An Overview of: “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community” Loneliness and social isolation have been growing…
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“In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.” (Ephesians 4:26-27 NIV) One…
This was the title of a book that I purchased as part of a book list for a course in graduate school. It was a recommendation, but not required. My…
Unfortunately, many of us aren’t taught emotional identification, let alone the value in being able to name our feelings. The ability to name our emotions can be a powerful tool…
Maybe the mere appearance of the word Shame causes you to feel something. Perhaps you remember hearing someone speak about shame, and you walked away feeling confused, or worse, you…
Verse 35: But Peter declared, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all the other disciples said the same. Verse 56: But this has…
Ever struggle with feeling so emotionally overwhelmed you’re almost paralyzed by it? Or perhaps you’re on the other end of the spectrum and experience apathy, a complete lack of connection…
“We need to take the whole line back to formula.” ~Dr. Stromm Sometimes the seemingly inconvenient wisdom serves us best. In an age when mental health can be a buzz term…
I’ll never forget the words of my wise father at the grave site of someone that was very dear to us all. He said, “Thank you God, for the sorrow…
As a couple’s counselor, I hear the C-Word a lot as a complaint in my office: communication. Every couple who walks into a counseling office has better communication as a…
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