My heart is heavy this morning; suicides continue to escalate across the country. Not only has our small community been touched in the past week, but another small town near and dear to my heart in Montana has experienced 5 suicides in the past 4 weeks. In order to prevent suicide loss, it is going to take all of us. This is not a job…
Maybe you’ve been there. No matter how hard you try, all you want to do is pull the covers over your head and stay in bed hoping to escape the pain. You don’t want to go anywhere. You don’t want to see anyone. You just want to be left alone.
In my first book, Tears to Joy, I shared parts of my story with readers but held back at times for fear of what others might think. In my newest book, Seeking Answers, Finding Peace: Loving and Losing Someone with Mental Illness, I bear my heart and soul. I ask you to extend grace as you read. This is my story; a true story of…
Shame. We’ve all felt it at some point, but did you know shame was one of the first emotions after the Fall? In Genesis 3, Adam and Eve disobeyed God and ate the fruit and that their eyes were opened. They knew that they were naked – they became self-conscious of their own weakness, their own vulnerability. What did they do? They hid in shame….
I’m often asked, “Why do you think there is such an increase in anxiety and depression among college students?” The answer is not a simple one, but there is one contributing factor that I believe has to do with our parenting. Culture has taught us to continually build up our children’s self-esteem, and tell them how wonderful they are. We are encouraged to protect them…
May is National Mental Health Month and we need to practice skills to improve/maintain our mental health now more than ever. Being in quarantine and social distancing has taken its toll on most of us; there are a few things we can do to help us to reduce negative effects during this stressful season. Create a safe place in your home where you can go…