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Our Youth Are Struggling With Mental Health

Our Youth Are Struggling With Mental Health

Why it is not a phase and what we can do about it It is undisputed that today’s young adults, teens and children are in the midst of a national mental health crisis. Post-COVID, there is evidence that all generations are suffering from stress and poor mental health as...

The Importance of Premarital Counseling

The Importance of Premarital Counseling

In all that you and your partner do to prepare for your wedding, make sure you also prepare for your life to come—the marriage you will build together. In my work with couples, I see many surprises that could have been avoided had they been discussed prior to getting...

Meaning and Transformation in Betrayal Trauma

Meaning and Transformation in Betrayal Trauma

When in pain, pain takes over. It is all we can focus on—the pain, its sources and the resulting brokenness. Without perspective, it is all we can see and all we can feel. Betrayal and rejection are this way. Shootings, rape, inequities, organized hate crimes,...

When Darkness Settles In

When Darkness Settles In

Darkness is so often thought of in negative terms, but there are different ways to think about the dark and the times when darkness settles in. It is a time of transition, a special time. An opportunity to find something new. A time where we can open ourselves to new...

Survival of the Kindest

Survival of the Kindest

Most people understand Darwin’s evolutionary theories as promoting a concept of “survival of the fittest.” The strongest will survive. Competition will leave the weak behind. It seems that Darwin himself argued against this concept’s misapplication to humans and human...

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