Believe it or not, through past experiences, yours truly has counseled others. I’ve found that being transparent about my personal mental illness sets something free in other people’s minds. I can’t count the number of hesitant people who fear being candid about their mental illness. That is, until I opened up. And then? Open the emotional floodgates. Because if a dude people call “pastor” is as sick as I am—and I can talk about it—then they’re that much freer to share their own struggles.
