When the Quiver is Empty: The Silent Struggle of Infertility
Eric Scalise, Ph.D. Young, in love, full of life with dreams to match, newly married, and me being Italian—as a couple that meant children, lots of them—six or seven would be a nice start. Our trust in God was important to our relationship and in all we did. We...
Sweet Defeat: Food Addiction in a Sugar-obsessed World
Rhona Epstein, Psy.D. “You can’t help someone who won’t help themselves.” Ancient Proverb While the above statement can be applied to many situations, it is a bit misleading to apply it to situations of addiction. When a person is addicted to something,...
We Deserve Nothing, Yet God Gives Everything
Bethany Casson, M.A. It seems as though there is a pervasive belief that so many of us hold that “I am not worth it and I’m undeserving.” The question “what makes me or my life matter?” is one of the most important questions a person can consider. There are...
A Message to Teens About Peer Pressure
Gregory Jantz, Ph.D. Peer means someone like you, someone on the same level as you. Peers are those around your same age, the kids you go to school with. How nice are the kids you go to school with? I imagine some of them are pretty nice, but I also know some...
12-Step Guide for Churches Responding to Sexual Violence
Dearest Brother or Sister, We are all too familiar with the pain and violence we are surrounded by every day in this deeply broken world. Amidst the pain, one of God’s greatest blessings seems to be the people He places in our lives to walk with us in moments...
#MeToo: An Interview with Kristin Canan – Part 3
Kristin Canan, LMSW, interviewed by Michaela Williams Michaela: I know you do a lot of crisis intervention work, so within your experiences in that do you see many people coming to you after experiencing sexual abuse? How do you handle experiencing this day...