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During the MeToo movement, several celebrities disclosed their personal battles with codependency. However, codependency is not just a celebrity problem. It can characterize many relationships. While not a mental health disorder, codependency is dysfunctional and unhealthy — something we need to eliminate in our relationships. Healthy relationships are built on interdependency, a mutual responsibility to…

Yet, another tragic school shooting has occurred. This is the 130th mass shooting this year! Nashville marks the 39th incident of gunfire at a school, with now 17 deaths and 30 injuries in 2023. In 2022, we saw 57 deaths from 177 shooting events. In fact, firearm injuries are the leading cause of death among…

Clutter, that stuff strewn everywhere that can make us anxious and stressed. It clogs up our lives and can lead to relationship fights and even unsafe conditions in our homes. Additionally, clutter can affect our focus and trigger avoidance as a coping mechanism because we feel overwhelmed. With all the problems clutter creates, why do…

You see it all the time in sitcoms. The “I don’t have a clue” husband whose wife is constantly telling him what to do, or reminding him what he is not doing. While we may laugh at this comedy routine, there is nothing funny about it in real couple relationships. It’s called nagging. And it…

Can we agree? We have come through a season of fear. Fear of an unknown pandemic and all that it entailed. Uncertainty, death, disease led to fear for so many people causing anxious minds and hearts. Hopefully, that fear has quieted down, but in truth, there are many reasons to be fearful. What is your…

March Madness is a term we use for this time of year when college basketball begins its play off tournament. At the end of the “madness” a winner emerges. But the tournament itself can raise intense emotions both on and off the basketball court. And uncontrolled anger ends with no winners. Every year, we see…

Our familiarity with the quote, “Beware the Ides of March,” comes from the Shakespeare play, Julius Caesar. In the play, the soothsayer warns Caesar of his assassination that will take place on the Ides of March (March 15). True to the warning, Caesar’s is stabbed by his friend Brutus who has joined the conspiracy against…

When I do resiliency training, we do a short exercise. I put two chairs in the front of the room. Each chair represents a different outlook. One is a positive outlook, the other is negative. Then I give a series of challenges and ask the person seated in a chair to respond to those challenges…

Recently, I saw a headline in The Chronicle of Higher Education that said, “Everyone is talking about belonging: What does it really mean?” Good question, what does it mean and how do you achieve it? Curious, I read on. I learned a few things: 1) Belonging is such a key focus right now on college…

As we embrace this Lenten season,  we realize that as Christians, we are not exempt from the natural causes of a fallen world or the progression of a poor environment or bad habits. Pain and suffering are consequences of the Fall. Our world is full of disease, illness, violence, abuse, and all sorts of pain.…
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