A new Bible study series for YouVersion from Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries Ambassador Professor John Swinton, providing reflections for those living with psychosis.
The Mind and Soul Team
Chi-Chi explores the contributions and challenges encountered by neurodiverse individuals within Church settings, and encourages us to embrace neurodiversity to create more inclusive and spiritually enriching spaces.
Chi-Chi Obuaya
How do leaders plan for their ministry ending? How does a mentally healthy leader do it well? How do we not fall into the trap of messing up much of what we have done well?
Rob Waller
Two exciting new podcasts for leaders featuring some of the Mind and Soul team.
The Mind and Soul Team
We're so pleased to be partnering with theologians from Oxford University on this new research project into Ministry Associated Trauma. Read on for more info...
It's easy to feel like it's all over now we're moving on from December. But raising a child isn't done in a month - and neither are the hope and promises of God ...
Kate Middleton
Many Christian leaders feel marginalized or depleted at this time of year: They facilitate, stand by, and often feel overwhelmed in the doing.
Will Van Der Hart
God is with us...
The Mind and Soul Team
The angels are God's messengers of hope and comfort this Christmas for all who lead and love
Chi-Chi Obuaya
Who brings you material gifts and an international perspective this Christmas?
Will you be rushing to look out the tea-towels for this year's shepherds, or will you allow space for divine interruption?
Arianna Walker
When times feel dark, how can we lead others and ourselves well?
Kate Middleton
How can we create work cultures of safety
Chi-Chi Obuaya
A look at the intersection between menopause, leadership, and mental health
Arianna Walker
How can we learn to discern what is merely possible from what is actually probable?
Will Van Der Hart
Stress free line management is a fantasy, but managing a colleague who struggles with their mental health does not have to be stressful
Rob Waller
It can be hard to incorporate rest into our busy lives... Here are some practical tips to help.
Arianna Walker
How to lead and line manage others who experience mental illness.
Rob Waller
How can we navigate the transitions in our life?
Will Van Der Hart
Are you having a vacation this summer that is actually restful and refreshing?
Rob Waller
Grief impacts us all at some stage in our lives. Here are some practical tips on how to support those in our churches who may be struggling.
Arianna Walker
A deep dive into understanding ADHD.
Chi-Chi Obuaya
Come and say hi at Focus this year
Mind and Soul Team
An exciting update from the team here at Mind and Soul
Kate Middleton
We are in the process of relaunching the website and will be adding to our blog soon. Stay tuned!
Some dos and don'ts to help us learn how we can make church a more inclusive, supportive place through how we speak about mental health.
The Mind and Soul Team
We all have moments when we struggle to like what we see in the mirror. But for someone with BDD, a conviction that something about their body is wrong has become so strong that it starts to take over their life.
The Mind and Soul Team
Dementia is a growing problem, but the church is equipped to help.
Dementia affects 800,000 people in the UK. This will almost double by 2050.
The Mind and Soul Team
Three talks for church leaders on mental health from Edinburgh, March 2024. Audio and Video
Rob Waller
Some useful resources to empower educators in addressing mental health challenges in the classroom, youth group and beyond.
Rob Waller
To rest and recreate in today’s high-speed world is an act of rebellion. This rebellion is a freedom filled with upsides.
Will Van Der Hart
How do we learn to trust, and to rebuild when trust is broken?
Kate Middleton
Mental health symptoms can sometimes look very spiritual, but turn out to be caused by some simple imbalances in brain chemistry.
The Mind and Soul Team
Most church communities differ in their understanding of the theology of suffering and healing.
The Mind and Soul Team
Emotions are typically dissected into the yellow emotions: headlined by happiness, and the blue emotions: headlined by sadness. The assumption that being a Christian means triumph over all of the blue emotions is both misplaced and unhelpful.
The Mind and Soul Team
What does it really mean to be sectioned? Mental health lawyer Justyn Grant explains.
Justyn Grant
CAMHS teams offer specialist support for young people up to the age of 18 who need more help than can be provided by their GP or school nurse, and is made up of a team of professionals who work together to support the young person.
The Mind and Soul Team
No one expects a mental health problem to be part of their life story – but many of us will suffer at some stage of our lives. Whether it’s you, or someone you’re supporting, where do you go to get help?
