Empowering Kids: Step 5
I don’t read anywhere where Jesus disciplined someone with a rod, inflicting pain as a means of correction or punishment. He refused to throw stones at the woman caught in
Tips for Navigating the Terrible Twos
Your little angel has turned two and you been warned about the “terrible twos”. Is it a myth or a reality? In an article by #JayL.Hoecker, M.D., entitled, I’ve heard
Empowering Kids: Step 3
One of your goals as a parent is to rear a child that has a strong sense of security, love, and attachment to its parents. During the first 36 months
Empowering Kids: Step 2
You’ve followed Step 1 from an earlier post and now your little eaglet is on the way. Things are going well in your marriage. In times of stress, you know
Empowering Kids: Step 1
Step 1. You’re dreaming about becoming a parent. You want to bring life into the world, leave a legacy, your namesake, or an heir. You’re dreaming of having smart, wonderful,
Why Do People Cut Themselves? How to cope with depression
#Cutting oneself is a form of #NonsuicidalSelf-Injury (#NSSI). It refers to the intentional destruction of one’s own body tissue without suicidal intent and for purposes not socially sanctioned. Other examples
Desperate Acts Can Save Your Life: Overcoming Depression
Some people who do desperate acts make choices that are reckless or dangerous because of a sense of despair, or urgency. Examples include taking actions that may lead to death,
Steps to a Strong Marriage: Avoiding Divorce and Finding Harmony
Marriage has been traditionally defined as a culturally recognized union between a male and a female that establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their
How You Can Prevent Chronic Diseases: Steps to Better Health
Depression is said to be one of the most common complications of chronic illnesses, according to an article entitled, Dealing With Chronic Illnesses and Depression, posted in webmd.com. Examples of chronic illnesses include
Overcoming Drug Addiction: What is the link between depression and addiction?
The overuse of prescribed opioid painkillers, for example, causes 115 deaths every day in the United States. Every year, addiction to alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, and prescription opioids costs the U.S. economy upwards of $740
How can I get rid of a financial curse? Help for Depression Step 29
Debt is something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another. If anyone one tells you that you can live and not owe
Why do you stay in prison when the door is wide open? Help for Depression Step 28
#Albert Einstein is widely credited with saying, “The definition of #insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.” Many individuals go through life and don’t learn
Understanding Grief: Coping with Loss and Depression
In upcoming posts, I will focus on what I call the deadly “Ds” that can lead to or cause depression. They are death, disease, divorce, debt, drug addiction, and desperation.
How To Deal With Mental Exhaustion: Help for Depression Step 26
Sleep is defined as a condition of body and mind such as that which typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the nervous system is relatively inactive, the
Warning Signs of Suicide: Help for Depression Step 25
Various combinations of pain, heartache, sickness, shame, guilt, weariness, poverty, the death of a loved one, hearing psychotic voices, impulsivity, and severe depression can get to us at times and
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