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A continuing series from the Sojourners Summit for Change last week. To learn more about this series, click here.

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by johnnoltner on June 27, 2016
Categories: Blog • Tags: American Stories, APoMM, black and white, dialog, diversity, healing, listen, listening, mypeace, peace, photography, portrait, race, reconcilliation, sojourners, stories

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#peace #smallmoments #apeaceofmymind #americanstories #stthomasuniversity

“When I’m not healthy, how can I be of help and be peaceful with you if I’ve got turmoil going on here? What does peace mean to me? Personally, I think we’ve got to start from within. We’ve got to take a look at our own houses, our own spiritual vessels, and be able to rejoice in who we are, and walk gently and genuinely. Part of my work is to help people come to that conclusion through therapy. We’re all hurting souls. With mental illness, it’s often a very intimate, self-consuming, internal process. When people start to feel better, they start to come outside of themselves and look around. Mental illness is a lonely place. So when I work with people, I help them peek around, to kind of come out—like the turtle. Is it safe? Maybe it isn’t so bad, so I’ll stick my head out a little bit further. It starts here. It starts with each one of us." - Leah Prussia grew up in a primarily German-Norwegian family, but as an adult, she embraced her Anishinaabe heritage, as well. Leah holds a master’s degree in social work and works as a college instructor and clinical social worker. She has struggled with depression for much of her life. When she finally found the right combination of therapy, medication, and spiritual practice, she says, “it was like seeing color for the first time.” #mentalhealth #depressionrecovery #healing #peace #therapy #medication #spiritual

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Shipping an #americanstories exhibit to @holdenvillage today and will catch up with it in the Washington Cascades later this month. Down time has been good to get caught up on some work and writing but I am itching to hit the road again to #talk #listen and #photograph #stories #connect #apeaceofmymind #holdenvillage

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