Test Tubes and Cauldrons

In this episode, the three hosts (Astra, Han and Fel) discuss personal experiences with as well as research surrounding spirituality and Mental Health, positive impacts, negative impacts and how the community discusses (or avoids discussing) it. Reminder: None of the hosts are mental health professionals, all advice is not a replacement for medical treatment.

BIBLIOGRAPHY/RESOURCES:

• Nap Ministry

• The role of religion and spirituality in mental health

• Mental Health, Religion, and Spirituality

• Advances in the conceptualization and measurement of religion and spirituality: Implications for physical and mental health research.

• Unusual but sound minds: Mental health indicators in spiritual individuals

• Steps for Working With Delusions

• Nature and mental health

• Mental health benefits of nature-based recreation: a systematic review

• Distribution of vitamin D status in the UK: a cross-sectional analysis of UK Biobank

US Based Hotlines: https://www.pleaselive.org/hotlines/

UK Based Hotlines: https://www.therapyroute.com/article/suicide-hotlines-and-crisis-lines-in-the-united-kingdom