EP 2 | What Happens When the Pastor Needs Therapy?

Our guest is Dr. Faye Weems-Singleton, LMFT as we discuss clergy care and clergy mental health. Our guiding question for this episode asks, "Why do so many ministry leaders suffer in silence and how do they get help?”
1:10 - Guest Introduction
2:35 - Working with African American Clergy
4:25 - Dr. Weems-Singleton Clergy Research
12:45 - Topic Introduction
14:45 - Clergy Self-Violence
18:15 - Clergy Burnout
24:40 - Helping Clergy Accept the Need for Help
27:35 - Clergy and Workaholism
31:30 - 'No' is a Sacred Word, 'No' Sets Boundaries
33:55 - How can “The Church” Become Safer for Clergy Vulnerability?
36:15 - Clergy Sabbaticals
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