The Mind and Soul Team
Our role as a church needs to be the place that offers radical hospitality, hope and family to those who are often marginalised and stigmatised – just as Jesus modelled. But what does it look like to offer this today?
The Mind and Soul Team
A pastoral care policy embodies the values and approaches underlying how, as a church, you aim to care for people.
The Mind and Soul Team
Most people become carers through a change in circumstances of a family member or friend. They may take on the role of supporting a parent, a child, another family member, a partner or a friend.
The Mind and Soul Team
No-one contemplates suicide lightly. It’s a response to a situation they are facing in their lives that feels hopeless: impossible to change or escape from.
The Mind and Soul Team
This is one of those times when a church should not try to manage things, but should look to the NHS for help.
The Mind and Soul Team
Many churches are good at stepping in when there’s a crisis. But when mental health challenges are long term, how can churches continue to support people?
The Mind and Soul Team
Self-harm is a physical response to an emotional pain, usually developing as a way of dealing with difficult feelings or emotions, and can affect males and females of all ages.
The Mind and Soul Team
Obsessional thoughts are not like normal thoughts. They intrude into the mind, apparently from nowhere, causing sudden distress or discomfort and often a strong desire to escape from them.
The Mind and Soul Team
This group of severe illnesses includes schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder and can affect anyone.
The Mind and Soul Team
An eating disorder develops when someone begins to try to control their eating as a way of coping with other struggles, believing this will make everything better.
The Mind and Soul Team
Depression can affect anybody, including Christians. Each individual will have different causes and symptoms - it can cause negative thoughts, including feeling guilty, helpless or hopeless.
The Mind and Soul Team
Addiction will probably affect all of us in one way or another – either personally or through a family member or friend.
The Mind and Soul Team
Stress is an inescapable part of 21st Century life. But what do you do when life has thrown so much at you that you feel at real risk of not being able to carry on under such pressure?
The Mind and Soul Team
A good night’s sleep is one of the most refreshing things we can experience, but many people find that it is all too elusive. Insomnia is defined as difficulty getting to sleep, or staying asleep long enough to feel refreshed.
The Mind and Soul Team
Postnatal depression is very common, affecting at least one in 10 women after they have had a baby.
The Mind and Soul Team
We know that people receiving treatment need and benefit from the additional support that the wider church family can offer. So what can, or should, churches do?
The Mind and Soul Team
Feelings of isolation impact all of us at different times in our lives. Even when we have friends, family and a close church community to help us through, we can still experience loneliness and uncertainty, particularly during times of transition.
The Mind and Soul Team
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is part of a response to experiencing trauma, whether repeatedly or as a one-off event.
The Mind and Soul Team
How do we manage when what we are reading leads us, or those we are leading, to question the church and its leaders?
Kate Middleton
In the emotional challenges of a crisis, Kate Middleton looks at what you can do when it all just feels too much.
Kate Middleton
Insomnia is incredibly common. What do you do when sleep just won't come?
Kate Middleton
The Easter narrative is full of the whole spectrum of emotions. Will delves into the Easter narrative and what we can learn from the emotions it portrays.
Will Van Der Hart
As many as 1 in 4 young people with anorexia being males, and up to 2 in every 5 people with bulimia are thought to be male now. Dr Chi-Chi Obuaya unpacks the topic of eating disorders in men.
Chi-Chi Obuaya
As we head into Lent, conversations and thoughts around fasting are bound to crop up. Here's Kate with some of the theology around fasting and some top tips.
Kate Middleton
Life can often feel like walking in darkness, but the Bible promises us that a light is dawning and Jesus is with us.
Joy Hunter
Dr Chi Chi Obuaya answers some frequently asked questions on the subject of trauma.
Chi Chi Obuaya
If you're experiencing anxiety for the first time, in any form, it can be difficult to know what can help. Will Van Der Hart offers some advice.
Will Van Der Hart
Our top mental health resources for leaders.
In a time when anxiety is one of the most common emotions for people to struggle with, or even to cause illness, why is it so popular to celebrate fear and causes of fear? Can this tell us something about the way fear and anxiety work?
Kate Middleton
The cold and dark of the winter seasons can have a big impact on our mental health. Here's Kate with some practical tips on how to support those who may struggling in this period.
