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 ...
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 ...
7 Ways to Be Better About Your Mental Health When School Is Stressful
Let’s face it: Trying to maintain your spiritual life, social life, work life, GPA and personal responsibilities throughout the week is stressful! In fact, according to a survey by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, “64 percent of young adults who are no longer in college are not ...
When Your Friends and Family Don’t Get Your Battle with Mental Illness
It can be disappointing when the ones you depend on the most, can’t seem to meet your deepest needs of love and belonging when you need it the most. A parent. Your closest friends. A significant other. Maybe your faith community. It’s easy for us to give others the expectation of fulfilling us ...
Podcast: Trauma, Fear and the Brain on Anxiety
I'm pretty excited about today's episode as we talk through some of the effects of life trauma, its roots in anxiety and how anxiety can emotionally hijack our brain as well as some tips for recovery! I truly believe that understanding how your brain is operating in these ...
4 Ways You’re Self-Sabotaging the Ability to Have Joy in Your Life
“I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.” –Jesus (John 15:11) When some of us hear the word “joy” it sounds like a foreign language. It’s an abstract idea we speak of but is disconnected from our reality. A life beaming with ongoing “joy” is an ...
5 Reasons You’re Losing the War in Your Mind
The toughest battles that we face in life are the battles of our mind. Intrusive thoughts come dressed up as the truth and our feelings misleadingly validate such thoughts. One of the most frequent questions I get asked is, “How do I get rid of these negative thoughts?!”. Our minds are the one ...
30 Journal Prompts for Living Beyond Fear this June!
I don't know about you, but I've been in an adventurous mood these days. Likely because I just finished cramming this Spring semester and am looking forward to summer more than you could possibly imagine. I also remember the (recent) days when summer was just another string of months of ...
The Faith & Mental Wellness App is now Live!
I have some super exciting news *drum roll*... The Faith & Mental Wellness App is now live! Not only can you access our community from the app but you'll be up to date with faith and mental health related articles, receive daily inspirational notifications and ...
Finding God’s Purpose Through Depression
“Please don’t let this be another cliché ‘there’s purpose in your pain’ posts” you think, “because I’ve heard it everywhere and it’s becoming white noise. I know scripture. I can quote the usual inspiration in my sleep. But still I am gripped by my pain and this haze won’t go away, things ...
How to Treat Your Mind Like a Temple
The direction of your life begins with the direction of your thoughts. When you realize that every single day your actions, habits and motivations are all the product of your mind, you begin to understand why mental health is so important. In fact, if you’re wanting to change any aspect of your ...
6 Reasons Getting Therapy Beats Trying to Recover Alone
If you’re anything like me, you’ve suffered from the “I can fix anything” syndrome. The good side is that you’re a pretty independent, solution-oriented individual. The downfall has been your default to operate in self-sufficiency during times you should have let go, given it to God and leaned on ...
Rebounding from Failure: How to Take On a Growth Mindset
Every single person has two choices to make when faced with a major setback. You can withdraw, vow to never take the risk again and let defeat put a permanent cap on your potential…or you can take on a growth mindset. Carol Dweck explains in Mindset, her latest book on achievement ...
When Insecurity Is Sabotaging Your Relationship and How to Stop It
New relationships can be both wondrous and terrifying for the one daring to love again after betrayal. Vulnerability leaves you wide open. And being wide open is…scary. That’s exactly when insecurity becomes the unwelcome third party. We get so excited to be with this wonderful person that we ...
Struggling with Mental Health Doesn’t Make You Any Less Christian
I don’t know about you but the shame that circulates mental illness breaks my heart. “What do you mean by mental illness?”, some ask me. As I explained in a previous post about depression, Whether it be depression, anxiety, PTSD, personality or mood disorders, etc, mental illness is very much ...