Advent Week 1: Accepting the Task Before Us
Read Luke 1:26-56 “Nothing is impossible for God. Then Mary said, ‘I am the Lord’s servant. Let it be with me just as you have said.’ Then the angel left her.” Luke 1:37-38 While most of us haven’t had an angel show up physically to announce what grand plan God has for our
Loneliness
by Corinne Gnepf, LCMHC, NCC We all know that feeling, the sudden experience of loneliness. One conversation, one glance at an interaction between people, one photo, or a memory of a relational loss can be enough to pull us into loneliness. Loneliness can be a shorter and fleeting experience or a mu
Creative Exercises That Engage the Mind & Body
by Lisa Green, LPC-MHSP, Executive Director Do you consider yourself creative? Artistic? I’ve come around to the idea that all people have the capacity to be creative if willing to engage in the process, but it can look vastly different across the spectrum. Artistry is a talent and skill than can
Social Anxiety in Teens
by Amber Goodloe, LPC For many, September means the start of a new school year, and I’ve been reflecting on what might be a helpful topic in supporting parents of teens during this next school year. I have spent the last 18 years working with adolescents around the world, and a common but gr
The Imperfection of Perfectionism
by Lisa Green, LPC – MHSP, Executive Director Perfect. It’s a word I and others tend to use a lot, and often in way that doesn’t mean… well, perfect. We use it interchangeably with words like “good” or “great,” or even “good enough.” While language is flexible enough to allow
LENT 2023: PART 3 RESONATE
“Perhaps, the most courageous thing we can do as a people is to behold.”– Mako Fujimura Here in Türkiye, Lent began as our country was suddenly swept up in a massive disaster relief effort following devastating earthquakes. Grief, trauma, humanitarian / disaster relief aid, crisis debrief
Lent 2023: Part 2 Re-imagine
“So, here you are.Too foreign for home, too foreign for here.Never enough for both.”– Ijeoma Umebinyuo Life as an expat stretches our imaginations and experiences about people, the world, and God in refreshing ways. But if we’re honest, sometimes it also comes with a cost. For all
Lent 2023: Restart
Welcome to Lent 2023. As we follow the liturgical calendar, we invite you to join us for a three-part series with some simple mental health practices to help prepare our hearts for Easter. May this foster greater self-compassion, insight, and health in your life and ministry, wherever you find yours
Self-Compassion: Helpful for a Christian?
Steve Scruggs, Psy.D. I became a believer as a teen and was very taken by the gospel. I learned that my sins were forgiven, my fracture with God healed, and my standing as God’s child secure because of Christ’s work on the cross. However, I soon learned that many of my new friends who grew [&hel
Advent Week 4: Stillness
How has your spirit been this Advent season? Have you given yourself space to ponder the COMING HOPE, the celebration of a birth that would change the world? So much of life can feel like rushing from one thing to the next. So this week, in the midst of holiday preparations, traveling, or rush