The Living Room Story - Bergen, Marja
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It's not often that a person with serious mental health problems gets the chance to make something big happen-like the Living Room faith-based support groups started by Marja Bergen in 2006. This was a time when churches were uninformed to a degree few today would believe. It was common for people with mental health symptoms to be blamed for their own emotional pain. They were made to feel ashamed. Living Room groups provided a spiritual home where it was safe to talk freely about mental health challenges.

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It's not often that a person with serious mental health problems gets the chance to make something big happen-like the Living Room faith-based support groups started by Marja Bergen in 2006. This was a time when churches were uninformed to a degree few today would believe. It was common for people with mental health symptoms to be blamed for their own emotional pain. They were made to feel ashamed. Living Room groups provided a spiritual home where it was safe to talk freely about mental health challenges.
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Marja Bergen has published nine books including Justice for All. Her other books are Riding the Roller Coaster, A Firm Place to Stand, A Battle Against Stigma, and the Living Room Story. Her illustrated devotional gift books include Reflections for Our Highs and Lows, Highs and Lows for Our Inner Child, Hope for Our Highs and Lows, and Highs and Lows in God's World. Since 2013 she has developed a substantial following for her weekly email of devotionals. Marja lives with bipolar disorder but has managed to stay confident throughout most of her seventy-six years. Since 2006 she has been a pioneer in raising mental health awareness in the Christian Church. In the early years, when so little was known about mental health in the Church, she was much sought after to speak and write about the needs of people like herself. She founded a faith-based peer support group (Living Room) and helped others form across Canada. In 2010 she was awarded the Outstanding Community Volunteer Award by the Canadian Mental Health Association (BC Division). She lives in Burnaby, British Columbia with her husband, Wes. You can follow her at https://marjabergen.com.