A spiritual response to mental illness

Brian Talcott, C.S.B.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
2:00pm EDT - 3:00pm EDT

Despite much progress, people’s attitudes toward mental illness still tend toward stigmatizing individuals who are struggling with this challenge. “The most powerful antidote for the internal effects of stigma and discrimination is spiritual strength,” says Gunnar Christiansen, M.D., writing on the National Alliance on Mental Illness website. If you or someone you love is looking for spiritual strength and for healing of mental illness, join this chat. Participation by site visitors is completely confidential, and no e-mail addresses are collected. The guest is an experienced Christian Science healer, who will welcome your questions.

About Brian Talcott: Christian Science teacher and practitioner, Brian Talcott, became actively involved with the Christian Science church while attending the University of California, Berkeley. He received a Bachelor of Architecture from that school and a Master of Theology in biblical studies from Boston University while training to be a chaplain.

Both as a Protestant chaplain in the United States Air Force, and for over 30 years in the public practice of Christian Science, Brian has encountered most phases of human experience and their challenges, including physical illness, troubled relationships, addiction to alcohol and drugs, child abuse and domestic violence, and mental illness.

He and his wife, Nancy, have two grown daughters and live in Berkeley, California, where Brian is a Christian Science teacher and practitioner.

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