Understanding Anxiety

How Anxiety Disorders Can Affect A Life We all have had times—even entire seasons of life—that we would characterize as stressful. We know that when our minds feel anxiety or fear, our bodies respond. This is scientifically proven; under stress, your brain...

Young Men & Stress

Young men seem to be under significant amounts of stress and the factors that contribute to this may be more harmful than we recognize. In Western culture young men are expected to achieve many milestones to reach so called...

College, The New Peer Pressure?

Stress, panic attacks, sleepless nights, break downs- these are just a few of the things coming in the door with the high school students I see in my practice. I’ve noticed a trend in the majority of the teenagers I see in therapy that they are all getting...

Slowing Down for Lent

Almost 3 years ago exactly, I wrote this blog about slowing down for the 40 days Lent. As we approach the Lenten season this week, I find myself in need of the same reminder to slow down and cultivate a Sabbath way of life. I suspect slowing down is one of those...