Messages Of Hope

What do teenagers really think about their place in a world of confusion and challenges? Listen as Emma chats with some teenagers about identity, and how faith shapes who they are. The post Who Am I? appeared first on Messages of hope.

Out of the Cyclone “I like to describe depression as a vortex, like a cyclone or a tornado or something like that. You've sort of got control while you're at the end of it. But as you start cycling into that tornado, you start losing control.  Sometimes you just felt like, is this going to […] The post Out of the Cyclone appeared first on Messages of hope.

It would be great if managing depression was purely logical, but depression can be really difficult to manage. For the person struggling with it, and the loved ones who care for them, depression can challenge and test us. But there is hope. Listen to Jane’s story of depression and how she finds hope to live through it. The post Send Me An Angel appeared first on Messages of hope.

What can you do when it seems your relationship is over? Is there any hope of reconciliation? Listen as Paul Kerber, who has worked in reconciliation, shares his experience with reconciling relationships and finding hope in seemingly hopeless situations. The post Reconciling Relationship Conflict appeared first on Messages of hope.

Connecting our cultures “We do things when we're in communities… because we do them to remind ourselves of our own culture and where we come from. We’ve all got different backgrounds and we've got to respect that and appreciate that. But at the same time, we've got to get on and we've got to work […] The post Connecting our cultures appeared first on Messages of hope.

Listen as Jan, a financial counsellor, shares her experience supporting people going through financial crisis. The post Support in financial hard times appeared first on Messages of hope.

Asking for help is a sign of strength. It shows that you recognise that there's a better option for you and that your community is there to help you. Listen as Kelly, a financial counsellor and financial well-being operations manager for a leading community care organisation, shares insights on the reality of a real crisis affecting everyday Australians and how to seek help. The post There’s no one face of poverty appeared first on Messages of hope.

In recent years it seems like depression, and mental health is on the rise. And we're particularly seeing it more in our children - but how do we know when it's depression or normal teenage angst. Listen as Vicki Rochow, a counsellor and a mum who has walked alongside her kid's depression as well as her own, shares her story. The post Standing Together With Depression appeared first on Messages of hope.

Waiting on God Are there times when you’ve felt down and despondent, when you were desperate for encouragement? This week on Messages of hope Robyn shares how she’s coped with life’s ups and downs, especially when dealing with a son with a drug addiction. Listen to the program http://www.messagesofhope.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Waiting-on-God-Podcast.mp3 Read the script Download the booklet The post Waiting On God appeared first on Messages of hope.

Listen as Meagan and Nick bravely share about their experience of pain and grief, but also how they found support and hope through it all. The post Finding hope in miscarriage appeared first on Messages of hope.

It's a phone call every parent dreads and a situation that no parent should have to go through. How do you navigate your way through the unthinkable? Listen as Annette takes us on her journey through the darkest of times. The post One Foot in Heaven, One Foot on Earth appeared first on Messages of hope.

Mothers play such an important role in the world, and in most of our lives. Whether we see them often, or not at all, they shape a lot of who we grow up to be. Listen as we chat to people from all walks of life about what they love about their Mum. The post If I were a mum appeared first on Messages of hope.

Have you ever doubted yourself as a parent and had to face feelings of guilt and regret at not being good enough? “When you’re a parent with a child with special needs you feel, well I felt like a bit of a failure as a parent. I’ll be honest there were times in the early days that I wished him out of our family because this is just too hard.” Listen this week as we talk with Kirra about some of the challenges she’s faced raising a son with Aspergers. The post Special Parenting appeared first on Messages of hope.

‘We can turn off our TV and not look at what's going on in the world and feel safe and secure. But every time we do that, we're leaving people to suffer.’ Listen as Jonathan Krause shares how Australian aid organisations support people overseas and how we can be a part of the hope they provide. The post Love in action appeared first on Messages of hope.

For many people, especially farmers, watching the weather can be a regular past time. Sometimes it can be a matter of life and death. Rain is an essential part of life but sometimes too much rain can be destructive. Listen to Richard this week as he tries to make sense of the times when natural disasters, like droughts and floods, destroy property, livelihoods, and even life itself. The post Living Amongst Floods appeared first on Messages of hope.

Disagreement. It happens all the time. For many of us, as we look at our lives, there tends to be one ‘type of person’ with whom we often end up in conflict (or avoid being in conflict). In this article, Rev Chris Mann from Lifelong Leaders explores the four types of people we may disagree with, what we can learn from them, and how to improve our relationships with them. The post Disagreeing Well appeared first on Messages of hope.

What do think of when you hear the word peace? Not the dream of world peace, but inner peace. Peace that works even when the world, and perhaps even you, are in chaos. Are you at peace? Listen to listen as Noel Due shares his reflections on peace and a path to finding it. The post Peace Beyond Reason appeared first on Messages of hope.

Easter – A Time of Hope How do you make sense of it all when things are tough? Listen as Richard shares his experiences of the bushfires first hand, and the many stories of people going through all sorts of terrible things. Where do you find hope? And how does the story of Easter speak […] The post Easter – A Time of Hope appeared first on Messages of hope.

For many, Easter is about chocolate, bunnies and long weekends, but for Christians, it can be a time of reflection over the most significant moment in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. So how do we celebrate Easter and where is the hope in the real message of Easter? Listen as Valdis, Tania and Jo share their thoughts on a time of reflection and hope. The post Easter – Reflection and Hope appeared first on Messages of hope.

Belonging “What I have learned through meeting different people from all over the world – they all want to be acknowledged as who they are, and they’re looking for the space where they belong.” With a third of Australia’s population born overseas, we are seeing a country rich in diversity and culture. Click here to […] The post Belonging appeared first on Messages of hope.