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Mennonites, medicine, and the body Canadian Mennonite …

WEBI had the privilege of participating in a conference this past weekend (Oct. 23, 24, 2015) at the University of Winnipeg hosted by Royden Loewen, the chair of …

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Psychiatrist researches mental illness among Amish

WEBHostetter, an alumnus of two Mennonite colleges, is part of a University of Miami team that has been researching mental illness among generations of Amish …

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The changing face of mental illness among Mennonites

WEBIt is estimated that 10 percent of the Canadian working population has a diagnosable mental illness. The Canadian economy loses an estimated $30 billion a …

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Raise hard truths and turn toward healing

WEBIn their new book Healing Haunted Histories: A Settler Discipleship of Decolonization (Cascade Books, 2021), authors and life partners Elaine Enns and Ched Myers confront hard truths about settler complicity in historic and ongoing injustices perpetrated against Indigenous peoples. They also offer a way toward healing. Through …

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‘Poetry and art for mental health’ Canadian Mennonite Magazine

WEBDepression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and eating disorders may not sound like subjects for art, but a recent exhibit at the Reach gallery proved that art is a powerful …

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Anxiety Canadian Mennonite Magazine

WEBAs the effects of COVID-19 grow, I am observing a variety of emotional reactions in myself and others. COVID-19 touches everyone’s life. If it isn’t personal illness or loss, we contend with separation, loneliness, deep uncertainty, inconvenient grocery shopping and accessing services that used to be readily available. Children are at home, …

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Focus on Mental Health Canadian Mennonite Magazine

WEBAndrew Ardell is a friendly person who smiles readily and is thoughtful in his conversation. He cares deeply about the people he serves and is aware of how much he gains from …

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MoM 100: Tommy Douglas and Mennonite mutual aid

WEBHe’s known as the father of universal health care in Canada, but did you know Tommy Douglas considered Mennonite mutual aid in Alberta as his model for the …

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Holding the hope Canadian Mennonite Magazine

WEBMental illness refers to a range of concerns, from anxiety and depression, to eating disorders, schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, adjustment disorders, personality …

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Strange and wonderful paths Canadian Mennonite Magazine

WEBAfter 50 years in ministry I have discovered that there is a significant interplay between the divine and human when it comes to physical and emotional healing. All healing is a work of God’s grace, including medical, psychological and social interventions, whether the caregivers acknowledge it or not. Looking through the “eyes …

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Conference on aging and spirituality broadens international

WEBThis past June, scholars, practitioners, support workers, health-care experts and interested parties from across the globe gathered together virtually over the course …

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Reclaiming the value of health-care assistants

WEBThe head of a Columbia Bible College diploma program is seeking to prove the value of health-care assistants and help raise up a new generation of them in B.C. The eight-month program is starting this month and is provincially recognized. According to the Abbotsford college, it will follow an approved curriculum for training and will integrate …

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‘A fine line between surviving and falling apart’

WEBWhen talking about clergy mental health during COVID-19, Mennonite Church Alberta pastors made comments like, “It’s been brutal on pastors’ mental …

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‘Living our values’ Canadian Mennonite Magazine

WEBWhen members of the Canadian Mennonite Health Assembly gathered at Menno Place in Abbotsford in early November 2018 to discuss this year’s theme, “Living …

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Biblical companions on my cancer journey

WEBMy family does cancer in a big way. In my immediate family of five members, there have been 10 occasions when a doctor told one of us that we have cancer, or that, despite the treatments, the cancer has returned. My wife Esther has had two rounds of breast cancer. Our son Tim, who was born with significant physical and mental …

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House of Friendship opens new facility Canadian Mennonite …

WEBHouse of Friendship held an official grand opening celebration of its new ShelterCare facility in Waterloo, Ont., on Jan. 19. This renovated former hotel will …

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The gift of life, the question of death Canadian Mennonite …

WEBAs Canada prepares to extend medical assistance in dying to those with mental illness, six people reflect on suffering, the law and faith. Robert Bruinsma remembers the day his friend, Sam, told him he was going to die. It was a few days before Christmas 2017, and Bruinsma was visiting Sam (not his real name) in the hospital. Sam …

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On loneliness and lifelines Canadian Mennonite Magazine

WEBLoneliness can have immense impact on one’s health. It increases heart disease, strokes and mortality by 30 percent. Dementia is 40 percent more likely among …

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‘Peace be with you’

WEBThe gift and the challenge Jesus offers. As in many environments today, “peace” was a conventional salutation in the ancient world. In the Gospel of Luke, when the risen Jesus appears among the disciples in Jerusalem, he extends to them a greeting of peace. This particular account of the resurrection reflects several themes specific to …

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Mennonite leaders weigh in on vaccination

WEBShould Mennonite Church Canada leaders promote vaccines during this public health emergency? That question arose in January when Dr. Theresa Tam, the …

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Updated history of Mennonites in Canada commissioned

WEBThe last time a history of Mennonites in Canada was published, it covered the period from 1920 to 1970—the year Pierre Trudeau was prime minister, Canada was converting to the metric system, the federal voting age was lowered to 18, and the October Crisis rocked Quebec. It was a long time ago, in other words.

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Indonesian doctors use medical expertise to follow Jesus

WEBTwo Indonesian doctors are using their medical degrees to follow Jesus Christ’s instruction to make disciples. In an afternoon workshop at the Mennonite World …

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