Mental Health and Neurodiversity with Rachel Noel

Rachel Noël, affectionately known by the local press as the Pink Vicar, is vicar at St James Church, Pokesdown, Bournemouth.

Rachel had a particularly formational journey through curacy, during which she was diagnosed with Bipolar, ADHD and Sensory Processing Disorder, and subsequently Autism. Her gifts and symptoms include high energy, enthusiasm, creativity and love of colour (especially pink!), she loves exploring her faith and spirituality through creativity, stitch, paint and contemplation and is a member of the Community of Hopeweavers.

Rachel can be found on the following social media platforms:
Twitter: @ThePinkVicar
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rachelnnoel
Website: https://www.thepinkvicar.com/


Some links and news Rachel wanted to share:

• The Annual Inclusive Church / St Martin in the Fields Disability Conference – gathering and resourcing disabled & neurodivergent Christians across the UK. (next one is Saturday 14th October)
•  The Church of England is initiating a national Neurodiversity Task Group
•  Rachel has written an excellent paper on Theology at the borders of psychosis: https://churchmissionsociety.org/anvil/theology-at-the-borders-of-psychosis-rachel-noel-fiona-macmillan-anvil-vol-38-issue-1/

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The Recovering God Podcast has been in existence since the summer of 2019. The team has changed over those years but we're delighted to still be offering relevant discussions covering the broad topics of feminism and the Christian faith!