The Spirituality of Mental Health ft. Ashanti & Amanda Pettaway

“Mental health” is a major part of today’s dialogue, being considered a central player in every stage of our lives. More now than ever before, more and more people have come out publicly to talk about their own personal struggles with mental health; be it professional athletes dealing with bouts of depression, celebrities uncovering childhood trauma, and many others who've written popular books, published viral content and produced iconic films. Everywhere you turn, mental health is part of the discussion in one way or another today, but what if the concept of mental health was much more of a spiritual one—and the degree with which we can sustain the most healthy mental state correlates to the degree with which we abide in and abide by the person, life and teachings of Jesus the Messiah. In this episode of the Unsilent Church, we’re having that conversation, and we get the undeniable privilege to have it with dear friends all the way from Chicago, Ashanti and Amanda Pettaway. Ashanti is a pastor in the Chicago area, currently pursuing his MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. He couldn’t be more right for this conversation; along with his wife, Amanda, a gifted vocalist (having sung with Grammy award winning & Broadway performing artists), vocal coach and overall titan in her approach to life and godliness. We have one of our longest conversations to date because it was that good and the insights ran that deep, as we explored the spirituality of mental health.