Thriving through the ‘spiritual health crisis,’ psychologist teaches during Marjorie Pay Hinckley lecture
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It’s no secret that mental health is a hot topic. News outlets report frequently on subjects such as adolescent mental health, the impact of technology on well-being and other related issues.
Less spoken about than the mental health crisis, however, is the “spiritual health crisis,” said Pamela Ebstyne King, a psychology professor and executive director of the Thrive Center for Human Development at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.
“So many people in the U.S. are not necessarily rooted in a faith tradition or religious tradition and really struggle around areas of meaning and purpose and a sense of ultimate belonging,” she said.
King spoke on Thursday, Feb. 13, about the ways that religion and spirituality positively impact human growth and well-being. She was the featured speaker at this year’s Marjorie Pay Hinckley Lecture at Brigham Young University.
The Marjorie Pay Hinckley Endowed Chair in Social Work and the Social Sciences is named for the wife of President Gordon B. Hinckley, 15th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Established in 2003, the chair focuses on understanding and strengthening the family, developing women and creating strategies to help both parents and children. The chair also invites a scholar each year to share how their research addresses a pertinent social issue.
During her Feb. 13 lecture, King spoke about the concept of thriving and how religion bolsters a person’s ability to thrive.
Thriving isn’t a narcissist, navel-gazing notion, she said; rather, it’s a pathway to becoming whole and contributing to something greater than one’s self. “Thriving happens with and for others and with and for God.”
The THRIVE model
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