Tis the Season to Save Your Sanity
As a kid, I remember the day after Christmas being one of the saddest days of the year. The decorations, plentiful and still present, were like a slice of pizza …
No Christian Should Have to Face Mental Health Challenges Alone
If you’ve made the decision to pursue mental health services but aren’t sure where to start, we’re here to help.
Mental Health Challenges can feel isolating, but you’re not alone. Join a cohort and experience community with others dedicated to your recovery.
The local church is often the first place people go when experiencing a mental health challenge. We’ll prepare you with best practices when shepherding those in need
As a kid, I remember the day after Christmas being one of the saddest days of the year. The decorations, plentiful and still present, were like a slice of pizza …
I cannot tell you what tomorrow will look like. Whether you’ll find relief from the symptoms of a mental illness, or you’ll continue on in difficulty for the remainder of …
I’m great at making lofty lengthy commitments. Something about aiming for the moon and landing among the stars. I am, however, fickle. I tend to follow a pattern of blindly …
To ensure that no christian faces a mental health challenge alone.
When equipped with the tools to promote recovery churches are the best place for those affected by mental illness. We can encourage, support, and inspire wellness together.
We’re Jared and Patricia Carter of Tucson, AZ. Husband and wife, parents of three amazing boys, and Christians who live with mental illnesses. Our experience has taught us that living in isolation, feeling unknown and unseen even when actively involved in a local church community, produces an unnecessary element of burden. Our hope is that through creating programs, networking with providers, storytelling, and offering peer-support, others can better understand and talk about mental illness. We want especially to give faith communities the awareness and freedom to care for their members affected my mental health conditions.
We’re also advocates for increased awareness and understanding of mental health outside of church. Jared enjoys creating online content. Podcasting and writing stories has been deeply rewarding for Jared. We’re also both In Our Own Voice presenters with National Alliance on Mental Illness Southern Arizona. Presenting has been a great opportunity to tell our stories, share about NAMI and to hear from others in the community.
Since acknowledging symptoms and beginning Jared’s recovery journey in 2018 we have prayed about how we can help others speak about their own mental health challenges and step boldly toward getting support. We have received wonderful care these last several years but it wasn’t easy to find. It took years and perseverance to find medical support, speak vulnerably and acquire the tools we have learned to get symptoms into remission. Using our own journeys through the loneliness, fear and pain of mental illness has motivated us to do whatever we can to make an easier path for others.
Bless This Brain is a ministry of Uncharted Chapter LLC and a fiscally sponsored program of Fiscal Sponsorship Allies. Jared started Uncharted Chapter LLC so he could make mental health resources, mostly through podcasting and writing. Now we are laying the foundations for Bless This Brain Ministry to become it’s own nonprofit organization through the help of our fiscal sponsorship, generous donations, and the direction of an advisory team. We look forward to building our bylaws, Board of Directors, and creating programs that can be replicated and fitted to many different communities. We are beyond grateful for our ministry partners, their financial contributions and prayers!
With your help, and each faith community we connect to, we hope to significantly improve the lives of Christians facing mental health challenges.