Emotional Health – Mental Health Awareness Month

You can go three weeks without food, three days without water, and three minutes without air, but you cannot go three seconds without thinking. So, understanding how the mind works and what mind-management is should be your top priority. Mind-managing your thoughts is a skill that needs to be learned and made into a habit – during the month of May in honor of Mental Health Awareness month – we will be focused on resources and messages that assist us in understanding mental and emotional health.

Books and Articles

• Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking by Dr. Carline Leaf
• The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health: Navigate an Unequal System, Learn Tools for Emotional Wellness, and Get the Help you Deserve

Organizations and Movements

• National Suicide Crisis Hotline: 1800-273-8255 or visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org
• Mankind Project

Other Resources

SLCA is proud to be a sponsor of the new App designed for and by People of Color focused on Mental Health and Spiritual Practices – its called Blackfullness – and you can get it on your smart phone now!

Sunday Messages:

• Week 1: What’s on Your Spice Rack with Dr. David Alexander
• Week 2: Fear is Welcome in Faith with Rev. Susan Zollar
• Week 3: Happiness is a State of Mind with John Stringer
• Week 4: Looking Anger in the Eye with Rev. Jean Bell
• Week 5: High Tide, Low Tide with Dr. David Alexander