There are few things more attractive to a four-year-old than a mud puddle. So mysterious and alluring. It seems no amount of adult discouragement can keep a preschooler away. You give them enough freedom, and they will be stomping and splashing with total abandon — with not a care given to the effort it will…
The battle between head and heart is a common one. This is especially true when trying to make an important decision. The logical part of our existence wars against the emotive, so much so that we tend to minimize our feelings in favor of our intellect, the result is we invalidate the importance of our…
Grief is a universal, God-given response to a significant loss. Grief is a process through which one journeys, not something one simply “gets over.” It is not unusual for the journey of grief to last up to eighteen months, sometimes longer. While everyone’s journey is different, unresolved guilt is often the one aspect that hinders…
The office receptionist knocked on my door saying, “We’ve a prospective client on the phone saying they need to make an appointment with a psychologist. We don’t have a psychologist on our staff, do we?” “No,” I said, “not in the official sense. But lots of people use the term as a generalization for any…
Self-harming behavior is not a new phenomenon. False prophets in Elijah’s day cut themselves until the blood flowed as they tried to appease the Baal god. (See 1 Kings 18:28) However, self-harming behavior among children and teens has been on the rise for the past decade or so. Self-harming behavior (also known as self-injurious, self-mutilation,…