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January 2017

January 17, 2017

3 Reasons Why Clergy Care Matters

As a formerly suicidal pastor, I’ve learned a lot about recovery and self-care. Join me...

January 05, 2017

Join My 21-Day Self-Care Group!

Steve Austin's new 21-day self-care group begins Monday, January 16th! Sign up now!

December 2016

December 22, 2016

November 2016

November 29, 2016

5 Self-Care Tips When You’re in Recovery

In the early days of recovery, it feels like you have such little control over...

November 18, 2016

What Does the Bible Say About Self-Care?

Since my suicide attempt, I've worked hard to focus on my recovery and have learned...

November 15, 2016

5 Ways Self-Care Saved My Life

Those who found me thought it was a murder scene. Apparently the pink Benadryl pills,...

November 03, 2016

Readers’ Favorite Review of “From Pastor to a Psych Ward”

From Pastor to Psych Ward: Recovery from a Suicide Attempt is Possible by Steve Austin...

October 2016

October 29, 2016

3 Ways Tired Parents Can Practice Self-Care Today

A lack of self-care nearly killed me. Since my suicide attempt self-care has revolutionized my...

October 26, 2016

Jesus, Healing, and the Miracle of the Semicolon

Life can become too busy. The crowds and pressure to go with the flow will...

October 24, 2016

Self-Care for the Wounded Soul

If you have ever felt hopeless, if you have ever believed that all the bad...

October 06, 2016

Do You Hear Jesus Speaking in the Darkness?

How do you find God in the dark? It's a question I've been asked countless...

September 2016

September 30, 2016

How to Handle Anxiety, Discouragement, and Depression

It seems that sucky days are a universal experience. We can’t survive on an island....

September 28, 2016

Benefits of the Psych Ward and the Church

As the nurse wheeled me down the long and lonely corridor and through the locked...

September 26, 2016

Why Psychiatric Hospitals Aren’t Entertaining

Knott's Berry Farm in California has launched a psychiatric hospital-themed Halloween attraction at their theme...

September 23, 2016

7 Ways a Healthy Faith Creates a Healthy Mind

Mental health and faith can feel like two separate worlds. For many people, they look...

September 18, 2016

To be a Christian, Or to be Crazy? That is the Question.

If the Prodigal Son had been able to work through the smothering lies that come...

September 16, 2016

Amazon is Giving Away 10 Copies of My Book Right Now!

Suicide Prevention Month lasts another two weeks and I'm pumped to tell you that I've...

September 14, 2016

How to Care for Dingy Socks and Panic Attacks

It took me three days to realize I'm building toward a panic attack. I think...

September 07, 2016

3 Life Lessons I Learned on a Psych Ward

It’s been four years since my suicide attempt. For the longest time, I thought my...

September 05, 2016

43,000 Reasons Why Suicide Prevention Matters

43,000 is a really big number. I would certainly lose count, trying to count that...

September 01, 2016

To the Person Who just Failed a Suicide Attempt: Grace has Found You

I know you. I guess I should say I knew you. It seems like a...

August 2016

August 08, 2016

6 Ways to Recover from a Suicide Attempt

Since I’ve begun sharing how I went from a being a pastor to being hospitalized...

July 2016

July 27, 2016

Guns and Mental Health: A Deadly Combination

It's been nearly four years since my suicide attempt. I thank God my life did...

July 26, 2016

How My Marriage Destroyed My Shame

Lindsey stepped into the circle with me. She recognized my shame and fear. She knew...

July 21, 2016

The Grace is Messy Top Ten Posts of All-Time

It’s my blogiversary! Six years ago, this week, I started blogging. It’s hard to believe...

July 05, 2016

Suicide: One-Time Event, Lifetime of Grief

I was fourteen when my Aunt Missy killed herself. It was the last day of...

July 01, 2016

The One Powerful Gift of My Weakest Moments

I’m not called to have it all figured out. I’m not called to have wise...

June 2016

June 29, 2016

Join Us! The Church and Mental Health

I was privileged to be a part of a very helpful (and hilarious chat with...

May 2016

May 24, 2016

Overcoming the Crippling Fear of Postpartum Depression

A baby is supposed to fill us with unspeakable joy, but for someone who has walked...