Getting Beyond Fightingto the End: Tips for Facing a Life-Threatening Issue
The news of John McCain’s cancer has shocked and dismayed America. This sad news also offers us an opportunity to talk about a very difficult subject: How we react to life-threatening illness. In addition to the outpouring of support he has received, you may...
Getting Real about Pornography : How To Get Past Emotion and Reach Understanding
Pornography is a difficult problem in counseling due to many cultural and religious biases and contradictions which have created negative and unrealistic attitudes about sex. Understanding that being titillated by explicit sexual material is normal and not perverted can help remove some of the emotional barriers which block rationally decoding the symptom and uncovering underlying cause of the problem.
Don’t Let this happen to you: Tips for Preventing the Romantic Doldrums
Research reveals that many couples are not having sex because they are too busy working. The stress of work and the worry about finances has become so distracting that people have fallen into some bad habits known as the Romantic Doldrums. For example, if...
Tips for reducing stress caused by disturbing stories in the media
Many folks have been shaken by the news of the horrible shooting of Congressperson, Steve Scalise, in Alexandria Virginia. And even though most people weren’t directly affected, the non-stop coverage from the media has increased the impact of the event and made...
Understanding the Parallels between Biblical and Psychological Wisdom
Some time ago (12/4/2016)), I addressed misconceptions folks had about Pastoral Counseling. Today I’d like to give three examples of how Pastoral Counseling uses similarities between Biblical wisdom and modern psychology to help their clients. Old stories from...
Tips for Surviving the Emotinal Complexity of Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is that time of year when we honor and express our gratitude to our moms. It is a time to remember all of the sacrifice and love that was shown to us and to show how much we appreciate it. Cards and flowers, family dinners and trips to nice...
Redefining Mental Health: The Struggle to be Reasonable
Since May is Mental Health Awareness month, I have to ask : How mindful are you about mental health? or, What does it mean to be mentally healthy? While understanding has grown and attitudes have improved over the years, there are still some misconceptions which...
Easter and the Therapeutic Process: Parallels between Faith and Psychology
Whether you are Christian or not, Easter is the time for hope. Whether one is Christian or not, Easter and spring’s arrival is a time of rebirth. Nature reawakens from its winter slumber and beautiful flowers adorn the once barren trees. The living floral displays,...
