Mental health tends to be one of the most intangible topics for people to consider and yet our life, our work, our relationships, etc, are all projected from how well we're doing mentally. In the rush of busy days, many of us fall into the flow of our thought patterns without taking the time to step ...
10 Daily SkinCare Products That I’m Loving Right Now And How They Work
For me, skincare is my self-care ritual to pause and reconnect with myself and tune back into my body before the day starts and after long, busy days. But it's also very sentimental for me as a tradition my grandmother passed on to me that I grew up watching her do as a girl and doing with her. ...
Things to do in Santa Barbara from our Date Day: Food Tour & Coastal Sailing
Guys we did a thing. We decided to have a little fun and bring you along our date day in Santa Barbara in my latest vlog! For about three years now Jason and I have made date day a priority every Friday and it’s something we always look forward to after a week of hard work. Both of us tend ...
Video: Thoughts on Taking Medication for Your Mental Health?
One of the questions I get asked the most is if faith and medication contradict when it comes to mental health issues and diagnoses. So today I'm taking the time to provide more perspective on some of the biological factors involved, how medication is touched on in scripture, and some lifestyle ...
30 Day Journal Prompt for Regrounding and Self-Reflection During Self-Quarantine
With the number of changes and unknowns circulating our world right now in light of COVID-19, it's understandable that anxiety may be at its peak. However, I believe this time of self-quarantine could still prove beneficial if we choose to navigate it with wisdom and flexibility. Today I've created ...
5 Qualities of Safe People and Why We Need Them in the Church and in the World
I’ve had my fair share of being the person on both ends of a crisis; having been both the person sitting with someone in the depth of their struggles and, conversely, the one turning to others for support at my lowest time of need. As Brene Brown quotes, “It’s as if we’ve divided the world into ...
NEW Bible Reading Plan on YouVersion! | Verified: Prioritizing Internal Growth in an Image-Driven World
I'm excited to announce that I have a new reading plan now LIVE on YouVersion. This 7-day devotional is designed to shift our perspectives on what we consider successful in today’s world, and how we are measuring ourselves in comparison. The purpose is to restore a healthy, biblical mindset about ...
Staying Focused When You’re Tempted to Compare Yourself to the Achievements of Others
Comparison happens naturally, without thinking many times. If you’ve ever put down your phone feeling worse than you did when you first picked it up, then you’ve probably been there. Your thoughts toward yourself become more doubtful. You find yourself more frustrated. You begin to feel behind and ...
We Can’t Address Faith and Mental Health Without Acknowledging the Culture That’s Shaped Us
I’ve had a conviction lately. It’s something I’ve known to be important for some time, but now it comes to me as clear as day. The proverbial lightbulb has cut on and the pieces of the puzzle are now beginning to shape the whole picture in a way that I feel more comfortable articulating. We can’t ...
5 Ways to Actually Create a Healing Space for Mental Health in the Church
In 1990, The Clergy as a Resource for Those Encountering Psychological Distress found that a person under psychological distress will turn to their clergy before talking to a mental health professional. And with 1 in 5 adults in the US experiencing mental illness each year, you better believe ...
How to Practice Emotional Boundaries to Stay True to Yourself
Growing up, I was always a bit of a people pleaser. I was the girl who was "too nice" and many times that got taken advantage of. I wanted everyone to be happy, to be liked, to keep the peace and to avoid any sign of conflict; many times at the cost of my own peace, personal values and ...
10 Signs You’re Doing Better Than You Think You Are
It can incredibly difficult to step back and evaluate the progress you’re making when all you can see is what stands against you. In fact, struggling with depression, anxiety or even just a momentary pit of despair means that we’re already forming our thoughts and perspectives from a negative ...
How to Keep Your Peace When Life Feels Too Overwhelming to Handle
Feeling stuck in a number of trials at one time can quickly drag you into feeling panicked, inadequate, hopeless, and disappointed with any chances of getting ahead in your life. You begin to invert all of the difficulties onto yourself disheartened and questioning, “What is wrong with me that this ...
6 Ways to Meditate with Scripture to Help Relieve Anxiety
When many of us think of meditation we associate it with the ancient Eastern practices that have gone mainstream in our Western culture. However, I believe there is a clear case for biblical meditation. Where meditation should in fact be central to the life of the believer and we see this so clearly ...
5 Reasons What You Eat Can Help Improve Your Mental Health This Year
If you’ve been following me on Instagram or Facebook at all lately, you’ve noticed that I’ve started talking more about the connection between nutrition and mental health- and there are a couple of reasons for this that I’ll get to. But when you think about the gut-brain connection even on a ...
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