Anxiety and Depression and How to Help Yourself If you’ve ever been told to “just stop worrying” or to “choose joy,” you already know how unhelpful that advice is. Anxiety and depression are not character flaws. Nor are they signs that your faith is weak. They are not things you can simply decide your way […]
Where Did the Day Go? How to Stop Sleepwalking and Living on Autopilot
Living on Autopilot Have you ever driven somewhere familiar — your office, the grocery store, your church — and arrived with absolutely no memory of the trip? One minute you were pulling out of the driveway, and the next you were already parked. Your hands turned the wheel. Your foot hit the brake. You signaled, […]
Finding Your Calm: A Dysregulation Toolkit
Dysregulation Toolkit Life sometimes stacks itself into heavy weeks where the nervous system sprints from one alarm to the next. When that happens, most of us try to push through, only to find our focus fades and our bodies tighten. This conversation invites a slower, kinder approach: grounded awareness paired with small, repeatable actions that […]
When it Doesn’t Feel Right: How to Recognize Teen Dating Violence
Teen Dating Violence Most people don’t often think about teen dating violence. Heck they may never think about it at all! Teen dating is often framed as awkward, dramatic, or something you’re supposed to just “get through.” Crushes, breakups, and big feelings are considered part of growing up. And while some emotional intensity is normal […]
Why Healing Feels Worse Before it Feels Better (and Why That’s Not Failure)
One of the most confusing—and discouraging—parts of healing from trauma is this: You finally start doing the work, and instead of feeling better, you feel worse at first. You feel more emotional, more tired, more tender. Sometimes you also feel more angry, sad, or overwhelmed than before. That can feel super frustrating when what […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- …
- 27
- Next Page »