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  <title>The Importance of a Hobby for Successful Recovery</title>
  <description>Early on in Pastor Brad's recovery his doctor insisted that he find a hobby. &amp;amp;nbsp;He told Brad that it would help his brain heal and assist his recovery. &amp;amp;nbsp;So, Brad set out to find one. &amp;amp;nbsp;In this edition of Fresh Hope for Mental Health Pastor Brad humorously&amp;amp;nbsp;recalls his &amp;amp;ldquo;hunt&amp;amp;rdquo; for a hobby.&amp;amp;nbsp; In doing so, gives insight into how to find a hobby and why it is important for you too to have a hobby for the sake of you being able to live well in spite of a mental health diagnosis.&#13;
After listening to this podcast we encourage you to email us at info@FreshHope.us&amp;amp;nbsp;with a comment or question that we will share on our next podcast.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;Or you can leave a voice message for us on the site:&amp;amp;nbsp;www.FreshHope4MentalHealth.com&#13;
Pastor Brad Hoefs, host of Fresh Hope for Mental Health, is the founder of Fresh Hope Ministries, a network of Christian mental health support groups for those who have a diagnosis and their loved ones. In other words, Fresh Hope is a Christian mental health support group.&amp;amp;nbsp;&#13;
Brad was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1995. He is a weekly blogger for www.bphope.us(Bipolar Magazine). He is also a certified peer specialist and has been doing pastoral counseling since 1985.&#13;
Brad is also the author of Fresh Hope: Living Well in Spite of a Mental Health Diagnosis, which is a available on Amazon or at: www.FreshHopeBook.com&#13;
If you are interested in more information about Fresh Hope go to: www.FreshHope.us or email info@FreshHope.us or call 402.932.3089.&#13;
For a complete list of where Fresh Hope groups are presently meeting go to: www.FreshHope.us&amp;amp;nbsp;and click on &amp;amp;ldquo;find a group&amp;amp;ldquo;.&#13;
If you are interested in starting a Fresh Hope group within you faith-community setting contact Julie at: Julie@FreshHope.us&#13;
Fresh Hope for Mental Health is a production of Fresh Hope Ministries. Fresh Hope Ministries is a non-profit ministry.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;The copyrights of this program belong to Fresh Hope Ministries and may not be duplicated with out written permission.&#13;
All of the podcasts of Fresh Hope Today as well as numerous other videos are all available on our YouTube channel: FreshHopeNetwork.&#13;
Fresh Hope Today is also available on iTunes and Stitcher Radio.&#13;
&amp;amp;copy; 2015 Fresh Hope for Mental Health, all rights reserved.</description>
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