FOR YOU: Reflections on Holy Week
This is Holy Week, the most sacred week on the Christian calendar. Each day gives us an opportunity to reflect on the last days of Jesus’ earthly life. Holy Week gives us a powerful opportunity to reflect on what Jesus ‘sacrifice means for each of us, and for all of us. In the days prior to Holy Week, the Lord spoke candidly to His disciples about His impending death and the sufferingREAD MORE
GRACE is Not Karma
This is my final reflection on the Book of Acts. I felt led to read this New Testament book on the beginnings of the Christian church, given the current state of the “new beginnings” of the church of the 21st century. We are trying to emerge from a pandemic that has shaken and transformed the world in ways we never imagined. We are witnessing the invasion and destruction of the nation ofREAD MORE
WHEN I FEEEL SAD: A Psychiatrist Talks About the Care of Soul and Spirit During Sad Times
Disclaimer: This post focuses on the care of the spirit and soul when dealing with depressive disorders. For those of you on medications to treat mood, anxiety, and other psychiatric disorders, please consult your physician and follow his or her guidance regarding your medical treatment. As a psychiatrist, I know that medications are crucial to stabilizing the effects of many mental disorders. What I am sharing with you in this blog postREAD MORE
Ten Things to Do While Cocooning: Transformation and Self-Care in the Age of the Coronavirus
I am fascinated by butterflies! After my beautiful mom died, I believe she let me know she was in the arms of our Savior in the form of a beautiful red butterfly that met me at the same place on my daily walk for three days. The butterfly reveals a beautiful picture of transformation, resurrection, and new life. What we see in the natural realm also takes place in the spiritual realm.READ MORE
A Conversation About the Serenity Prayer For Difficult Times.
The Serenity Prayer is a powerful prayer for life. Its precepts inspire us to live our best lives now, in spite of the painful challenges life often brings our way. Even before any of us heard of the coronavirus, many of us were dealing with difficult life circumstances – painful marriages, children in turmoil, concerns on the job, lay-offs, health scares, our own mental health crises, and other struggles that often keptREAD MORE
TRAUMA, SOCIETY, AND FAMILY SECRETS
Precious little girl. Brilliant, gifted, and tormented. Tormented even when she wore a smile to conceal her pain. Precious, hurting little girl, hiding behind the mask of a superstar. Tormented by the family secrets she was forced to carry. Family secrets so horrific that, who would believe her anyway? She covered them up well – or did she? She went on to have a successful career, and she blessed many. Yet, sheREAD MORE