Managing Stress
Coping with Stress Stress is one of our society’s greatest dilemmas. We feel it every day…pressure, strain, tension, sometimes burn-out. What is it that causes stress? What makes it so prominent today? How can we…
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Overwhelmed by Anxiety?
Question: I am having problems with feeling anxious. What are some of the causes of anxiety and when should I get help? Answer: Anxiety is one of this century’s most common problems. We live in…
Facing Fear with Courage
Dealing with the Covid 19 Virus Crisis and Fear We live in a world filled with change and crisis. Today in the news: “More than 126,000 people globally have now been confirmed to have contracted…
Assert Yourself!
Assert Yourself! The Problem with non-assertiveness What is Assertiveness? The importance of using paraphrasing skills Assertive skills A-S-E-R-T Model If you’re like most people you tend to be fairly indirect about expressing your feelings and…
Overcoming Common Relationship Issues
Strategies for Managing Anger in Relationships As we look at relationships today we have to ask: what has gone wrong? From crises to child abuse to divorce, we watch as rage, betrayal, seduction and selfishness…
God has a Plan for Your Life!
God’s Plan for Success! Living for Eternity: God’s plan for Our Success I was 4 when I heard my friends calling for me from the backyard. I ran out to the back porch climbed over…
How to Handle Teen Drug Abuse
Step-son Needs Tough Love Question: Dear Lynette: I’ve never done this before, so I feel a bit inadequate but desperate in a sense so I will pursue. I’ve been married to my husband for almost…
Children and Divorce
How Children Handle Divorce Question: I’m 14. My parents are getting divorced, and I don’t know what to do. The whole thing happened the day before yesterday and now there is a chance that they…
Father Forgive Them
The Hardest Prayers Ever Prayed Have you ever felt like you wanted to give up on a certain situation or person? Or that forgiving someone was too hard? Or that life was just too difficult,…
Understanding Grief
The Stages and Symptoms of Grief Once a person faces the reality of a loss in his/her life he/she must experience grief. Because grief is a process, someone said, “The only way out of grief…