At the start of this new year many of us are tired and frustrated, facing familiar challenges with COVID and other stressors. The Reverend Chip Edens talks with Mollee Reitz and Alex Bacon, our Wellness Ministry staff, about ways to stay spiritually grounded and cultivate resiliency during stressful times. They will offer useful information and specific practices to help us cope as we navigate these times together.
Burnout: What it is and How to Avoid it
January 16, 2022 • Robert Wicks
Dr. Robert Wicks is a psychologist with vast experience in helping others recover from trauma. His work focuses on teaching resilience, self-care, and the prevention of secondary stress (the pressures encountered in reaching out to others), with techniques he has used for over 30 years in helping physicians, nurses, psychotherapists, educators, social workers, ministers, and relief workers not only survive but flourish in highly stressful occupations. In this Faith Forum conversation, we will explore how to transform stressful situations into opportunities to live a more meaningful, self-aware, and compassionate life.
Christian Spiritual Practices
January 23, 2022
Have you heard it said, "The best physical exercise is the one you'll actually do"? It turns out the same is true with Christian spiritual practices. Join members of the Christ Church clergy as they discuss the Christian spiritual practices that they have tried over the years (and some at which they have failed) as well as the practices that are helping them connect with God in the midst of this turbulent time. You'll leave with some practices to try yourself and permission to connect with God in new and surprisingly simple ways.
Conversation on Teen Mental Health
January 30, 2022 • Mollee Reitz, Alex Bacon
The teen mental health crisis is at an all time high. What is going on? Mollee Reitz and Alex Bacon, our Wellness Ministry team, and The Reverend Chip Edens discuss what is happening, how to talk to children and teens about mental health concerns, and how to get help.
Charley Stillwell: Supporting Our Teens
February 6, 2022 • Charley Stillwell
How can we empower young people to bounce back after trauma? As the Head of School for Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA, Charley Stillwell is familiar with the unique empowering relationships that are fostered between and among students and their teachers. He has seen how boarding schools operate from the inside as the child of a boarding school faculty member, as a student, as a parent, and as a faculty member himself.
The Reverend Dr. Starsky Wilson: Children and the Pandemic
February 13, 2022 • Starsky Wilson
The annual “State of America’s Children” published by Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) reports that every aspect of children’s lives has been impacted by the upheaval of the pandemic. Starsky Wilson, CDF President/CEO, will help us understand the toll -- not only on our own children, but on all children in our city and beyond -- and how we can be a part of the much-needed healing and restoration to come.
Loving Through Listening
February 20, 2022 • Alice deVries, Courtnie McIntosh
How can parents show up, be present, and listen to their teens so they feel heard, seen, and loved? Alice deVries, High School Youth Ministry Director, and Courtnie McIntosh, Director of The Academy of Goal Achievers, along with some students, discuss the healing power of empathetic listening in our relationships, especially between parents and their teenagers.
