something to help in this area — the Listening Support Network - which you can read more about in our companion post. This is an area of ministy we are deeply passionate about and one we’ve talked about before. Below is a post we shared a while back and for this week’s theme of “finding support” we decided to revisit with a few updated resources you can dig into today.
We hope something here will help you tend your own soul, support those around you, and maybe even discern new ways to give back.