All Who Are Weary, Emmy Kegler
All Who Are Weary, Emmy Kegler
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All Who Are Weary
Easing the Burden on the Walk with Mental Illness

Author: Emmy Kegler

Narrator: Lisa Larsen

Unabridged: 7 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/30/2021

Synopsis

We live in an age uniquely attentive to the problem of mental illness. More than half of us will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder at some point in our lifetime. It has been easy, for centuries, to relegate persistent emotional and mental struggles entirely to the realm of a failed personal work ethic ("Just don't worry so much!"), not enough faith ("Just pray harder!"), or, in recent years, a chemical imbalance in our brains ("Just take this pill!"). Yet, for those of us who live with mental illness, none of these suggestions provides the quick relief it promises, and the continued struggle takes its toll on our already burdened hearts and minds.

In All Who Are Weary, Emmy Kegler joins the listener on the long walk of reflection, understanding, and compassion, calling followers of Jesus back to ancient practices of lament, vulnerability, honesty, community, and hope. This book is not a map to a cure, nor a perfectly restorative prayer. Written with a wide community in mind—patients, but also parents and partners, coworkers and friends, pastors and therapists, and the whole church—All Who Are Weary points to the embodied grace known in Jesus, trusting in the promise of a lighter load for all.

About Emmy Kegler

Emmy Kegler is a pastor, speaker, and author of One Coin Found: How God's Love Stretches to the Margins. As both pastor and patient, Kegler has an intimate relationship with mental illness and its complex connections to faith. She works to normalize the experiences of depression, anxiety, and a host of other diagnoses and symptoms, treating them not as proof of exclusion from God's grace but rather a common and expansive experience of the human condition in which God remains present and compassionate. She lives in Saint Paul with her wife Michelle and their two dogs and cat.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Austen on November 09, 2021

I love how Emmy talks about mental illness here, because she pushes back all the "shoulds." So many of us grew up (and still live) in spaces that tell us that there's one right way to do everything, especially when it comes to faith. Emmy's approach in this book is to lay out possibilities and ways t......more

Goodreads review by Bekah on February 10, 2022

This is a helpful resources for the church to know how to best care for those whose mental health is a battle. It provides great tools and conversation starters as well as thoughtful questions to consider if you or someone near you is experiencing a mental health struggle. It's broken up by type of......more

Goodreads review by Corina on November 08, 2021

This is a book that the church has needed for a long time, because sadly, mental illness is still taboo in a lot of Christian spaces.. Emmy Kegler comes at this topic with both lived experience and a wealth of biblical knowledge. People with mental health diagnosis who read this book will feel loved......more

Goodreads review by Rachel | All the RAD Reads on January 30, 2022

my sweet friend @pwor14 sent me this one and it was the most timely gift! so thankful friends who are in ministry too and get it, and who also know what it’s like to battle for good mental health in the midst of it all. 🤍 this book was both deep and wide, covering all kinds of mental health struggles......more

Goodreads review by Lindsey on February 14, 2022

This is a must read for faithful people seeking to be more sensitive and compassionate as we seek to accompany people on their journey with mental illness. Emmy Kegler brings wisdom and graciousness to difficult topics, offering critique for where the church has failed and solutions for how to do be......more

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