A Christian counselor's take on healing mind, body and spirit.
For those of you who are new here, in my counseling practice, I use nutrition to support mental health. Many of my clients experience relief from symptoms of depression and anxiety just by adjusting the way they eat. God designed our bodies to work on a steady stream of whole foods. Sugar, hydrogenated oils, preservatives…
In the strange events of 2020, I have been convicted repeatedly of my tendency to complain when my circumstances are less than ideal. When I find my freedoms impinged upon, my attitude tanks. It is a struggle to stay focused on my Savior and the joy before me; it’s easier to complain that I can’t…
A new word has come in to common usage over the last few years, and I love it: “adulting.” It encompasses all of the work and emotion of being an adult and is generally accompanied by the description “is hard”. Adulting can be hard. Christian adulting can be even harder. In Romans 12, the Apostle…
2020 has been a truly unique year for most of us. Those in older generations may not feel the same shock that those in the 40 and under age groups do, because truly, there is nothing new under the sun. But for many of us, the global shut-downs because of a pandemic combined with the…
This weekend, my husband and I watched the documentary American Gospel: Christ Alone on Netflix. I'd been hearing about it from friends, but hadn't taken the time to watch it. I'm so glad I did! The movie is well done, full of excellent theology and doctrine, unabashedly correcting the false gospel that has been sweeping…
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Therefore, putting away lying, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, because we are members of one another.” Ephesians 4:25, CSB Have you ever seen that picture come across your social media that depicts a depressed person hiding behind a smile? You know the one; the person is holding up a picture of herself…
I was listening to one of my very favorite hymns the other day, “Be Thou My Vision.” As I listened to words of this beautiful, Irish prayer fill the room, I was brought to tears of relief and gratefulness to my God. The world can be a scary place. Our current circumstances are unsettling, and…
As a counselor, I talk with many people struggling with feelings of depression on a regular basis. Oftentimes, these people are Christians and their feelings of depression are amplified by an unnecessary guilt that Christians shouldn’t feel depressed. I believe one day, that will be true. When Jesus returns and we are with Him in…
Jesus answered, “The most important is Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is, Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other command greater than these.”…
As I sit here this first morning of the New Year, reflecting on 2019 and considering my hopes for 2020, one theme continues to surface: simplify. This is a concept God brings around in my life regularly; about every 2-4 years when my family gets new military orders and we pack up our home, say…