Kate Middleton
Far more than ‘just’ an emotional reaction, grief is our experience of the need for our minds to do a massive work of processing, understanding and adjusting. It is about what we need to work through when the foundation of our life has been disrupted.
Kate Middleton
With much information published about the causes of depression, Kate Middleton and Chi-Chi Obuaya dispel some of the myths.
Kate Middleton & Chi-Chi Obuaya
As part of a healthy self-care routine, It's good to check in every now and then. Here's a tool to help with that!
Kate Middleton
Part I of our long read exploring 'cultural anxiety', where it has come from, why we need to stop trying to treat it, and how we can look for the causes instead.
Rob Waller
Bipolar can often be a misunderstood illness. Here's Chi-Chi unpacking what it actually is, some core symptoms, and what can help.
Chi-Chi Obuaya
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can occur after times of war and conflict. This article traces the development of the term PTSD and outlines modern approaches.
Rob Waller
Part II of our long read on cultural anxiety. Now we know where it comes from, what are we going to do about it?
Rob Waller
It can often be hard and confusing to know when to seek support for grief. Will unpacks the different stages of grief and gives advice for when additional help might be needed.
Will Van Der Hart
Kate Middleton unpacks the effect traumatic seasons or events have on our emotions, and how we can process and recover well.
Kate Middleton
We had the privilege of sitting down with Dr Chuks, an eating disorder doctor in London to pick his brain about what he's learned and what he'd like to share with our community.
The Mind and Soul Team
There are many myths flying around about self harm. Jenny Flannagan offers practical advice on how to help someone who is self-harming.
Jenny Flannagan
It can be hard to know how to help when a loved one is struggling with an eating disorder. Here are some practical tips from Dr Chi Chi Obuaya, and some common pitfalls to be aware of.
Chi-Chi Obuaya
Anxiety is a normal human emotion, however it's often suggested that it's a sign of some kind of spiritual weakness or lack of faith. Here's Dr Kate Middleton on why that's just not true, and how a life of faith can help us fear less.
Kate Middleton
How can you discern between a genuine ‘risk’ and a simple intrusive thought? In this article Will Van Der Hart helps us look at the difference and brings an encouragement for those struggling.
Will Van Der Hart
Dr Chi-Chi Obuaya takes a look at Agoraphobia, the fear of crowded spaces and/or going outside. What is it, and what are the treatments?
Chi-Chi Obuaya
Why is access to mental health services variable in different places and for different conditions? Dr Rob Waller looks at some of the factors that cause this and what we, the Church can do to help.
We need many and varied approaches, and you are probably doing more than you think. Keep going!
Rob Waller
Suicide is such a difficult subject and one no one would want to be part of their story. But it's important we talk truths about suicidal feelings and how we care for those who have survived suicide attempts.
Kate Middleton
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder affects 1 in 50 people. Dr Chi Chi Obuaya helps us understand exactly what it is, and treatment options.
Chi-Chi Obuaya
Even several years later, the effects of the Covid pandemic are still keenly felt. What can we learn from this time period about leading through crisis, and how can we counter its lingering mindset of cynicism?
Will Van Der Hart
I have had quite a few requests recently for information on panic attacks from younger Christian people, so I thought I should have a go at explaining things and putting them in a bit of context - so here goes.
Will Van Der Hart
My relationship with Christmas has been an emotional rollercoaster in itself each year, and one that still carries a mixture of uncertainty and fear.
Hope Virgo
It might be socially normative to be unduly positive, but is it working?
Will Van Der Hart
I sense that this is a really important question for us to address here at MASF because it's a very common concern amongst Christians who have mental health issues.
Will Van Der Hart
Looking back on my 15 year old piece on the 7/7 terrorist attacks in London, and their influence upon my anxiety.
Will Van Der Hart
I regularly speak to people that work from home who are struggling. We are missing things that we thought we would be delighted to live without, as well as feeling mis-sold the work-from-home dream.
Will Van Der Hart
My hope is that we can sit with the complexities of our historical figures and move away from the polarising and simple depictions that cause division and risk violence.
Dr Chi-Chi Obuaya
Over the years, I have gathered a lot of simple supportive tools to help restore sleep. These are the ten that I have found to be most helpful, both personally and through other people’s experience.
