Self-Injury is a complex and often difficult to understand mental health crisis - both for those who suffer and for families and friends who care for those facing this battle.

In this episode, Stacee and guest and friend Brittany Tinsley share a conversation about their shared experience of struggling with self-injury and also of finding hope and healing in their recovery journeys.

Out of that experience, Stacee and Brittany are teaming together to offer a new resource called Held Even Here, a faith-based event for those navigating self-injury and for those who love and support them.

To learn more about Held Even Here and opportunities to host or attend an upcoming gathering, please visit heldevenhere.com.

Brittany Tinsley is a writer, speaker and the author of Stories our Scars Tell: Hope, Healing and Honesty about the Wounds We Carry. Brittany's work explores the intersection of faith and mental health, shaped by her personal experience with self-injury.

Stacee Goetzinger is a hope-giver for those struggling with self-harm and mental illness. She has experienced the depths of those struggles and also the hope that comes from Christ and pursuing recovery in community. Stacee is a podcaster, speaker and author of You Are Worth Saving, Letters of Hope from a Desperate Heart and The Boat that Wouldn't Sink, a Memoir of a life shaped by trauma but rescued by hope.

Speak Out Loud's mission is to share hope and encouragement for those struggling with mental health and for those who love and support them. To learn more about Speak Out Loud and resources available, please visit speakoutloud.me

In this episode, Stacee and frequent guest, LPC Phoebe Barron, share an honest, real, and vulnerable conversations about the struggles and hopes of living with chronic mental illness.

Wherever you are in your mental health journey, you'll find hard-earned wisdom and encouragement, both from Stacee's journey and Phoebe's depth of experience and compassion as a therapist.

Learn more about Stacee and the resources offered through Speak Out Loud at speakoutloud.me and follow Stacee on Instagram @speakoutloud.me.

To learn more about Phoebe and her practice, you can find her online at phoebebarron.com and on Instagram @phoebekate.

The mission of Speak Out Loud is to share hope and encouragement for those who struggle with mental health and for those who love and support them.

Let's experience hope together!

In this episode of the Speak Out Loud podcast. Stacee and Doug share a vulnerable and powerful conversation with Bret and Anne about their family's journey of navigating a schizophrenia diagnosis for their young adult child.

Bret and Anne share a wealth of experience, compassion and hope for families who may be on a similar mental illness journey with a loved one or friend.

Bret and Anne share honestly about the lengthy process of coming to a clear diagnosis for their son through several years of struggle, signs and symptoms to look for, the challenge of developing a community of compassionate awareness and support, and their journey to their son's improved mental health.

While there is currently no cure for schizophrenia, throughout this conversation you'll hear and be inspired by the hope Bret and Anne and their family have for both the present and the future!

For families walking through a similar journey of schizophrenia or a unique mental illness journey of their own, this episode will encourage you, provide helpful insights and wisdom, and most of all share the gift of hope. Whatever you are facing, better and brighter days can be ahead!

Born of our Stacee's lengthy mental illness struggle, Speak Out Loud's mission is to share hope and encouragement for those who struggle with mental health and for those who love and support them.

Learn more about Speak Out Loud and the resources offered by Stacee and her husband, Doug, at speakoutloud.me.

You can follow Speak Out Loud on Instagram @speakoutloud.me. You can also find free devotional resources offered by Speak Out Loud on the YouVersion Bible app by searching for the Speak Out Loud page.

Stacee's two books, The Boat That Wouldn't Sink and You Are Worth Saving, Letters of Hope from a Desperate Heart are both available on Amazon.

To learn more about inviting Stacee and/or Doug to speak to your group, please connect with us through Speaking tab on the Speak Out Loud website.

Thank you for joining us for this episode and for helping build a community of hope for those who struggle with mental health - let's experience hope together!