Date: Thursday, September 30, 2021
Time: 8:00- 9:30 PM
Location: Independence Hall, 1923 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH, 43210

As a church that values emotional and spiritual health, Hope is glad to help sponsor this event.

Seeking Emotional & Spiritual Health in a Post-Pandemic World

Some might say that our experience of the pandemic has been a lot like an earthquake. The ground has shifted underneath us. The landscape of our existence is not the same.

Whether it has been shocking moments or the slow drip of pain, uncertainty, and loneliness, we have all experienced some form of trauma. Fresh exposure to injustice and cultural dissension regarding what to do about it has compounded the pain and confusion. News of wildfires, political upheaval, and literal earthquakes in places like Haiti can lead to despair or numbness of heart. Technological advancements built to help us to be more personally connected to others also produce habits of social isolation. 

Some of us began experiencing burnout months ago. Others of us have a lingering anxiety that we can’t seem to escape. Most of us have not been able to process all that has happened to us, and are just trying to get by.

Join respected psychiatrist, Curt Thompson MD, as he discusses the effects of this pandemic on us, and how we might pursue emotional and spiritual health in our new reality.

Free and open to the public. Priority seating to OSU students, faculty, and staff.

The Thompson Institute

The Ohio State University is a marketplace of ideas and a "meeting of the minds." The Thompson Institute thoughtfully considers these ideas and humbly conveys the wisdom, beauty, love, and truth of the Christian faith to the breadth of students and professors.

Learn more at thethompsoninstitute.org