Author, Speaker, Consultant Coordinator of Mental Health Ministries, California Pacific Conference |
REV.
SUSAN
GREGG-SCHROEDER
Coordinator
of Mental Health
Ministries
Biographical
Sketch
Rev.
Susan Gregg-Schroeder
founded Mental
Health Ministries
to provide
educational
resources
to help erase
the stigma
of mental
illness in
our faith
communities.
As
a consumer,
she also
educates doctors,
therapists
and other
mental health
care providers
to understand
the important
role a person's
spirituality
can play
in the recovery
and healing
process.
As Coordinator
of Mental
Health Ministries,
Susan has
produced
media and
print resources
addressing
various mental
health issues
from a spiritual
perspective.
Susan
is also an
author. Her
best known
book is In
the Shadow
of God's
Wings: Grace
in the Midst
of Depression,
published
by The
Upper
Room. This
book
shares
her very
personal
story
as
she has
struggled
with
severe
depression.
Susan
and her
husband
were
interviewed
for the
ABC-TV
documentary, Shadow
Voices:
Finding
Hope
in Mental
Illness.
Susan
has been
active with NAMI and NAMI
FaithNet for
many years.
She was
awarded
NAMI
California's Clergyperson
of the Year
award in
2003. Susan
has presented
workshops
at numerous NAMI
national
conventions.
Susan is
also a member
of the Pathways
to Promise Board of
Directors
and a member
of the American
Association
of Pastoral
Counselors
(AAPC). Articles by Susan Gregg-Schroeder and other free downloadable resources are available on the Free Resources Page. |
