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It's OK to Not Be OK

When life becomes overwhelming — when anxiety weighs heavy, depression clouds your day, or the wounds of past trauma keep resurfacing — it's both courageous and wise to reach out for help. On this path to deeper healing, your faith can be a powerful source of strength.

Why Faith Matters for Mental Well-Being

Our faith invites us to remember that we are never alone; not in our suffering, not in our questions, not in our longing for meaning. God cares about the whole person — body, mind, spirit. The Bible shows us a God who sees the hurting, speaks into chaos, and lifts the brokenhearted.

Community matters — The Church is not just a building; it’s a gathering of people who support one another. Your struggles are shared, your burdens can be carried together.

Hope endures — Faith doesn’t promise that mental health challenges vanish overnight, but it does promise a companion in the journey, a purpose beyond the struggle, and the possibility of restoration.

Grace invites healing — Through forgiveness (of self and others), acceptance, and a willingness to walk toward change, faith opens doors that fear and shame often keep locked.

How the Church Can Support Mental Health

Here’s how your church (and your relationship with God) can play an active role in your mental-health journey:

* Safe space for honest conversation. A trustworthy pastor, elder, small-group leader, or mature Christian friend can provide a non-judgmental listening ear. Vulnerability here plants the seeds of healing.

* Spiritual practices that anchor you. Prayer, scripture reading, worship, silence, and meditation — these practices help ground you when your mind races or your feelings are fragmented.

* Community of support. The church can mobilize practical help — meals when you’re struggling, rides when you can’t drive, check-in calls when you feel isolated. That relational connection matters deeply for mental health.

Practical Steps If You’re Struggling

1. Acknowledge your pain to God — don’t bury it. Tell God how you really feel.

2. Reach out — confide in a trusted church leader or friend. Let someone know you’re struggling.

3. Ask about faith-friendly resources — your church may know of therapists who honor your beliefs.

4. Use community rhythms — attend worship, small groups, service opportunities. Even when you don’t “feel like it,” connection matters.

5. Engage professional support when needed — fear or stigma should not stop you from therapy, medication consultation, or crisis intervention. Remember: seeking help is courageous, not weak.

6. Stay with it — mental health journeys take time. Faith invites persistent hope: “this is not the end of the story.”

From the Landing Place Church Blog

See what our LPC pastors and leaders have to say about hope, health, and the comfort that comes from faith in Jesus Christ.

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Resources If You Are Seeking Treatment or Support

Apps to Help You on Your Journey to Health and Healing

The Calm App – Helps improve sleep quality, reduces anxiety and stress, improves focus and can do so much more.

 

My Strength App – Build a healthier mind for a stronger you. Digital tools to support you through stress, depression, sleep and more.

Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery is for EVERYONE!

No one should have to face their pain alone.

A grace-filled community of strugglers who courageously enter this safe and beautiful space to get honest about pain, and the negative ways we may see ourselves, God, and others. In this process, we come to accept that some of the habits we have developed to escape our pain may have hurt us and those close to us.

It is a biblically based approach to help achieve long lasting recovery by healing our hurts, guiding us toward new healthy truths, and developing life-giving habits.

Celebrate Recovery meets at Landing Place Church on Monday nights at 6pm.  For more information click here.

Colorado Crisis Services

State Wide Hotline Hours are 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week, 365 Days a year.

Community Reach Center

Our personalized behavioral health services are tailored to your needs and can assist you with your treatment goals.

Focus on the Family

A counseling line with multiple resources from referrals for counseling to community resources you may be looking for.

Galvanize Counseling - Levon Hupfer

Offering couples therapy and addiction counseling (Faith-based) through in person sessions in Commerce City/Reunion, or Telehealth.

Reaching Hope

Individual, family and group trauma therapy focused on individual skill building, connecting and strengthening families, and finding post traumatic growth.

Sandstone Care

At Sandstone Care, we know that addiction and mental health issues are some of the most difficult challenges our clients will ever face. Our incredible team leverages their experience, expertise, and empathy to show each person who comes into treatment how to overcome these challenges and lead healthier, happier lives.

Cornerstone Christian Counseling

You want someone who understands you and what you’ve been going through. Our Christian counseling team will make you feel heard, understood, and cared for. They also have the clinical training to help you get from where you’re at to where you ultimately want to be. We offer many different types of counseling services – find the one that fits you best.

Dr. Antoinette Gomez

Reunion Area Therapist. Marriage and Family Counseling, Adolescents, Family & Individual Therapy.

  • Se Habla Espanol.
  • 720-495-9282
Talk to your Primary Care Physician. Most mental health treatment begins with talking to your doctor.

Resources for Family & Friends

NAMI – National Association of Mental Illness

NAMI: the National Alliance on Mental Illness.  We are dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Our Alliance includes more than 650 NAMI State Organizations and Affiliates who work in your community to raise awareness and provide support and education to those in need.

•www.nami.org

NAMI Adams
8931 Huron St.
Thornton, 80260
303-853-3770

Mental Health First Aid Course – Training for Non-Professionals about Mental Illness

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a training program designed to teach members of the public how to provide support to individuals experiencing mental health challenges or crises.  Offered through Community Reach Center

•https://www.communityreachcenter.org/mhfa-class-schedule/
•303-853-3500

Resources for More Information

Kay Warren

Kay Warren – Mental Health Advocate
•www.kaywarren.com

SAMHSA

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
•www.samhsa.gov

Safe2Tell

Hotline to anonymously report concerns
•https://safe2tell.org/

Psychology Today