Fresh Hope for Mental Health

Fresh Hope for Mental Health We guide and support those with a mental illness, along with their loved ones, to find hope based upon research. Fresh Hope groups are also online.

We do this through an international network of support groups, coaching, and resources. Fresh Hope is a non-profit organization which is made up of an international network of Christian mental health peer-to-peer support groups. Churches and Ministries sponsor the groups and the facilitators of the groups are certified by the international Fresh Hope office. Plus, Fresh Hope provides all kinds of free resources online: videos, podcasts, free e-books, which empower those who have a mental health diagnosis along with their loved ones, to live well in spite of the mental health challenge they face.

📍 If you live in Colorado Springs and are looking for faith-filled mental health support, you’re not alone.Join our in-p...
01/27/2026

📍 If you live in Colorado Springs and are looking for faith-filled mental health support, you’re not alone.

Join our in-person Fresh Hope support group, a safe and welcoming space to find encouragement, understanding, and hope alongside others who truly get it.

Learn more and join us here: https://freshhope.us/fhgroups/woodmen-valley-chapel 🌐

✉️ peggy@freshhope.us

📍 If you live in Colorado Springs, especially in the Woodmen Valley area, and are looking for faith-filled mental health...
01/27/2026

📍 If you live in Colorado Springs, especially in the Woodmen Valley area, and are looking for faith-filled mental health support, you’re not alone. 💚

Join our in-person Fresh Hope support group, a safe and welcoming space to find encouragement, understanding, and hope alongside others who truly get it.

Learn more and join us here: https://freshhope.us/fhgroups/woodmen-valley-chapel 🌐

✉️ peggy@freshhope.us

01/27/2026
It is a heavy feeling to believe you are the only one struggling to keep your head above water. But if you have felt thi...
01/22/2026

It is a heavy feeling to believe you are the only one struggling to keep your head above water. But if you have felt this way, there is something vital you should know: you are part of a global community of over a billion people walking a similar path. 🌍

Recent data shows that 1 in 8 people worldwide are currently navigating a mental health challenge. Whether it is Anxiety or Depression—the two most common roads—or others like PTSD and Bipolar disorder, these experiences are deeply human, documented, and treatable.

At Fresh Hope, we believe that the names of these conditions are not labels to define who you are, but a compass to help you find the right map home. 🧭

These challenges aren't just "in your head." They are felt in your biology—affecting your sleep, your heart health, and your energy. With a 25% increase in global struggles since 2020, it is clear the world has been through a lot. Many people even face two or more of these challenges at once. If you feel more tired or overwhelmed than you used to, please give yourself some grace. You are navigating a real medical reality, not a personal failure.

There is a bridge to living well.

We know there is often a gap between getting a diagnosis and actually learning how to live a full life in spite of it. Fresh Hope for Mental Health exists to be that bridge. Through peer-to-peer support and Hope Coaching, we provide a safe place to process the "lived experience" and move toward a life of resilience.

Resources for your journey:
🌐 Web: freshhope.us
📞 Phone: 1-888-815-4673
📧 Email: info@freshhope.us

Knowledge is a tool for healing. Please save this post to remind yourself that you are seen, and share it with someone who might be struggling in silence today.

Which of these insights helps you breathe a little easier today? We’d love to hear from you in the comments. ❤️

Sources:
World Health Organization (WHO) World Mental Health Report 2026
Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD)
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11)

📍 If you live in Elkhorn (or the West Omaha area) and are looking for faith-filled mental health support, you’re not alo...
01/20/2026

📍 If you live in Elkhorn (or the West Omaha area) and are looking for faith-filled mental health support, you’re not alone. 💚

Join our in-person Fresh Hope support group, a safe and welcoming space to find encouragement, understanding, and hope alongside others who truly get it.

Learn more and join us here: https://freshhope.us/fhgroups/uptown-java 🌐

✉️ info@freshhope.us

📖 "The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?" -- Psalm 27:1This week, remember:The darkness of depression...
01/20/2026

📖 "The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?" -- Psalm 27:1

This week, remember:
The darkness of depression or anxiety doesn't define your future. There's light waiting for you. One step at a time. 🕯️

💙 Your emotions are not your enemy—they are a gift from God that connect you to His heart and guide you toward healing. ...
01/19/2026

💙 Your emotions are not your enemy—they are a gift from God that connect you to His heart and guide you toward healing. 🙏

"I’m not, and never was, a piece of junk to just throw away." 🕊️This post is for the "fixers" and those burdened by the ...
01/15/2026

"I’m not, and never was, a piece of junk to just throw away." 🕊️

This post is for the "fixers" and those burdened by the mess of the past. It shows you how to trade the exhaustion of performing for the freedom of God’s favor. When you read this, you’ll find the peace of a new identity that is already redeemed and fully loved. You aren’t a project to be finished; you are a child of God whose worth is already settled.

