Depression is not the boogeyman …
There was a huge response to the recent tragic death of comedian Robin Williams. From that sad event came a deluge of discussions across media sources (social […]
25
Aug
2014
Blog Tag
Mental Health
29
Jun
2014
Can’t sleep well? Try taking these steps …
Have you ever sat in church and suddenly become so tired it felt like the hand of God itself was reaching down and pulling your eyelids closed? […]
02
Jan
2014
How discipleship helps you overcome this negative coping mechanism …
Jesus commanded and commissioned His church to go into the world and make disciples, knowing that discipleship is the God-created route for human beings to become whole […]
21
Jul
2011
Do you need a mood ring?
Arby’s used to have television ads promoting what it called “good mood food.” That’s a smart message to connect with. After all, who doesn’t want to be […]
30
Nov
2010
The five second rule …
You’re starving (not literally, of course, just the American version which means you’re simply hungry). You’re in the kitchen making a sandwich. You can hardly contain yourself […]
04
Mar
2010
In a panic …
My sister’s dog needs a good canine therapist. Really, her Basset Hound will, at times, literally “freak out.” I observed this behavior the last time we had […]
11
May
2009
Stress reduction focus areas …
Dealing with the stresses of life can be challenging. Life is loaded with stressors and pressures, sometimes so much so we need to give heightened attention to […]
11
May
2009
10 patterns of distorted thinking …
Our thought life gets us into more trouble than most things do! One of the reasons is that many people develop patterns of irrational thinking, called “cognitive […]
11
May
2009
Your mental filing system …
In our mind, we have a “mental file” for everyone and everything in our life. We cannot get out of our “mental file cabinet” anything that isn’t […]
27
Apr
2009
Ugly anger …
To say my father was abusive is almost to be kind. He never physically abused me, but I don’t remember a day in my childhood that I […]