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Coping with Grief During the Holidays
By Rita Rippentrop, MDiv Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Getting through the holidays while grieving can be a big challenge. It’s common to get flooded with memories at holidays, and many worry about being a “downer” or crying at holiday gatherings, where there are expectations of good cheer. Some cope by planning to “gut it out,” putting on a brave face and acting as if everything is the same as it [...]
Crisis in Suburbia: The Drug Epidemic
By Alex Goreham, LCSW, CRADC, EMDR There is so much stigma surrounding drug use and drug addiction. It was often viewed as an inner-city problem faced by low-income families and young adults. In my experience, this stigma is intensified within the Evangelical Christian arena. “How can you be a Christian and do drugs?” is a question I have heard asked too many times to count. Another common stigma is that there [...]
Single for the Holidays
There’s a chill in the air. The presents are wrapped, you’re wearing your favorite Christmas sweater, and you’re listening to carols on the drive to your family party. You open the door, take off your coat, and like clockwork, here come the questions...“When are you gonna get married?” “What happened to what’s-their-name?” “So you’re just gonna be single for life then?”Such is life when you’re single for the holidays. Repeated conversations [...]
The Lifestyle Vision to Healthy Sleep Habits
By Deepak Santhiraj, Licensed Clinical Social Worker As day-light savings inevitably descends for the fall season, we give consideration to the necessity of understanding sleep science. According to scientific evidence, those who are sleep-deprived have poorer memory, impaired thinking skills, and react more slowly during conversations. Sleep restores the body and mind and creates optimal functioning during the waking state. High blood pressure, obesity, stress, and anxiety with poorer mental [...]
Facing Fears and Controlling Anxiety
By David Tobey, MA Licensed Professional Counselor What’s in your closet? Were you afraid of the dark when you were a child? I was. I remember the terror that accompanied my parents saying good night followed by the click of the light switch. My world was plunged into pure blackness, softened only by the lazy yellow light of a night light; my feeble defense against the creatures I was certain lurked [...]
The Best Christmas Gifts for All 5 Love Languages
Gary Chapman introduced the 5 Love Languages to the world in 1995. Since then, it’s become widely known that every human on earth has a primary love language. If you don’t know yours, a Google search or two will help you learn it. But just as important as knowing your primary love language is knowing your partner’s. The love of your life’s love language is either Acts of Service, Gifts, Physical [...]