• Social Media and Body Image: When Filters Distort Reality

    Chances are that you’ve done this or are doing it right now: scrolling. You’re just checking your feed, right? No big deal. But before long, you begin to feel it. That little ache in your chest, or the pit of your stomach, and the faint whisper in your ear that says that you’re not as attractive or accomplished as those images on the tiny screen. You’re certainly not thin enough after that hearty breakfast. You’re obviously not strong enough because you [...]

  • Getting Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 

    Our bodies are designed and function in an amazing way. They help us to adapt to a wide range of situations and experiences, and we can operate even under hostile conditions. This means that we are quite resilient and can cope with enormous pressures. However, being resilient is not the same thing as being invincible. Our bodies and minds do take strain and can be overwhelmed in their ability to cope well. Many life circumstances can affect a person’s well-being, [...]

  • Building a Daily Routine to Help Neurodivergent People Manage Chronic Fatigue

    Chronic fatigue is something many neurodivergent people have become accustomed to in their day-to-day lives. They not only feel tired after a long day, but most say they usually have a constant tiredness that just doesn’t go away. The causes of this fatigue are simple things the rest of us take for granted, like bright lights, loud noises, or trying to keep up with conversations, which may make them feel overstimulated and drained. Socializing, even for a short time, [...]

  • How to Improve Communication in a Relationship: Using “I” Statements

    God created us to be social creatures. Having other people in our lives is meant to help us grow and develop into the people God has created us to be. Because being social is at the core of our Christian belief, it is important to learn how to properly nourish and maintain the relationships in our lives. While you may have some very positive relationships in your life, most people have some complicated relationships or relationships that could be improved [...]

  • What Is Trauma Caused By? Physiological Sources Explained

    Is trauma just a trendy word to describe human experiences today? Many people use the word “trauma,” but what is trauma, and how do you know if you have unhealed trauma in your life? The National Survey of Children’s Health found that almost 50% of children in the US have had at least one significant traumatic experience (Perry & Winfrey, 2021) According to the World Health Organization (2024), around 70% of people globally will experience a potentially traumatic event throughout [...]

  • How to Tell If You’re Engaging in Emotional Eating

    How do you know if you’re doing too much of a thing? One possibility is in what the apostle wrote: “‘I have the right to do anything,’ you say – but not everything is beneficial. ‘I have the right to do anything’ – but I will not be mastered by anything.” (1 Corinthians 6:12-13, NIV). Not everything we can do is beneficial to us, and even when we have the right to do something, when that thing becomes our master [...]

  • Why Unconventional Trauma Responses Are Not Silly 

    Trauma responses that are a little outside of the “norm” often get made fun of or dismissed. What might feel silly to someone else might be your body remembering how it had to survive in a tense or dangerous situation. People might brush off your unusual actions with a roll of their eyes or even a chuckle, but those quirky little things you do might be more than just unique personality traits. They might be signs that you have unresolved [...]

  • Mindfulness Exercises: How to Help Your Child Be Biblically Mindful

    Our minds tend to wander and be full of thoughts that aren’t necessarily related to what is happening at the moment. Mindfulness is the practice of quieting your mind by gently bringing your awareness back to the present and using your senses to turn your attention away from stressful, anxious, negative thoughts to what is real right now, accepting it without judging it as being good or bad. Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from [...]

  • Signs and Symptoms of Depression You Shouldn’t Ignore

    There’s a saying that familiarity breeds contempt. When you think you know something well, it can give you the confidence to not pay as close attention as you would under normal circumstances. Experience nurtures skill, but if you’re not careful, it can also nurture complacency. When it comes to a mental health challenge like depression, our familiarity with it can become a hindrance and not a help. Depression is most often considered to be a deep and unrelenting sadness. While [...]

  • Some Pointers For How to Fix a Toxic Relationship

    Not all relationships are made equal. Of course, there are different types of relationships, such as platonic relationships of various sorts between friends, colleagues, neighbors, parents, and their children and siblings. There are also romantic relationships, which differ in terms of the level of commitment between the two people, such as couples that just started dating, and spouses who’ve been together for a few decades. Apart from this basic difference between romantic and platonic relationships, there is another fundamental [...]

  • 5 Reasons Not to Fear Death

    Death is a part of life. Yet, some people become so obsessed with death that they forget to live their lives. People become obsessed with how they’re going to die, how painful it’s going to be, etc. Death appears to be final, and people recognize that because death is brutal and causes people such pain and sorrow, they can’t help but fear it. 5 Reasons Not to Fear Death But for the Christian, there’s no reason to fear death. [...]

  • Raising Kids: Parenting Tips for When You Feel Overwhelmed

    When you encounter verses such as Psalm 127:3, you might feel a mixture of emotions. The verse reads, “Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him” (Psalm 127:3, NIV). One thing a parent might feel is a deep sense of responsibility for their children, perhaps accompanied by gratitude to the Lord for the gift of a child. These emotions can be empowering, but they can also make parents feel overwhelmed due to their gravity. If [...]