Will Van Der Hart
There are lots of prescription medications that people say help with sleep - but is this a good thing?
Rob Waller
How do we respond to the death of George Floyd? Keeping silent or doing nothing under these circumstances feels like a poor and insensitive choice.
Chi-Chi Obuaya
Will shares some thoughts on the effect of video calls on our ability to communicate empathetically.
Will Van Der Hart
What can you do if you notice suicidal thoughts in yourself? And how can you support someone else you fear might be considering suicide?
As a Christian, how am I supposed to understand my disappointment and deal with it in a Godly way? How can I stay emotionally healthy through this tough season?
Will Van Der Hart
On Valentine's Day - a day all about celebrating love - Kate reminds us that the greatest kind of love is actually open to all of us in friendship. Here's how...
Kate Middleton
For every person who needs to talk, someone else has the challenge of creating the right space and moment so that they can, especially in church. Here are 6 ways we can make church a safe space for people to talk.
Kate Middleton
Chronic illness can be brutal to bear. And in the face of something which can be so dominating in your mind and your physical body, how do you stop it from taking over? Kate Middleton offers 5 tips to help.
Kate Middleton
One of the hardest things to deal with when someone is suicidal or has died from suicide is that there are so many negative attitudes aboout the subject.
Rob Waller
Anxiety is a problem because it makes us ill - but more than that - it holds us back and limits us. How can we get rid of it? How can we become Fear-less?
Kate Middleton
Suicide is the most greatest killer of men aged 20-49 and yet it is rarely acknowledged in our churches. Following a number of high profile suicides, how will the church respond?
Will Van Der Hart
Can humans exist without anxiety? Is anxiety a lack of trust in God? Will Van Der Hart explores the relationship between faith, sin and anxiety.
Will Van Der Hart
Difficult memories or thoughts often catch us in those quiet moments, and the night when we are exhausted and alone is the worst time to be ambushed. Here are 5 ways to manage them.
I know that as much as I want to believe anger is a God-given emotion that is essential to my wellbeing, I am struggling. Nobody wants to be known as an Angry Pastor - it’s an oxymoron, isn’t it?
Will Van Der Hart
Festival season is rapidly approaching and for many of us this is a time of both expectation and apprehension. If you have a mental health condition or are vulnerable to low mood or anxiety, Christian festivals can be particularly challenging...
Will Van Der Hart
Fighting emotional ill health is tough. But what about those on the sidelines supporting those who are struggling?
Kate Middleton
One question I get asked really regularly is about sharing my emotional or mental health struggles online. Over the last 14 years I have made quite a few mistakes and learnt a few hard lessons. Here are a few of my top tips.
Will Van Der Hart
Feeling caught in a dark time or under the weight of something? Here's how hope can come when we least expect it.
Kate Middleton
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Are you planning your own event on mental health and Christianity? Read our guide with advice and resources to help you.
Why there is only one version of you, and that is the only person you need to be.
Will Van Der Hart
We can so often feel like to make a difference or bring about change we'd need to do something big - so we can end up doing nothing. But could a little light make a big difference when you face darkness?
Kate Middleton
If there is one issue that repeatedly causes offence or unintended harm to those who are struggling with mental health issues in the church it is prayer....but how can we pray in a way that minimizes this risk?
Will Van Der Hart
Discovering the Confidence to Lead with Vulnerability.
Will van der Hart and Rob Waller
New figures suggest as many as 1 in 5 teens have self harmed - but what is self harm, why do they do it - and how can we help?
Kate Middleton
Kate looks behind the 21st Century epidemic of stress. Why are we so stressed out?
Kate Middleton
Childbirth and child rearing have always been and for the foreseeable future are likely to remain significant life events, with both physiological and psychological consequences for women.
Chi-Chi Obuaya
Jo is an Anglican Priest who experienced PTSD after a trauma in her role, and is now helping others to lead well through their trauma.
Revd Jo Whitehead
Problem worry is a very painful and common issue. Sometimes well meant but poorly thought through advice fuels the issue. This articles helps you to go back to basics and make sure you are using the right approach to settle your troubled mind...
Will Van Der Hart
Do you find yourself thinking through the worst possible scenarios several times a day? Does anxiety grip you and the desire to check things are safe overwhelm you? Do you want to get your peace back? Time to challenge the cycle of catastrophising...