Find your fresh start at the link in our bio! 👈

🔗https://freshhope.us/a-year-of-favor

🧠 Even more striking: Over the course of a lifetime, about HALF of all people will experience some form of mental health...
01/15/2026

🧠 Even more striking: Over the course of a lifetime, about HALF of all people will experience some form of mental health disorder.

Mental health conditions don't discriminate - they affect people across all countries, cultures, and communities. Yet globally, the majority of those who need help aren't receiving it.

If you or someone you love is struggling, reaching out to a mental health professional can be the first step toward feeling better.

🌱 You are not alone. Help is available. There is hope. Fresh Hope.

🌐 https://freshhope.us
✉️ info@freshhope.us

Carrying the weight of the past on your own can be hard. If you’ve been feeling the heavy impact of unresolved trauma, w...
01/13/2026

Carrying the weight of the past on your own can be hard. If you’ve been feeling the heavy impact of unresolved trauma, we want you to know there is a community ready to walk with you. 🫂
We are opening up our January Trauma Healing Group as a safe, quiet space to help you make sense of heart wounds and begin to find your way forward. Over about 12 hours, we focus on practical, life-giving tools—combining a thoughtful Biblical perspective on pain with proven mental health practices. 🪴
Our facilitators are Master Facilitators from the Trauma Healing Institute of the American Bible Society. Their goal is simply to offer you the support and care needed to help you reclaim hope and peace.
If you feel ready for this step, we’d love to have you:
📅 January 16th & 17th
⏳ Registration deadline: January 14th
📍 Omaha, NE (Find more details in the link below)
💲 Investment: $30
🔗 Sign up here: https://freshhope.us/trauma-healing/signup
You don’t have to have it all figured out to join us. You just have to show up as you are. 🌱
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If you live in Warren, Ohio (or the surrounding area) and are looking for faith-filled mental health support, you’re not...
01/12/2026

If you live in Warren, Ohio (or the surrounding area) and are looking for faith-filled mental health support, you’re not alone. 💚

Join our in-person Fresh Hope support group, a safe and welcoming space to find encouragement, understanding, and hope alongside others who truly get it.

Learn more and join us here:
https://freshhope.us/fhgroups/regeneration-church-group

✍️ We often use the words "happiness" and "joy" interchangeably, but they are actually quite different. While happiness ...
01/08/2026

✍️ We often use the words "happiness" and "joy" interchangeably, but they are actually quite different. While happiness usually depends on our current circumstances, joy is something much deeper and more durable.

In our latest blog post, Peggy Rice shares her personal journey of "finding her joy again"—a search that began nearly 18 years ago. She explores how biblical joy isn’t a feeling we have to manufacture or a spiritual test we’re failing when things get hard. Instead, it’s a quiet strength rooted in God’s presence, even when life feels heavy or our mental health feels unsteady.

If you’ve ever felt like joy was out of reach, this perspective is for you.

Read the full post here: https://freshhope.us/finding-joy-in-2026 🔗

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One out of every five children, teens, and adults in America has a diagnosable mental illness in any given year. And the lives of those who love them are also affected by their mental health challenge. This means that a mental health challenge touches approximately 50% of the American population.

And while the doctor, therapist, and medicine are necessary, they are not enough. Su***de rates continue to rise. The medical (the doctor, therapist, and medicine) aspects of mental health recovery can lead to a type of "learned helplessness."

So, when someone's life is interrupted by mental illness, it can be tough to see a practical way forward with day-to-day life, and a good future seems out of reach. And feelings of hopelessness begin to settle in. This hopelessness can lead to suicidal thinking and even death by su***de.

There is a serious gap between someone receiving the medical treatment for mental illness and them learning how to live well in spite of it. This gap is critical. So, we become the bridge, the guide from the point of diagnosis to living well. The research shows that finding a way to live a hope-filled life can be best caught, not taught, by peers who have "been there" and are now living well. Research also shows that the best antidote for hopelessness is a hope that is rooted in faith.