Discovering how to care for those with depression has been personally difficult, but extremely rewarding. The best thing you can do is be really candid with the people you love who are hurting, and give them a comfortable space to try and tell you what they might need from you.
To the Girl Who’s Settling For the Sake of Being Married
I chose to be with men who treated me like dirt rather than choosing to wait on God for the man who would love me like Christ loved the church.
What I Mean When I Say, ‘I Have Anxiety’
Learning how to overcome anxiety is the most difficult task anyone has ever asked me to complete. But these thoughts, the ones that are not truly mine, feel like poison to my soul. But on those days when I can mark a check in the win category, I feel like I can take on the world. I want every day to feel that way, and I won’t stop until every day does.
Columbine High School Dad’s Gun Control Speech Is Just What Our Country Needs Today
"I am here today to declare that Columbine was not just a tragedy -- it was a spiritual event that should be forcing us to look at where the real blame lies!"
Saved by a ‘Miracle’: American Airline Ticketing Agent Saves 2 Teens From Human Trafficking
Modern-day slavery is often hidden in plain sight, and it’s happening all around us.
Do You Qualify for an Emotional Support Animal? All of Your Questions Answered.
So how does one know whether or not their PEACOCK can actually be an emotional support animal?
Psychotic Depression: 6 Ways to Offer Support for the Family
When a family has someone with psychotic depression, they can be confused and overwhelmed. They need help from their extended family, friends, and church. Here are six ways you can offer support to a family.
BREAKING: Study Finds U.S. Suicides Increased 10 Percent Following Robin Williams’ Death
Experts call it the “celebrity-suicide effect,” in which copycat suicides piggyback that of someone famous.
8 Ways to Quiet Your Anxious Mind
An anxious mind is not easily quieted, but there are a few things you can do to proactively stand your ground whenever anxiety attacks.
Reese Witherspoon Reveals How Leaving an Abusive Relationship Transformed Her Life
“I didn't have self-esteem. I'm a different person now and it's part of the reason I can stand up and say, 'Yes, I'm ambitious' — because someone tried to take that from me before."
Your Laziness Is Offending God: What the Bible Says About Discipline & Rest
It dawned on me that laziness in any form is spiritual laziness. We don’t decide to be lazy out of nowhere. We consciously decide to set aside our responsibilities and gifts to indulge our flesh.
50 Things Never to Say to Someone Who Self Harms, Has an Eating Disorder or Struggles with Depression
If you want to know what to say to someone who self harms, has an eating disorder, or who is struggling with depression, please please please don't use these lines.
For When You’re Actually NOT Okay: 16 Truths When You Feel Like Giving Up
When you feel like giving up, take time to reflect on this self-care printable. Some seasons are really hard, and it's okay to not always be okay.
4 Lifestyle Changes That Will Boost Your Mental Health
What’s often missing from the conversation of mental health is any talk of lifestyle changes.
The Silent Drug—How One Couple Overcame a Husband’s Addiction After a Decade of Pain
Alcoholism knows no boundaries. It doesn’t show favorites. It doesn’t care if you live in a 1 bedroom apartment or a half-a-million dollar home at the end of a cul-de-sac. It doesn’t care if you are working for minimum wage only to spend your entire paycheck on vodka or making six figures with a stocked wet bar in the basement. It will grab anyone within its reach with one specific purpose.
Former “Glee” Star Mark Salling Dies of Apparent Suicide at 35
He was facing four to seven years in prison for possession of child pornography.
Grammy Awards Logic Delivers Powerful Performance With Moving Suicide Prevention Message
Joining them on stage were suicide attempt survivors and others who have lost loved ones to suicide.
The Two Most Comforting Words In the Bible
And no single gunman, no hand of a terrorist, no disease or cancer, no tragic accident, nor even the final days of our old age can ever separate us from the love and sheer grace of God. Read these two comforting words in the Bible.