Will Van Der Hart
The use and prescription of antidepressant medication is a topic that generates a lot of interest. But what is the truth about them? Here are our answers to some common questions.
Kate Middleton
The directors of The Mind and Soul Foundation - Will Van Der Hart, Kate Middleton, Chi-Chi Obuaya, Rob Waller, Arianna Walker
This book covers a whole range of mental health issues facing students today.
The Mind and Soul Team
Why do people find themselves caught up in self harm, and how do you get on the road to recovery?
Kate Middleton
Some reflections on mental health and race from a psychiatrist of Nigerian descent.
Chi-Chi Obuaya
Refugees and Asylum Seekers come to the UK for a number of reasons, and as such they have particular mental health needs. Churches are well placed to help.
Chi-Chi Obuaya
Psychosis and hearing voices are disturbing problems for both the sufferer and the person trying to help. Rob outlines causes and advice for getting help.
Rob Waller
Links to books written by members of the Mind and Soul team we think you will find useful.
How do we process trauma, what helps with PTSD and how can the church respond?
Rob Waller
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Can you still praise God when you are deeply in despair, even suicidal?
Rob Waller
This draft Pastoral Care Policy is for you to use, amend and inplement in your own pastoral setting.
Will Van Der Hart
A library of seminar and sermon recordings from our conferences and events.
A selection of high quality videos from our Youtube channel, free to download and use in your church or group.
The Vision and aims of Mind and Soul - to restore, reframe and release.
In times of real emotional distress it can be so hard to know where to turn, for help. This is a piece I have written about Psalm 42.
Will Van Der Hart
What types of medication are available? Do they work? Should Christians take them?
Rob Waller
Children's emotions can be scary - especially in the context of all the warnings about children's mental and emotional health. So how should we respond as parents?
Kate Middleton
Information on our now-retired resource the 'Mental Health Access Pack'.
There are certain times when seeing a counsellor or therapist is both necessary and helpful. What are the different types of counselling available and when should each be used?
Rob Waller
Every year, millions of people plan to, or are forced to, migrate. They have unique mental health problems, and the church has a unique perspective.
Rob Waller
Will discusses the fear of psychotic illness he has noticed in many anxiety sufferers.
Will Van Der Hart
What do emotions do, why do we have them, how can we learn to manage them better?
Kate Middleton
How do you manage difficult or challenging behaviour and make sure that your church is mental health friendly, without unreasonable disruption to everyone else?
Kate Middleton
At some point every person will suffer from some irrational worry or fear. However, for some these idle worries can become more significant, sparking off a huge chain of both physical and emotional responses that are distressing.
Will Van Der Hart
The relationship between mental health and the church is made infinitely more complex by the tendrils of shame that so easily grip different aspects of our communities.
Will Van Der Hart
Long term mental ill-health can feel like being lost in a desert. But how can our relationships help those desperately thirsty for hope and relief?
Kate Middleton
How do relationships support us when we are struggling emotionally? And how can mindful prayers help us develop a relationship with Jesus that can carry us through times of distress?
Revd Shaun Lambert
Being emotionally healthy in Christian leadership is no small task. Here are a few important reflections on the current situation and a few simple things to get right...
Will Van Der Hart
It can be very tough when one partner in a relationship begins to suffer from a mental health problem. Here is some simple advice to help you through...
Will Van Der Hart
Are you driven to succeed but find it hard to relax? Do strict standards dominate your life? This book from Will and Rob offers a change of perspective - and the tools to get it.
Will van der Hart and Rob Waller
We all have parts of our body we're not too fond of. But what do you do when anxieties about how you look are starting to take over your life?
Kate Middleton
Some people live by it, some are more wary - but have you ever wondered what Mindfulness actually IS?
Kate Middleton
Kate's biblical self-help book will help readers to identify understand the dangers of stress and offers practical tips to reduce and manage stress in a biblical way.
Kate Middleton
Christians are not exempt from feeling stressed. What do you do if your desire to be ‘all out’ for God seems to end up with you feeling ‘stressed out’ or at risk of 'burnout'?
Kate Middleton
How can we integrate psychological and biological and spiritual models for health and illness?
