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Mental Health is something that student workers and church leaders come across every day. 1 in 4 people struggle with mental health in the UK each year. There are loads of things students go through which can negatively affect mental health and if you’re a student worker the question isn’t whether you’ll come across it, it’s when you’ll come across it. Mental Health...

What we believe to be true shapes how we see ourselves, our struggles and the world around us. Holding onto the truths God speaks over us is becoming increasingly difficult in our image-based, comparison-focused and pleasure-fuelled society.  Holding onto truth also becomes harder and harder in the battle of mental health, as fear, anxiety or depression can begin to distort things in our minds. The...

Truth is important because it is so easy to lose sight of in the tumult of anxiety, the chaos of the world and the noise of our own minds.  Today is for remembering the truth that God is with you.  Hear Alyssa’s story of her struggles with anxiety, how this has helped her and the ways she’s been able to see breakthrough. Pray...

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and we want to share some stories of where students have seen breakthrough in their journey with mental health.  We have found that hearing and holding onto the truth of God can be really powerful for seeing this breakthrough. Holding on to truth So this series is all about what #thetruthis and how we can hold onto it through the storms mental health.   Let's...

Last night I pictured anxiety like a needle and thread.  Like a thought that crosses the mind; a fear, a worry, a creeping feeling of being overwhelmed and the walls closing in. Left un-captured, the anxious thought, like a needle, pierces into the mind, and weaves a thread, a strong invisible chord through your peace. Take every thought captive and make it obedience to...

EPISODE 5 In the fifth episode of the loveyouruni podcast Luke and Miriam chat about Alpha, Miriam's Gran and exam season. SUBSCRIBE

What was the last amazing film you saw at the cinema? Which Netflix box-set caused you to put your social life on hold and make you realise that your self-control isn’t quite as good as you thought it was? We can all think of one, right? For me, it was ‘Peaky Blinders’. I just couldn’t stop at one episode! When I discover a...