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Pastor Lee Hyman, Pastoral Care
Spiritual Health Contributor
Christian Life Assembly
2640 Lisburn Road
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Office: 717-737-6560
As Pastoral Care Pastor, I am involved with and aware of many SPEM Health issues that people, including me, experience during our lives on earth. I pray that my writing about Spiritual Health, will enable you to delve within your heart, mind, and soul, to develop a deeper relationship with God.
Each member and visitor at our active church knows that we are open and invite them to discuss their spiritual faith and concerns with myself, and our other Pastors.
I believe in the concept of ones' overall Spiritual, Physical, Emotional, Mental health being a part of ones' happiness, throughout the years. Each facet of SPEM Health contributes to how you accept good and bad times in life. What you need to pray about and concern yourself with, is important to us!
Having a strong faith in God, as your Creator, will help you to become more aware of how much He loves you and wants to give you His blessings. Keep in mind, He wants you to personally do what you can to improve your SPEM Health, while recognizing the need for help from clergy and medical professionals, too. Remember, if it is His will, as part of His miraculous ways, He works through others to help you!
Your faith in God can grow stronger every day! Just set your mind to becoming all that He created you to be, and you will develop the strength and resources, to reach that goal.
Joseph W. Lista, MS PA-C
Physical Health
Contributor
West Shore Family Practice
6375 Mercury Dr., Suite 200
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Office: (717) 620-2500
Joseph W. Lista is a native of Philadelphia, PA. He is a graduate of Saint Joseph's Preparatory School, in Philadelphia. He earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of Scranton, and his Physician Associate medical training and certification from Philadelphia University (now part of Thomas Jefferson University).
Before becoming a Physician Associate, Mr. Lista held positions in Health Care Administration, as CEO of a 160 bed rehabilitation center. He has been practicing medicine in Family Practice for 30 years.
He thoroughly enjoys meeting with his patients. He greets all patients with a smile and acknowledges their presence. He believes to facilitate a patient's SPEM Health, medical providers must have a positive interaction with each of their patients. While providers in family practice focus primarily on Physical Health, we often find ourselves involved in Spiritual, Emotional, and Mental Health issues. With a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology, it comes naturally to him to help patients truly discuss how they are feeling. In this way, he develops an understanding of ways to impact the patients' SPEM Health in a positive manner.
He discusses with his patients that physical health is a very important element of their daily lives. He shares with them that we all want to feel better. We all want to feel our best! So, he asks, "How do we do that? Are we being true to ourselves?"
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Dr. Kim Weikel, Ph.D
Emotional Health Contributor
Associate Professor
Shippensburg University
Department of Psychology
226 Wright Hall
Phone: (717) 477-1482
Dr. Kim Weikel is an associate professor of psychology at
Shippensburg University, where she has been teaching for 32
years.
As a licensed psychologist, she has also provided consultation and assessment, individual therapy, and group therapy through a small private practice and has served as a consultant and mental health professional for the Peer Support Program of the Mental Health Association of Franklin and Fulton Counties.
She is co-author of a textbook on helping skills for human service workers and has provided multiple workshops on anger management, burnout, goal setting, and other mental health topics.
She and her students have been conducting research on both burnout and peer support services in the mental health system for the past twelve years and have presented their research through publications and at both regional and national conferences.
She especially enjoys working with peer supporters, the individuals who inspired her thoughts as she wrote this article.
Diane Geer, Executive Director
Mental Health Contributor
American Mental Wellness Association
25 Spruce Road
Marysville, PA 17053
Office: 855-269-2411
Diane brings together a background in psychology, nonprofit leadership, and creative entrepreneurship in her role as Executive Director of the American Mental Wellness Association (AMWA). With a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Misericordia University and additional training in writing for children and teens, she has spent her career supporting emotional well-being encouraging personal growth, and helping communities thrive.
She has served in multiple leadership roles within the Women of Faith (formerly United Methodist Women) of the Wyoming and Susquehanna Conferences and Districts --primarily as Communications Coordinator, but, also as, spiritual Growth Coordinator and as a planning team member for the School of Christian's Home of the Wyoming Conference strengthened her long-standing commitment to early intervention and the mental wellness of children and families.
Diane currently works as an online mental health support chat moderator and is pursuing certification as a life coach, with a focus on integrating creativity and wellness to help people navigate stress and build resilience.
Grounded in her faith and guided by a strong sense of purpose, Diane believes in meeting people where they are and offering hope, encouragement, and practical tools for well-being.