Adolescent Depression, Nadja Reilly, Sarah Farmer and Kate Hyde – Video and Discussion Outline
Dr. Nadja Reilly, Dr. Sarah Farmer and Kate Hyde compare theological and psychological understandings of adolescent depression.
Questions for Discussion:
Most of us are not trained therapists. How are we doing at translating the experiences our youth are in the midst of, from the psychological to the spiritual (which is our realm)? How can we put God language around the experience of depression, so as to help our youth find meaning in these experiences?
Reilly references two questions youth are asking: 1. Where do I belong, if anywhere; and 2. How can I share this pain without being judged? How does it feel to think about these questions as we ponder the faces of our youth? How might we help them, not by providing answers to these questions, but by accompanying them as they seek those answers?