Author: Kay Bruner

Porn, Relationships

“My Boyfriend Looks at Porn” — A Guide For Navigating Healthy Relationships Through Addiction

"My boyfriend looks at porn, and I don't know what to do. Can you help me?"

Faith

Dear Church, I’m Just Here for the Tacos

Maybe, right now, church is just a place where I can show up and be present. No pressure, no expectations, no anxiety.

Healing

Go and Spiritualize No More

Frankly, I think the enemy of our souls is happy for us to just keep wading around here in the shallows, quoting Bible verses to each other, if that's what it takes to keep us from real healing.

Porn

4 Kinds of Porn Users and 2 Ways Spouses Shouldn’t React

The first theme is about pornography use: what are men doing? The second theme is about a spouse’s response: what are women (spouses and partners) doing?

Mental Health

Breaking the Faith Stigma Around Mental Illness

"Why can't the church understand that this is really an ILLNESS, and not a faith problem?"

Addiction, Mental Health

4 Reasons You Should Tell Your Kids About Your Mental Illness & Addictions

There was no hiding the reality of our family crisis from them, and we had to decide: what should we tell our children about our addiction and mental illness?

Relationships

Forgiveness is Free, but Trust is Earned

"Did you every feel cheated by forgiveness--like it didn't work the way you expected?"

Relationships

When Forgiveness Hurts

"If forgiveness is easy, there's not enough blood on the floor."

Relationships

7 Things Every Person Going to Therapy Needs to Hear

"God promises us that He will never leave us (Deuteronomy 3:16), that our names are written in the palms of his hands (Isaiah 49:16), that He loves us with an everlasting love (Jeremiah 31:3)."