The Developing Brain: Understanding Cognitive and Emotional Growth Across the Lifespan The Prenatal Prelude: God’s Handiwork in Motion When the psalmist wrote, “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb” (Psalm 139:13, NIV), he spoke a...
Diagnosing and Treating Moral Injury in Christian Counseling Introduction Over the past decade, moral injury (MI) has increasingly emerged as a critical construct bridging psychology, theology, and pastoral care. Initially defined in military contexts, MI refers to...
Change Your Brain, Change Your Pain: Understanding the Intersection Between Physical and Emotional Pain… and How to Heal Both The Hidden Intersection of Emotional and Physical Pain I met Sam just hours after he had tried to take his own life. Once a decorated police...
The Willpower Trap Using Brain Plasticity to Change Thoughts and Behaviors At the residential rehabilitation facility where I formerly worked, we discovered a brain riddle. About 10-15% of those with an addiction would have a serious craving every 14 days, and only...
