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You might know someone with mental illness. Maybe it\\u2019s you; maybe a family member or friend. But it is someone you wish to see get better. You\\u2019ve seen them suffer, even while in treatment. Perhaps you have suffered as well. You wish there was another way for them to find help and hope in the darkness. Chazkeinu was created to offer that additional support to Orthodox Jewish women living with mental illness. The safety and understanding offered by their peer groups has been transformative for not only the women seeking support but also their communities. Today, we speak to its founder about how they are working to end the stigma on mental illness, one woman at a time.

Zahava has been on our show twice before (in Episode 13 and Episode 138) talking about her life with bipolar. Today, she joins us with her husband to talk about where their nonprofit has come from and where they are going. The original goal of Chazkeinu was to create a family of (mostly Orthodox Jewish) women who live with mental illness and to remove the shame and stigma they live with because of it. In the last five years, they have grown support groups, added an emergency hotline, and lessened shame for the women, their families, and the entire Orthodox community.

They have developed phone, zoom, and in-person confidential support groups and opportunities for weekend gathering. Their work has lessened mental health stigma in the Orthodox community at large by giving women a safe space to talk openly about what they are going through. Peer support has been proven to provide another level of healing that professionals simply cannot offer. \\u201cPeer\\u201d doesn\\u2019t mean the women are all the same. Each peer group is full of women of all different ages and experiences.

One unique aspect of women\\u2019s care at Chazkeinu is to support those who support them. Husbands, children, and other family members, friends, and caregivers have access to listening ears and peer groups as they learn how to best care for their loved one with mental illness. Educating and listening to support givers is essential for the improvement of the women\\u2019s mental state. Guiding support givers to end the stigma in their own minds strengthens the healing journey for themselves and for the loved one they care for.

Zahava and her husband cannot (and do not) do it alone. They need more people on their team. There are many reasons they require support. Not only are they continuing their current work and adding new clients to it, they hope to someday have the ability to give a care package to each of their clients and to build a \\u201cchill house\\u201d in cities across the globe where clients can come and find refuge from the world. They want to be able to organize and run as the growing non-profit that they are, which will require additional staff, tools, and general finances. Zahava and her husband need strong support to be able to care for their clients well. Join them today by sharing their story or donating financially. You can be a part of saving and improving the lives of individual women and of their communities.

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Connect with Chazkeinu:

Donate: https://www.rayze.it/chazkeinu/

Promotional Video: https://player.vimeo.com/video/643864160

Chazkeinu Website: https://chazkeinu.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chazkeinu

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chazkeinu/

Episode 13: https://hopetorecharge.com/episode/using-bipolar-to-make-a-big-difference-in-the-world-with-zahava-list/

Episode 138: https://hopetorecharge.com/episode/resilience-through-recovery-zahava-list/

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Quotes:

• \\u201cI often say it\'s not only the families; it\\u2019s generations. So if you\'re saving a mom, you\'re saving the marriage, the children, the grandchildren and, and it goes on and on and on.\\u201d @MatanaJacobs #HopetoRecharge
• \\u201cEvery human knows somebody with, with mental illness, there is no such thing that we live in the bubble that I don\'t know, somebody with mental illness.\\u201d @MatanaJacobs #HopetoRecharge
• \\u201cThere were many, many, many, many women that were coming over to me and telling me about how his Kainos saved their lives, saved their marriage, or, or didn\'t save their marriage and help them out of a toxic marriage to get to their healthy path of healing.\\u201d @MatanaJacobs #HopetoRecharge
• \\u201cWhile they\'re struggling, you know, there\'s nothing wrong intrinsically with them. They\'re a person that has a struggle.\\u201d @Mr. List @MatanaJacobs #HopetoRecharge
• \\u201cYou\'re not alone. You\'re loved. You\'re not broken. You\'re you\'re going to heal. You\'re going to get there.\\u201d @MatanaJacobs #HopetoRecharge

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Topics Discussed

• The importance of peer support
• Supporting those who support loved ones with mental illness
• Ending the stigma and shame of being a woman with mental illness
• Where Chazkeinu has been
• Where they hope to be
• What they need to grow their work

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If you need more support in your mental health journey please reach out to us in our private Facebook group. We also offer free 30-minute fitting calls for our coaching program. You do not have to walk through your mental health struggle alone. Because as always, together is better!

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Suicide Hotlines:

USA: 1-800-273-8255

USA Crisis (Text): 741-741

Canada: 1-833-456-4566

United Kingdom: 116-123

Australia: 13-11-14

International Suicide Hotlines:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines

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