by Andrea Gerhard | May 2, 2016 | Blog
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...
by Andrea Gerhard | Apr 25, 2016 | Blog
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 —...
by Andrea Gerhard | Apr 18, 2016 | Blog
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...
by Andrea Gerhard | Apr 11, 2016 | Blog
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...
by Andrea Gerhard | Feb 29, 2016 | Blog
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...