Kindness can be described as the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. Compassionate, forgiving, merciful, empathetic, and understanding are other words I associate with kindness
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Many of us with kids have started the dreaded digital learning/homeschooling! How has that been going? I won't lie, I am feeling the stress of being in a pandemic, digital learning, and life in general.
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When we use the word “abuse” or “abuser”, we conjure up images of monster-like people, but all of us are, at times, tempted to get our way through emotional manipulation. I use the word tempted, because it is actually very tempting and easy to use emotionally abusive tactics to achieve our own agenda.
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According to the CDC, approximately 1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 men report experiencing some form of “intimate partner violence” each year (Smith et al., 2018). In the wake of the global Covid19 Pandemic, domestic violence police reports have increased in correlation with the isolation required for quarantines (Boserup, McKenney, & Elkbuli, 2020).
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Your child sees you worried about the pandemic; or they may be worried about going back to school. Kids are seeing loved ones get sick or die from Covid. Are these considered crises?
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“So where does it hurt?”, your doctor asks you. Although we all attempt to avoid pain, the pain response itself is valuable. Without it, we don’t know when we need to rest, go to the doctor, or heal a wound.
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Wellspring therapists have conducted telehealth sessions for a long time, but they were often reserved for the occasional visit a client could not attend in person. When the pandemic started however, that began to change.
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As we all anticipate re-entering community life, concerns about the coronavirus are creating anxiety for many people. Even those who don’t normally struggle with mental health stability are finding themselves unusually anxious.
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Because of COVID-19, many of us are spending more time with our significant others. In difficult times, our relationships will be tested, and it’s important to do everything possible to love and support each other as couples. In this article, we will be providing some tips on coping as a couple during COVID-19.
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Anxiety comes in all sizes. Sometimes it’s something like not getting to work on time, and sometimes it’s the anxiety of being laid off.
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You have likely seen this post come across your social media feeds, but we believe it is worth reading more than once. While we are all impacted by the same situation, we are not all in the same boat.
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Find the best location possible
Try to protect your privacy
Limit your distractions
Dress for the public
Reconnect, if the connection is lost
Mental health issues can also be disabilities, but they do not excuse someone from becoming all that they were designed by God to be. God gave each of us varying talents, and we will each be held accountable for our use of them.
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Eleven years is the average delay between the onset of mental illness symptoms for a person, and them getting help from a mental health professional.
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Tova and guest Omari Bernard discuss the importance of healthy physical habits.
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“Faith teaches that we are made for and formed by relationship. Science powerfully reveals this to be true. And the most foundational of all human relationships is the relationship between parent and child.” says Jeffrey Olrick, Ph.D.
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As is often quoted, "The secret of life is this: When you hear the sound of the cannons, walk toward them." - Marcel France
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A recent question sent to our Wellspring radio show asked, “Does having a mental disorder mean a person has little faith in God?” Sadly, this question reflects a stigma still present among Christians regarding mental illness.
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Is the journey of our lives a compilation of circumstances that happen to which we react, or circumstances which we bring about through proactive choices?
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