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Mental Health Awareness Month: Why I Go to Therapy Now

Mental Health Awareness Month: Why I Go to Therapy Now

by Ken Homan, SJ | May 4, 2020 | In the News, Justice    ~ Approx. 4 mins

Content Warning: This piece contains language regarding suicide, self-harm, bullying, and trauma. I hate asking for help. But in August 2018, I finally walked into my superior’s office and asked for the recommendation of a therapist I could start seeing. I had to...

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In prayer, we might ask things of God—but sometimes God will not answer how and when we might want. Greg Okumu, SJ reflects on prayer using his own experience of the 30-day silent Spiritual Exercises retreat. Based on the readings for the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

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