Rob Waller
What about those times when God seems far away, and you don't know how to close the distance?
Emmy Rayment
Ideas and resources to plan a special focus on mental health in your church.
Why is it so important that the church engages with emotional and mental health issues - and what can we do to support those struggling?
Kate Middleton
What is the difference between mental health and learning disability? When do they overlap? And where does faith fit in?
Jonathan Clark
Kate Middleton gives an overview of anxiety, the emotions that come with it, how you can get help and practical tools you can use.
Kate Middleton
Knowing how to respond to emotional distress is a complex but very important part of pastoral care. Here are a few thoughts that I have put together which you might find helpful.
Will Van Der Hart
As humans we all have limits. But what do we do when life pushes our limits - or even beyond them?
Kate Middleton
Christians struggle with guilt - but feel they should not. How do we tell the difference between True Guilt for which we can ask forgiveness, and False Guilt for which we need to use psychological tools?
Will van der Hart and Rob Waller
So, you’re a church leader, and you’re involved in pastoral care. But what exactly are ‘boundaries’ and how can they help you, and the people you work with?
Kate Middleton
Many people feel drawn to caring roles, but the same people are very prone to burnout. What is the difference between empathy and compassion and is this the key to caring better for longer?
Kate Middleton
Many recent reports have highlighted current issues in the UK Mental Health System. Here's 5 things the church can do to support those struggling with emotional and mental health problems.
Kate Middleton
An excerpt from Kate Middleton's book 'First Steps out of Anxiety', looking at what happens when anxiety goes bad...
Kate Middleton
If you are concerned about your own safety or the safety of someone else, here are some links for immediate help.
Bullying and abuse from someone who hates you is always hard to handle. But what do you do when the person who hates and bullys you most is yourself?
Kate Middleton
Perfectionism is overvalued in the church, and despite its toxicity it never receives the critique that it truly deserves.
Will Van Der Hart
Statistically life has never been safer, but our experience of anxiety has never been greater.
Will Van Der Hart
What can we all do to look after our emotional and mental health?
Kate Middleton
A look at the way a suicide attempt affects a survivor's life.
Rachael Costa
Will outlines 'Secondary Safety Behaviours', responses which come into play when a 'Primary Safety Behaviour' is unavailable to us in times of anxiety.
Will Van Der Hart
What expectations should we really have of our leaders when it comes to our mental health in church, and what should leaders expect of those who have mental health issues in their congregations?
Will Van Der Hart
I’m the kind of person who requires a good 8 hours per night in order to function well the next day. But last autumn, during a period of anxiety and depression, I slept extremely lightly.
Revd Andy Scott
Footballer Louis Suarez received a 10 match ban after he bit another player during a match. But, what DO you do if you know that anger, at times, gets the better of you? And how as parents do we support our kids to learn how to manage anger well?
Kate Middleton
What is transformation? The goal of every life? The special goal of those who struggle? Rob Waller explores what it is to be transformed in the image of God.
Rob Waller
Life throws good and bad stuff at us. But how do we cope when the lousy stuff hits? And how do we understand that alongside our concept of a loving God? How do you hang on to hope in the bleakest moments?
Kate Middleton
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How much thought do youth pastors put into their own mental and emotional health? Rob Waller looks at how we can establish strong foundations that will ensure that we don't over commit or burn out, and prepare us for the tough times.
Rob Waller
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Dealing with disappointment is hard, because the promise of hope is eroded. This article explores some helpful techniques, and also what to do if you face the biggest disappointment of all - disappointment with God.
Kate Middleton
Join us in praying for our work, and for others working in mental health spaces.
The Worry Book: finding a path to freedom.
Will Van Der Hart and Rob Waller
A useful seven step guided exercise for Problem Solving.
Rob Waller
What is the place of faith healing in mental illness? Can something that has hurt so many be encouraged, and can something which has helped so many be ignored?
Rob Waller
How does helpful fasting, as a spiritual discipline, relate to eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia?
Rob Waller
Kate's survival guide to the opportunities, chaos, importance and unimportance of Freshers Week.
Kate Middleton
'First Steps' is a series of short manageable books which offer advice on common problems. This book looks at anxiety - what it is, why it causes so many problems and how to take the first steps out of the vicious cycles it triggers.
