Feel Insecure in Relationships? Healing the Roots of the Problem.
Last week we had a vigorous discussion (here and here, in particular) about the pseudo-scientific claims of the “cry-it-out” method of sleep training. Specifically, I challenged the junk science that...
View ArticleCOMING TUES on More2Life Radio–Out of Control
COMING TUES: Out of Control–Whether we’re reacting to the headlines or unpleasant personal news, life is filled with challenges that make us feel anxious, confused, and out-of-control. Today on M2L,...
View ArticleComing Fri 4/19 to More2Life Radio: Hanging on to Joy
COMING FRI on M2L–Hanging on to Joy. In light of the events of this week, we’re looking at the challenge of holding on to joy through difficult times. We’ll look at what joy is and what it takes to...
View ArticleComing Tues on More2Life Radio: Decisions…Decisions….
Today on More2Life Radio, we’ll look at why it’s so hard to make decisions. Sometimes it’s hard knowing what we want, much less what God wants. And it’s especially hard to know you’re doing the right...
View ArticleShame on You
Shame, guilt, embarrasment. Emotions that are as universally experienced as they are universally unwelcome. Elizabeth Duffy has a great post on shame on her blog. Personal, poignant, and...
View ArticleComing Wed on More2Life: Be Not Afraid.
Coming Wed on More2Life–Be Not Afraid: Scripture reminds us that Christians have no need to fear, and Pope John Paul II often reminded us of the bible’s exhortation to, “Be not afraid.” Despite all...
View ArticleBe Not Afraid: A Christian Response to Anxiety
In any given year about 20% of adults in the US experience one type or another of anxiety disorder so if you do have an anxiety disorder, you’re in good company. The good news is that up...
View ArticleWhat Can the Theology of the Body Teach Us about Managing Stress?
“I’m so busy!” “There isn’t enough time!” Seemingly universal laments. Life is filled with opportunities to be stressed and to become even more stressed all the time. In short bursts (of a few...
View Article“Am I Crazy?” The 9 Components of Mental Health and How You Get Them.
Believe it or not, a mental health professional can make it through his or her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs without having a single, significant discussion on what the term ”mental...
View ArticleThe Lies We Believe
We believe so many lies about ourselves. We believe we’re hopeless, that we can never change, that things will never change, that nothing we do matters, that we don’t deserve love or goodness or...
View ArticleEmotional Security: Do You Know What YOUR Emotions Are Trying to Tell You?
Most Christians have a pretty ambivalent relationship with our emotions. We just don’t know what to feel about our feelings. Sometimes, emotions can be the source of a great deal of joy,...
View ArticleCatholics and Mental Illness–What’s Your Experience? (An ongoing series)
A new post in our What’s Your Experience? Series, in which People-of-Faith share their experience of depression, anxiety, and other mental illness as they relate to their parish and their Catholic...
View ArticleCatholics and Mental Illness (An Ongoing Series): Michelle–A Woman with...
A new post in our “What’s Your Experience?” Series, in which People-of-Faith share their experience of depression, anxiety, and other mental illness as they relate to their parish and their Catholic...
View Article“What’s that? Post-Abortion Syndrome May Exist…? Nevermind.”
This month, many secular psychologists are having an Emily Litella moment. Prevailing professional “wisdom” on the link between abortion and subsequent psychological problems is that there is none....
View ArticleI’ll Be On Catholic Answers Tonight from 7-8pm Eastern
We’ll be discussing A Christian Response to Anxiety. I hope you’ll tune in and call in!
View ArticleKids’ Tummy Aches Predict Adult Anxiety/Depression.
Children who have frequent stomach aches are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression as adults, according to a new study. Researchers evaluated about 330 children with functional abdominal...
View ArticleResearch Validates Parent-Directed Treatments For Kids’ Anxiety
Parents often contact the Pastoral Solutions Institute’s Tele-Counseling Practice for help in addressing their children’s anxiety. Whether phobias, separation anxiety, school related social anxiety or...
View ArticleDouble-Blind Study Shows Lavender Oil Capsules As Effective as Lorazepam...
This is fascinating. In doing some research for a client with generalized anxiety disorder, I found this double-blind, placebo-control study on the effectiveness of lavender oil capsules (silexan) for...
View ArticleInconsistent Home Life/Common Family Problems May Increase Risk of Brain...
Because parents don’t have enough to worry about, two new studies point to the impact of a child’s home life on brain development. The first study looks at how common family problems like lack of...
View ArticleThe Gates of Hell Will Not Prevail Against You: Mental Health, Medication,...
One of the most liberating teachings of our Catholic faith is the idea that suffering–though undesirable and not part of God’s original plan–is an inescapable part of living in a fallen world. That...
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