FIND LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS

Anxiety, depression, and stress can feel all-consuming, but they don’t have to win. If you’re struggling, this is where hope meets you. Explore messages, resources, and tools designed to help you find strength, clarity, and peace.

HOPEful messages FOR YOUR MIND AND HEART

Mental health battles are real, but they’re not the end of your story. These messages offer encouragement, perspective, and the reminder that God is with you — even in your hardest moments.

CURER ANIMARUM

A Q&A message with Dr. Hud McWilliams regarding your mental health and how to intertwine it with your spiritual health.

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GETTING YOUR MIND RIGHT

The constant battle between what God wants us to be and what the world demands of us.

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"Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and
carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest."—MATTHEW 11:28

Mental health Resources

*Please Note: Bay Hills does not necessarily endorse everything produced by authors of these sources, including content on online platforms. These resources are simply meant to be helpful tools for the topics covered below.
Crisis Intervention
National Suicide Hotline
Contra Costa Crisis Center 
California Peer Warm Line
Focus on the Family Counseling Line
Lighthouse Network Prayer Lines

Mental Health & Grief
"One Day at a Time" - Daily emails
GriefShare "Help for the Journey" - Six Week Personal Study
Grieving a Suicide: A Loved One's Search for Comfort, Answers, and Hope 
A Grief Observed 
A Grace Revealed
Books on Mental Health
Life is Hard. God is Good. Let's Dance
Following Jesus: Finding Our Way Home in an Age of Anxiety
Anxiety, Depression, and Jesus
Putting an X Through Anxiety
Sacred Rhythms
Videos on Depression
Going Deep with God in Depression
Christians Get Depressed Too 
Spiritual Depression in the Psalms
Support for Depression
What to do When You're Down
Hope for the Despairing Heart
Five Biblical Encouragements for Depressed Believers
Depression in the Christian Family 
Depressed and Thankful: Six Ways to Find Joy
Postpartum Depression and the Christian 

Christians in crisis

Call the Christians in Crisis hotline today if you need a listening ear, emotional support or help during a crisis. Trained volunteers and staff counselors combine the benefits of psychotherapy with prayer and may suggest both medical support services and prayer, Bible study or support groups.
(844) 472-9687

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find a counselor

For those seeking professional counseling, we have compiled a referral list of trusted Christian clinical counselors based in the East Bay and surrounding areas.

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