Like most people these days, anxiety and depression impacts my family. As a content creator, I try to offer tangible tools of support. So, with help from a licensed therapist and a pastoral counselor, I developed a document containing these daily strategies to help us focus on truth. I’m including all of the text here, […]
Talking Back to the Anxiety Bully
It had been a particularly challenging week. I’d flown across the country to support a loved one and found myself dangling over a gulf of anxiety. The morning of my return finally brought me to my knees, crying out to God for what felt like an ever-elusive peace. I knew he was telling me to […]
An Anxiety Bomb of Lies and a Sacrifice of Praise
Her comment came when I wasn’t expecting it. The criticism was dropping into the conversation as if it belonged there, like a burglar demanding a seat at the family dinner table. The actual comment didn’t immediately throw me off. What I didn’t realize, however, was that I allowed it to crack open a door that […]
The Battle Cry of Tharseo (from Gospel-Centered Discipleship)
At the end of 2020, I decided I wanted to spend more time engaging in activities that encourage me and give me hope. One of those activities is writing.* So, I spent the better part of 2021 in a writer’s mentorship program, growing my connections with other writers and flexing my writing muscles (a lot). […]