“Calling feels like a cruel joke when you are hurting or suffering, when you are weary or poor or ill, when you’re confused or struggling in your faith, when you’re weak and it sounds like another to do you can’t manage. So I prefer to think of calling as telling the truth about God bearing witness to the world in all of the ways unique to us and our story.It’s being honest and vulnerable and open to the work of God in small and tender spaces. Its revealing to the world the image and character of God in the ways specific to how he’s created you. Everyone will do it differently, but no one can do it like you can. There are no unnecessary parts in the body of Christ.We get tripped up when we start trying to tell other people’s truths instead of our own. Trying to live out bigger and more important than ours. I’ll be honest, I wouldn’t mind a different story. My health limits my capacity. I am reminded that on my own I am finite, dependent, powerless. This is my ministry of weakness.“
Part 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBb9d-BIQW4):
Part 2 (https://youtu.be/d0lOjNX_228):
Sisters in Mental Illness is a vlog series where Shaley Hoogendoorn has real conversations with brave SheLovelys who are willing to share their experience living with a mental illness. We live in a time where one in four people struggle with a mental health disorder, so these conversations are very important. We will share ALL the stories—stories of sadness, madness, shame and struggle. The more we talk about hard things like mental health, the better we can understand and walk with and alongside our Sisters in Mental Illness. We can remind each other that our stories are not over yet. Together we can smash the stigma and stereotypes of mental illness, ONE story at a time.
Email subscribers, please click through to the website to watch the video. If you are struggling with any mental health issues, we hope you will reach out and seek professional help.
Shaley Hoogendoorn is a speaker, vlogger and mental health advocate who aims to dismantle the stigma around mental health and create a safe community for those that struggle. She lives with bipolar ll, and is passionate about educating and empowering others about mental health disorders. She talks to other women about living with mental illnesses at SheLoves Magazine in a monthly segment named “Sisters in Mental Illness.” Shaley is also an elementary school teacher and an event planner. You can connect with her on instagram @messybeautywithshaley and Facebook @ Messy Beauty with Shaley.
