HSHC November 2021 Newsletter

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Co-Founders Trail Notes...
Stress Edition

"It is hard to believe that in a little over two weeks it will be Thanksgiving, which officially kicks off the traditional franticness of the holiday season, and before we know it Christmas presents will have been unwrapped and the ringing in of the new year completed.

While there are many aspects of the holiday season that are joyful and are fun to anticipate, it is also important to acknowledge that we are also entering into our second COVID impacted holiday season. A time where we will be combining the “normal” stress of the holiday season plus dealing with the chronic stress of dealing with COVID..."

Click here to read the rest of Karen and Travis Webster's (HSHC Co-Founders) thoughts on managing stress and wellness during the holidays.

Moving Together

Thanks again to our Moving Together Participants and Donors!

Together, we raised an incredible $8,020, which will continue to sustain our work with seminarians and churches! We are blessed to be a part of your community and look forward to continuing the good work we've been called to do together.

Upcoming Opportunity

Knowing that the holiday season is full of stress (both good and challenging) and that people often find January to be an optimal time to reprioritize and recommit to improving their health, we've created a new 6-week program to help you reflect, recharge, relate, relax, and recommit to health and wholeness in 2022.
The program includes a free downloadable PDF guide, with weekly themes and questions for self-paced reflection. Plus, you will receive our short weekly email updates with additional articles and ideas for those who want to explore the topics more deeply.

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Meet Our New HSHC Board Members

Lucas Waweru Mburu hails from Kenya, Africa. Lucas is 43 years old, a husband to Eunice, and father to Grace and Timothy. He is an ordained minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ serving with the Presbyterian Church of East Africa – Kenya. A former HSHC intern, Lucas is an MA(TS) ’21 Columbia Theological Seminary graduate and has begun a Ph.D. program at... see full bio.

Anna Grace Glaize graduated summa cum laude from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Philosophy in 2018. She earned her Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School in May of 2021. She now works for the Grant Me the Wisdom Foundation doing research and... see full bio.

Nathan West earned his MS in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sport and Exercise Psychology from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He is now pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Memphis School of Public Health with a concentration in... see full bio.

Health Highlight:

5 Surprising Ways Shorter Days Affect Your Brain And How You Can Adapt

“Our body, including all of our organs, is aligned to match the environment. It’s a beautiful symphony orchestra,” says Phyllis C. Zee, M.D., Ph.D., Northwestern Medicine neurologist, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine professor, and chief of Sleep Medicine in Neurology.

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HSHC Recipe Box

Stress-less Holiday Recipes: Let's face it, cooking during the holidays can be stressful enough, but it can be even more stressful when family, friends, and other guests have various allergies and/or dietary sensitivities that need to be considered when planning meals.
To help reduce that stress, we've provided a few websites with recipes that are both plant-based AND avoid some of the most common food allergies.

*This last site addresses many food sensitivities/preferences like dairy, eggs, and seafood, but the recipes may need to be modified to address some of the other common allergies (gluten, soy, nuts, coconut, etc.).

If you have some plant-based recipes that you enjoy and would like to share with the HSHC community, please send them to us!

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* Disclaimer: While we appreciate the content of all the resources we offer for your consideration, please understand that our use of them does not imply our endorsement of either the sources or their products.

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