Care for Self and Soul
Supporting Good Mental Health
Practicing our faith at home has become more important as we have transitioned to staying at home in order to keep ourselves and others healthy. While staying at home is a good practice to prevent the spread of COVID-19, it can and does come with some cost to our mental health. The Church of England has offered a PDF resource, titled Supporting Good Mental Health, that has reflections on aspects of mental health for thirteen days. That resource can be found at the end of this section.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Lexington offers support through the WarmLine. This is a call-line that provides non-crisis emotional and coping support to community members. Each operator provide supportive listening, practical coping skills, and share community resource information. This line is open Monday-Friday 10AM-4PM and Monday-Saturday 5PM-9PM. The phone number is: (877)-840-5167.
If you, a friend, or a family member is in crisis call 1-800-273-TALK (8255). This line is available 24/7 and is staffed by trained counselors.
Pastoral Care
Mtr. Laurie is also available for pastoral counseling. Email her or call the Church Office for a time to talk.
Ways of Dealing with Loneliness and Isolation
Helping Children and Teens
Children and Teenagers also experience anixety and uncertainty about COVD-19. They too have had their lives disrupted and may have anxiety about this time in their lives. Seattle Children's Hospital has an article on how to help children and teens cope with anxiety. This article can be accessed here. The article also has links to additional resources.
Practicing our faith at home has become more important as we have transitioned to staying at home in order to keep ourselves and others healthy. While staying at home is a good practice to prevent the spread of COVID-19, it can and does come with some cost to our mental health. The Church of England has offered a PDF resource, titled Supporting Good Mental Health, that has reflections on aspects of mental health for thirteen days. That resource can be found at the end of this section.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Lexington offers support through the WarmLine. This is a call-line that provides non-crisis emotional and coping support to community members. Each operator provide supportive listening, practical coping skills, and share community resource information. This line is open Monday-Friday 10AM-4PM and Monday-Saturday 5PM-9PM. The phone number is: (877)-840-5167.
If you, a friend, or a family member is in crisis call 1-800-273-TALK (8255). This line is available 24/7 and is staffed by trained counselors.
Pastoral Care
Mtr. Laurie is also available for pastoral counseling. Email her or call the Church Office for a time to talk.
Ways of Dealing with Loneliness and Isolation
- Pray to God, Jesus, or a saint. This can be done at home or at the church Monday-Friday from 12PM-1PM & 5:30PM-6:30PM. Pray for hope, faith, and strength.
- Name your feelings when talking with other people. An example exercise is to say: "I feel alone, because I cannot be with my church family."
- Focus on the things that you can change and not on the things you cannot change.
- Check in with yourself physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Keep track of when you last exercised, connected with someone else, enjoyed a hobby, cooked a favorite food, and prayed.
- Check in with others. Contact your family and friends through whatever method you choose. We have analog and digital means to connect with other people.
Helping Children and Teens
Children and Teenagers also experience anixety and uncertainty about COVD-19. They too have had their lives disrupted and may have anxiety about this time in their lives. Seattle Children's Hospital has an article on how to help children and teens cope with anxiety. This article can be accessed here. The article also has links to additional resources.
| Supporting Good Mental Health Church of England |
