by MS Christian Living | Aug 30, 2024 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Christina Dent When Dr. Bruce Alexander arrived at an addiction clinic on his first day of work as a psychology student in the 1970s, he was nervous because he had grown up hearing that people addicted to drugs are bad people. But he quickly saw that the people he...
by MS Christian Living | Apr 1, 2024 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Kim Thomas, LMSW Sexual grooming is defined as someone (offender) building trust with a child and their family for the purpose of manipulating the child into being abused. The approach is usually subtle and goes unnoticed due to this individual being a “caring...
by MS Christian Living | Dec 2, 2023 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Brianna Rodgers, LMFT, ASAT, EMDR, CTT As we approach the holiday season, here are some ways you and your family can prepare to stay on the path to recovery. Potential triggers Family gatherings: Family conflict is more likely to arise, and buttons are pushed....
by MS Christian Living | Aug 31, 2023 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Dr. Siyuan Chen Kennedy She’s 35. She is a wife, a mom, and PTO president. Her life looks incredible to everyone, but when things are quiet, her mind races. She isn’t sure she wants to live. What she is sure of is this: “No one feels the way I do. No one...
by MS Christian Living | May 4, 2023 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
Submitted by BOB PREHN, PHD, and SONYA SUMMERLIN, LFMT This Mental Health Awareness Month, experts from St. Dominic’s Behavioral Health Services offer some practical steps to help you keep your mental wellbeing top of mind. Our modern...
by MS Christian Living | Nov 1, 2022 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By JENNIFER DRYDEN, LPC, LMFT Anxiety has become a childhood epidemic in our country. Even before the pandemic, anxiety was becoming more common among children and adolescents, increasing 27 percent from 2016 to 2019. According to researchers from...
