We look to our religious community and spiritual practices to help us be our best selves. Can they also help us in our personal quest for happiness?

Reverend Dr. Julie Kain has been serving as minister with the Unitarian Universalist Church of Pensacola since 2006. Part of her ministry in the larger community has included being board chair of the Northwest Florida chapter of PFLAG, the sponsor of A Safe Port, an LGBTQ counseling center. She lived previously in California and North Carolina. Her personal and professional interests include cultural and religious diversity, music, nature and traveling.