When You Can’t Find Your Space
In her book Chosen for Christ*, Heather Holleman describes having dinner with a tight-knit family: At this table, besides me, were grandparents, two teen brothers, a father and mother, and […]
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Pursuing a Self-Disciplined Life for the New Year
Some time ago (before COVID), I was enjoying some soup at Olive Garden with some friends, and the waiter briskly walked up and daringly put that nice hot basket of […]
Tips for Coping with the Holidays
The holidays bring excitement and joy for many people. Celebrating the birth of our Lord gives us joy and peace and we look forward to new year ahead with hope. […]
How to Weather Soul Drought
In northern India, the gap between winter snowmelt and springtime glacier melt makes agriculture almost impossible. The paradox? There’s not a shortage of water, but the water isn’t available at […]
How to Keep Depression From Negatively Impacting Your Family
It’s the season of thanksgiving and glad tidings! Well … not necessarily. For those struggling with depression, we may know these are important months, but we don’t feel delight. Instead, […]
Gratitude: The Antidote To Fear
Fear gripped the entire world in March when countries began to shut down to stay safe from Covid 19, a new and highly contagious virus. Sheltering in place (nice words […]
Coping Strategies for Chronic Rare Diseases
By Revis Ann Massey, Psy.D. and Ms. Amanda P. According to the NIH (National Institute of Health), in the United States, a rare disease is defined as a condition that […]
Resignation or Relinquishment
Despite all you’ve tried, all the hours on your knees, circumstances haven’t changed. You’re discouraged. Anxious. Restless. Distrustful. And the question facing you, if you stand any chance of making […]
How to Make Peace With Uncertainty
If we didn’t think life was uncertain before our national coronavirus shutdown, we do now. Before, we might have wondered if we’d like a new restaurant or whether we should […]
Embracing Powerlessness
When we think of powerlessness, most people think of the Twelve Step Program, which is an amazing healing program of recovery. However, what I want to address today is the […]