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Joyful Sorrow

Breaking Through the Darkness of Mental Illness

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Joyful Sorrow

By: Julie Busler
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When darkness suffocates, look for the light.

Depression and suicide cases are rising at an alarming rate, with suicide being a leading cause of death in the United States. For Christians, particularly those in vocational ministry, the stigma surrounding mental illness and mental health often creates an atmosphere of secrecy where the enemy's lies reign. But when science and religion mingle in the recovery of a believer, not only are minds stabilized but true hope is found.

Julie Busler understands the pain of mental illness and has learned that trials not only humanize us but increase our capacity to be used by God. In Joyful Sorrow, she invites us into her own journey where a mental breakdown took her from being a missionary to a suicidal patient in a Turkish psychiatric hospital. With vulnerability and grace, Julie walks us through how to find help and hope and demonstrates that even in the sorrow of mental illness, joy can coexist.

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©2022 Julie Busler (P)2022 Oasis Audio Christian Living Christianity Mental Health

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This book is a raw and relatable story of one woman's very real struggle with mental illness. Highlighting the need to address psychiatric problems from both a physical/medical perspective and very much from a spiritual perspective as well. For a Christian you cannot separate the 2. Reading this book has brought me new life through affirming and applying the truths I know to the pain of my struggle. Thank you Julie for having the bravery to be so public about something so personal.

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