Kate Middleton
It's easy to know the Bible really well, and all the things God says about us. But how do we stop that stuff being drowned out by other things we hear day to day, and what does that have to do with Mindfulness?
Kate Middleton
'First Steps' is a series of short manageable books which offer advice on common problems. This book looks at the common issue of eating disorders and how to take the first steps towards recovery.
Kate Middleton
Written with a real Mind and Soul perspective. The Pregnancy book focuses on the importance of emotional and spiritual preparation for parenthood.
Will and Lucinda Van Der Hart
Rob Waller illustrates the three key principles of anger management using an old testament story: Moses striking the rock in Numbers 20.
Rob Waller
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How we use 'self help' is vital to its success. What is intended to help a person can isolate and demoralize them if it is not handled carefully.
Rob Waller
For those of us who have experienced the pain of emotional distress at a particular point in life, any return of those feelings can leave us extremely agitated and upset.
Will Van Der Hart
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Whoever you are, and whatever you are trying to pack into your life, stress is likely to be an issue you face regularly. It affects us all - young or old, male or female. But stress is also linked to many serious physical and emotional health problems.
Kate Middleton
Rob Waller outlines several types of anxiety and worry, explains how they differ from each other and gives some simplified psychological approaches for each type.
Rob Waller
Have you ever thought to yourself, 'I’m sure I have been here before?' The same feelings of depression, the same anxiety, old guilt that you thought you had dealt with and old memories you thought you had resolved.
Will Van Der Hart
Will examines some common fears around intrusive thoughts and salvation, and explains how these Ego-Dystonic thoughts are 'in opposition to the self'.
Will Van Der Hart
When is it right to talk, and when is it not? Christianity has a long tradition of 'testimony' - but does this add pressure to sharing? How can we talk usefully about the past and not merely repeat the event?
Rob Waller
25% of Clergy time off in the Church of England is caused by depression. Rob looks at some of the reasons behind this, what can be done about it and how the church community needs to change it's expectations.
Rob Waller
Self harm is an increasingly common problem, and something that many people have experienced - either personally or through a friend or relative. This book aims to demystify what can be a distressing and difficult issue, and bring hope of real recovery.
Kate Middleton
Thomas is always getting lambasted by Christians for his lack of faith. In fact Thomas is never called 'Doubting Thomas' in the Bible (see John 20:24-29)
Will Van Der Hart
It is fair to say that death is an important part of my work. I have stood closely with the grieving and learnt from their courage. I am often asked amongst their tears, "is this normal?"
Will Van Der Hart
What if illness was sometimes a way of our bodies going on strike, and removing our minds from the building pressure of stressful circumstances?
Will Van Der Hart
Revd Will Van Der Hart - Priest and Director of the Mind and Soul Foundation
Dr Rob Waller - Consultant Psychiatrist and Director of the Mind and Soul Foundation
Dr Kate Middleton - Psychologist and Director of the Mind and Soul Foundation
Every year begins with a sense of expectation over what is to come in the year ahead. Just as I was waxing lyrical about plans and dreams for next year, one of my close friends conceded that she hoped only to ‘survive’ the year ahead.
Will Van Der Hart
This is a really practical guide to recovery from eating disorders, aimed at both sufferers and those who care for them. Accessible and easy to read, it offers guidance for setting out on the road to recovery.
Kate Middleton
Addiction from a Christian and medical point of view. What makes things addictive? What are the stages of change?
Rob Waller
Arianna Walker is the CEO of Mercy UK, a Christian mental health charity. Having played a leading role in pioneering Mercy UK from its earliest beginnings in 2006, Arianna now oversees the charity’s continued development across the UK and Europe.
Many people struggle with the sense that anger is wrong, especially those with a strong Christian faith. The difficulty is that anger is a healthy emotional response, without it we simply wouldn't be human.
Will Van Der Hart
The feeling of being lost is an extremely common one for people who are experiencing stress, depression or emotional turmoil. Yet it is a very interesting description of human feelings.
Will Van Der Hart
Will unpacks obsessional confession of sins as a safety behaviour, and shares some advice on truly believing in God's grace and forgivness.
Will Van Der Hart
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Dr Chi-Chi Obuaya - Consultant Psychiatrist and Director of the Mind and Soul Foundation