Play therapy, while often used to help children explore their feelings, can also be highly beneficial for adults dealing with chronic worry. Engaging in playful activities can help adults manage stress, express their emotions, and figure out how to stop worrying. Play therapy is a clinical term used in [...]
When you scroll through your newsfeed on social media, listen to the radio for the top stories, and pick up on what’s trending in the public discourse, does your heart feel settled? For many of us, the world feels unsafe and we feel uncertain of the future. If someone [...]
Amidst the pitch of a noisy world, we also experience a hum of Heaven-to-heart communication. Our hearts talk frequently, but sometimes we don’t hear above the whir of life’s hurried pace. We ignore or desensitize ourselves to the messages, oblivious. That is, until tragedy erupts, or transition ensues. Disruption [...]
A familiar adage asks, “Why put off tomorrow what you can do today?” If procrastination could be summed up in a few words, that phrase would capture it all. Many have been touched by the effects of procrastination. The stress of waiting until the last minute, the angst of [...]
Are the worries of all children alike? Like their physical bodies, anxiety manifests differently throughout the phases of childhood and adolescence. Younger children are more likely to be anxious about external things such as bugs, darkness, monsters under the bed, or something terrible happening to their parents. Teens, on [...]
If you have experienced anxiety and panic attacks before, you know how terrifying they can quickly become. The physical symptoms of rapid heart rate, shortness of breath, chest tightness, nausea, dizziness, and lightheadedness are enough to convince you that death is imminent. However, counselors are helping clients gain control [...]
What do job interviews, encountering a snake, meeting new people, taking exams, driving in an unfamiliar part of town, going on a first date, and getting a call from your doctor with test results all have in common? At first glance these things just seem like a random jumble [...]
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