Jan 7, 2025
Deacon Eric Gurash discusses the challenges of the "January Blues," exploring the struggles many face during these cold, dark winter days. With a blend of compassion and practical wisdom, he shares faith-filled insights and simple self-care practices to help bring light and hope into the first month of the new year....
Sep 10, 2024
In this part two of two episodes in honour of Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day on September 10, Deacon Eric Gurash and wife Melissa discuss their work in mental health ministry and the ways parishes can get involved.
Essential Mental Health Resources:
9-8-8 National 24/7 Suicide Assistance Hotline:
9-8-8 is the new...
Sep 3, 2024
In this part of one of two episodes in honour of Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day on September 10, Deacon Eric Gurash and their wife Melissa discuss their work in mental health ministry and the ways parishes can get involved.
Essential Mental Health Resources:
9-8-8 National 24/7 Suicide Assistance Hotline:
9-8-8 is...
Jun 4, 2024
Deacon Eric Gurash discusses the role of core values in spiritual peer support as they are encountered in Emmaus Support Mental Health Ministry and zeros in on the value of acknowledgment. He examines the root of this value in compassionate listening and how it can be more deeply informed by the model of Christ in...
May 21, 2024
During this Mental Health Awareness Month, Deacon Eric Gurash discusses the challenges of navigating a relationship with God amid acute mental health struggles and chronic mental illness and points to the Awareness Examen as a particularly powerful tool for building resiliency and discovering God's presence even in...