How does our understanding of what it means to be human shape the way we approach mental health? Drawing on her experience in psychology, counselling, and theology, the author explores how an integrated understanding of body, mind, and soul can help Christians approach mental health challenges with greater compassion. Through the Sanctuary Youth Series, she shows how theology and psychological insights can work together to support young people, foster meaningful relationships, and remind us that faith and mental health care are not in competition.

Psychiatrist Warren Kinghorn examines mental health through the lenses of theology, medicine, and human relationships, offering a vision of care that extends beyond the brain.

Scholar, pastor, and psychologist David C. Wang looks at the presence of trauma at the heart of the Christian story and the prevalence of trauma among our clergy. "If you have scars," he observes, "you're in good company."

What does it mean to care for ourselves and others in the aftermath of trauma? In this conversation, we explore the effects of trauma on individuals, leaders, and faith communities, reflecting on adverse childhood experiences, pathways toward healing, and the wisdom trauma survivors bring to the life of the church.

In this thoughtful conversation, psychiatrist and theologian Warren Kinghorn reflects on the intersection of faith, mental healthcare, and human experience, emphasizing the importance of understanding people as whole persons journeying through life in community with others.

Tish joins Claire and Rachel to discuss Christian resilience, spiritual exhaustion, and the wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers. Together they explore practices of faith, hope, silence, and perseverance for those navigating seasons of weariness and uncertainty.

Can theodicy comfort trauma survivors? This article critiques rational and casual explanations of suffering and proposes a trauma-informed, practical theodicy rooted in embodied, communal practices of lament, hospitality, and hope that bear witness to pain without silencing it.

Quentin’s new book, Recovering People, weaves emergency medicine, theology, and life in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside to explore addiction, personhood, and recovery. He calls churches and communities to address the deep hunger for connection with compassion and humility.

A conversation with theologian Shelly Rambo on trauma, faith, and healing. She explores how Christian tradition helps us live with what remains unresolved, regain spiritual authority, and sustain community after harm.

Feeling overwhelmed and weary, the author found healing through rest, humility, spiritual practices, and encountering God in life’s messiness.

A psychologist, pastor, and seminary professor explores how Christ’s scars speak to trauma, emotional formation, and ministry, calling for a theology that embraces woundedness and healing.

A reflection on teaching lament through Scripture—showing how biblical lament invites honest, prophetic response to pain, injustice, and hope in God.

This lecture explores contemporary artists—Bogside Artists, Ai Weiwei, and Ukrainian creators—whose powerful works respond to conflict and oppression.