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Can Dogs Detect PTSD Through Smell?
By
Linda Mintle
Most of us have heard of the term PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder). It is a mental health disorder tied to a specific trauma or stressor that results in chronic symptoms that usually require treatment. PTSD is common in people who experience combat, natural disasters, shootings, abuse and more. Due to the symptoms of PTSD, the…
Euthanasia: The New Cure for Mental Illness?
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Linda Mintle
By the time you read this, a life could be lost. And it didn’t have to be. Warning: This blog is extremely sad and disturbing. A 28-year-old woman in the Netherlands is choosing to be euthanized due to her mental illness. She sides with the proponents of the right-to-die movement who promote the belief that…
The Struggle with Healing Prayer
By
Linda Mintle
A friend of mine just lost her mother to a brain tumor. We prayed and knew God could heal, but she died and even suffered at the end of her life. Another friend just wrote a book about her life and family. Her husband was diagnose with cancer and died in his late 30s; her…
Drifting Aimlessly? You Need Purpose
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Linda Mintle
Cameron is like so many people in life, drifting aimlessly and wondering why he is here. He wakes up every day with a sense of dread and anxiety. He is not alone. Some would say, we have a crisis of purpose in our culture. Too many people feel the same way as Cameron. When the…
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