PTF Episde #116 Lawrence Sprung - Fighting Suicide

Welcome to "Post Traumatic Faith" where Jill Riley shares stories of living a life of faith and mental illness.  Jill is a popular speaker, pastor and author who speaks from her experience living with complex PTSD, a major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder and a dissociative identity disorder.

Episode #1 - Spring Thaw

Today we are talking about the collective guilt that seems to hang around when somebody is diagnosed with a mental illness.  Often times the loved ones of the mentally ill can blame themselves for not seeing the signs or the cries for help.

Episode #2 - You didn't know

Episode #3 - Acupunture

I visited a place where I felt "less weird" than any place I have ever been.  I felt welcomed, cared for and loved.  Where was it? Spoiler alert - it wasn't the church.

Episode #4- Less Weird

What do we do with people who say "its all in your head" in response to your mental illness?

Episode #5- All in your head

What about suicidality? Suicidality is such an odd  word and such a deep dark hole.  What does it feel ike to be suicidal?

Episode #6- What about suicidality?

Sometimes holding a mirror up to our own perspective shows us unwanted bias or prejudice. It's good to do a double check of our hearts now and then.

Episode #7- Magnification

What do we do with those individuals, like the mentally ill, who don't fit into the mainstream of church culture?

Episode #8 Misfits

Sometimes the elusive answer you are looking for smacks you right in the face.

Episode #9 - In the face

Sometimes the truth has to smack us right in the face to get us to pay attention.

PTF - Episode #17 - In The Face

On this podcast your host, Jill Riley explores what faith can look like after trauma.  Jill is an author and pastor.  She is also a trauma survivor  and lives with Complex PTSD, depression, anxiety and a dissociative disorder. Her prayer is that as we share our stories about what faith looks like after trauma you will find hope in your own journey.

PTF Episde #116 Lawrence Sprung - Fighting Suicide

Post Traumatic Faith

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