S1 E10. Jeremy Higgins: Depression, suicide, ...

Two years ago, Charles Lawson, a member of the church in the UK, became troubled after watching many young people around him grow up and out of the church. Prompted to delve further into the reasons why, he found himself embarking on a faith journey of his own, tackling the hard ...  Show more

At age 38, Sulueti Kama, after caring for a number of other people’s children over the years, realised she may not be able to have children biologically. With a strong testimony of the power of praying to the Lord in His holy temple, Sulu and her husband travelled to Tonga, the n ...  Show more

Ernie Rea chairs Radio 4's discussion programme in which guests from different faith and non-faith perspectives debate the challenges of today's world.Each week a panel is assembled to represent a diversity of views and opinions, which often reveal hidden, complex and sometimes c ...  Show more

Mark Henick has appeared in hundreds of television segments and countless more radio, print and online features about mental health. Mark’s TedTalk, “Why We Choose Suicide”, is among the most-watched in the world with over 6 million views. In this episode, he tells Eric about his ...  Show more

Ernie Rea explores the relationship between religion and depression with expert guests: Sabnum Dharamsi, a Muslim; Dr John Swinton, a Christian; and Ed Halliwell, a Buddhist. They look at what different religious traditions teach us about the experience of sadness and despair; ho ...  Show more

Only a New Age teacher would say something like “suicide ideation is a symptom of spiritual awakening.” We hear stuff like this all the time within this dangerous, psuedospiritual community: “people mistake wanting to die with an ego death,” “we carry karmic loads from previous l ...  Show more