Halfway There12 Aug 2019

153: Wesley Ross Harris and Growing Faith and Mental Illness

Wesley Ross Harris is an author and personal trainer. Today, he shares his story struggling with mental illness. Wes began to give up his identity as he joined the football team in high school. In time, the Lord began to reorient him toward others which slowly changed his perspective. Things really began to change when he decided to write his story and share it to help others. Now, he writes to destigmatize mental illness and assist others who suffer with it. Listen to Wesley’s story today! Stories Wesley shared:

Growing up as a military kid moving all over
Moving to Austin, TX and experiencing culture shock
Struggling with depression for the first time
Beginning to reach out to God for help
How helping others helped Wes to grow
How reading the Bible resurfaced his interest in writing
The discipleship relationship that helped him grow
Deciding to write his story
Why he wrote about OCD and depression
Practices that have helped him deal with OCD
Breaking the stigma of mental health in the church

Great quotes from Wesley:

If I hadn’t been knocked around a bit, I don’t know if I ever would have turned to the Lord.

I started reading the Bible and that opened my intellectual life again.

You can follow God through it.

Resources we mentioned:

Anxiety and Depression Are (Not) Always Sins by W.R. Harris
Obsessions: Hell and Back Again: The True Story of My Battle to Find Hope in the Midst of OCD and Depression by W.R. Harris
Wesley’s website Persevering Hope
Wesley’s personal website WRHWriting.com

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