Thank you for joining us for our seminar, Anxiety & Depression Unveiled: Finding Hope Together. Our goal is to give you valuable insight whether you are struggling or walking with friends and family through their struggles - not just during the seminar, but going forward as well. We've compiled a list of resources that we hope will further encourage and guide you in your journey. Watch for updates!

Notes and Resources from the Chicas

Web Resources

 

Seven Tips for Dealing with Depression During the Holidays - Practical tips for navigating the emotionally challenging holiday season, particularly for those dealing with loneliness, grief, financial struggles, or depression.

 

24/7 REGIONAL CRISIS LINE - Frontier Behavioral Health - Frontier Behavioral Health operates a 24/7 crisis line in Spokane, Adams, Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, and Stevens counties. The toll-free number is 1.877.266.1818.

Mental health conditions from the National Alliance on Mental Illness - This page from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) provides information about various mental health conditions. It outlines the key aspects of mental illnesses, their prevalence, and the impact they can have on individuals' lives. The page also emphasizes the importance of understanding and addressing mental health challenges, offering resources and support for those affected by these conditions.

Brad Hambrick - Brad serves as a pastor of counseling and seminary professor of Biblical counseling. His website has a comprehensive index of resources for mental health conditions along with suggestions for using the resources.

Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation - Blog posts, podcasts, videos, the Journal of Biblical Counseling, books, curricula, and audio from the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation.

Mental Health Grace Alliance - Mental Health Grace Alliance focuses on mental health discipleship with transformative and real results for individuals, marriages, and families. They offer both free and paid materials that integrate science and scripture.

Trauma Healing for Everyone - Presented by Northview Bible Church, in cooperation with REBOOT Recovery, Trauma Healing for Everyone is a 12-week, faith-based, peer-led course empowering everyday people to overcome trauma and embrace a brighter future. Through practical teaching and a supportive community, this course can help you break free from the pain of your past and find renewed purpose and strength. Course begins on January 29 here at Northview. Click here to register or access a sample lesson and video.

Books

 

Today is Going to Be a Good Day by Dr. Michelle Bengtson

Dr. Michelle Bengtson's uplifting devotional guides you to make each day positive, regardless of life's challenges. Each reading includes Scripture, reflection, prayer, and a recommended playlist song to help you embody Philippians 4:8, focusing on positive thoughts that shape beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.

Personal testimony for this book: “So good... great for dark times when you can't digest a lot,...each day is a simple devotional truth, a scripture, a prayer, a song. I made my own Apple playlist.”

Anxiety: Knowing God's Peace

Pastor Paul Tautges provides a 31-day devotional tackling anxiety with daily readings and practical insights rooted in God's Word. Focused on strengthening inner peace, the guide encourages disciplined exercise of biblical faith in God's character and promises for believers facing daily battles with anxiety.

A Still and Quiet Mind: Twelve Strategies for Changing Unwanted Thoughts

Feeling overwhelmed by racing or anxious thoughts? Whether it's distress from intrusive thoughts or struggles with sinful thinking, this guidebook by biblical counselor Esther Smith offers twelve targeted strategies for finding freedom. Packed with practical exercises, it provides immediate steps to change your thoughts and live in peace according to God's Word.

Depression: Looking Up from the Stubborn Darkness

Edward T. Welch compassionately addresses the complexity of depression, avoiding simplistic solutions. Instead, he draws on the Christian gospel to provide insight and fresh hope for those grappling with this mental health challenge. With faith in God, this book offers a path towards rediscovering hope and returning to a healthier, happier Christian life.

 
 

Spurgeon's Sorrows: Realistic Hope for those who Suffer from Depression

Zack Eswine draws on C.H. Spurgeon's experience to offer encouragement. Eswine's approach, inspired by Spurgeon's journey, provides a guiding light for those facing darkness. This is not a self-help guide but rather "a handwritten note of one who wishes you well," offering a perspective rooted in faith.

Fuel Your Brain, Not Your Anxiety

This workbook addresses common issues like anxiety, sugar cravings, weight gain, and fatigue that many people face in their busy lives. It provides practical tools, meal planning, and tips to make healthier food choices, emphasizing the impact of protein and sugar on emotions and energy. The workbook aims to break the cycle of relying on fast food and offers a holistic approach to improve diet, overcome fatigue, and enhance mental clarity, emphasizing the role of nutrition in managing anxiety.

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy

Renowned psychiatrist Dr. David D. Burns presents the groundbreaking volume that popularized cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) by Dr. Aaron T. Beck, offering scientifically proven techniques to alleviate anxiety, depression, and other negative feelings. With a focus on practical strategies, the book empowers readers to recognize and overcome mood swings, guilt, hostility, and addiction to approval, ultimately fostering self-esteem and a positive outlook on life.

Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts

This book by two anxiety experts introduces proven-effective cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to help individuals overcome disturbing thoughts, alleviate associated shame, and reduce anxiety. The guide addresses different types of unwanted thoughts, dispels myths surrounding them, and provides compassionate insights, offering readers powerful CBT techniques to cope with and move beyond their thoughts, ultimately reclaiming their lives without dread, guilt, or shame.

 
 

Try Softer

In a culture that emphasizes relentless striving and endurance, Aundi Kolber challenges the prevailing narrative in her book "Try Softer," asserting that we don't have to persistently push through life. Kolber combines insights from psychology, clinical exercises, and her personal journey to demonstrate how embracing a "try softer" approach, rooted in self-compassion and emotional processing, can lead to a more authentic and connected life.

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

"The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work" by John Gottman has revolutionized our understanding of marriages by distilling years of unprecedented research into seven guiding principles. Offering straightforward yet profound strategies, the book equips couples with tools to resolve conflicts, build common ground, and enhance intimacy, making it a definitive guide for anyone seeking to strengthen and harmonize their relationship.

Hold Me Tight

In "Hold Me Tight," Dr. Sue Johnson introduces a groundbreaking program for building stronger, more secure relationships by focusing on the emotional underpinnings of the connection between partners. Instead of traditional approaches like improving argument skills or analyzing childhood, the book emphasizes being open, attuned, and responsive to each other, guiding couples through seven healing conversations that illuminate key moments in their relationship and help reshape them for a lasting and secure bond.