Excuses and Change

Excuses and Change

Why is change so difficult? There are lots of different types of change that scare people. Moving into a new house, changing schools, changing jobs, getting married, and numerous others. Other changes that may be more difficult are ones require daily effort on the...
Transformed In My Mental Health

Transformed In My Mental Health

For those of you who have been following along with our TRANSFORMED series, Pastor Doug’s sermon yesterday kicked off the week dedicated to mental health. Given my profession as a counselor, this topic is very interesting to me and I think it is to a lot of people —...
Physical Health and Mental Health: The Connection

Physical Health and Mental Health: The Connection

Given that this week of TRANSFORMED focuses on physical health, and next week we will be focusing on mental health, I thought a piece on the connection between physical and mental health would be a good topic to bridge the gap between these two areas. There is much...
The Church and Mental Health

The Church and Mental Health

This past Saturday, I went to a workshop put on by the LCMS called “The Church and Mental Health.” There were a number of speakers who talked about a variety of issues and I thought I would take a minute to go over some of what was discussed. Of the many...
Forgiveness: A Mental Health Perspective

Forgiveness: A Mental Health Perspective

I found this really great article on forgiveness from a mental health perspective. It comes at the issue not so much from a religious point of view and how forgiveness can impact your spiritual life, but what it can do for you and your mental health. It’s a...