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Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

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Emotional Health

When Your Anger Gets the Best of You

Instead of ignoring our tendencies to show anger, honestly examine your priorities, repent of it, reject it and walk away from it.

Changing an Angry Spirit

When anger grips us, look for ways to re-balance your life; instead of succumbing to its influence, learn to identify clues on how to be a positive and redemptive influence.

Living in a Stepfamily

Living in a Stepfamily

Teens with a stepmom or stepdad need help learning how to manage the emotions surrounding a new stepfamily and how to adjust to having a stepparent and stepsiblings.

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When Kids Grieve

How to help your child deal with loss

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Got Stress?

Develop a skill that will last you a lifetime: managing stress

Plagued by Senior Moments?

So you just put the ice cream in the vegetable keeper. Don’t panic; it’s probably just your brain downshifting to middle age.

Memory Problems

Part of the Memory Problems Series Memory Problems Plagued by Senior Moments? What’s in a Name? (Lots!) Excavating Memories Series About: Emotional Health “Memory is the thing you forget with.” – journalist Alexander Chase Can you draw a penny, front and back, including correct placement of the eight critical features? If not, is this an …

Excavating Memories

Excavating Memories

“Picking the brains” of older generations can yield incalculable insights into generational patterns; what makes us who we are today in the present time.

What’s in a Name? (Lots!)

Here are some great tips for helping you jog your memory when meeting someone for the second time.

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Moving Forward: Dealing With Grief

Over time, the intensity of your grief will likely subside, but do not rush the grieving process.

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A Spiritual Rx for Healthy Mind and Body

Earlier studies have overwhelmingly shown a strong correlation between an active spiritual life and good physical health.

Where is God in the Midst of All My Troubles?

Where Is God in the Midst of All My Troubles?

Has God forgotten me? Does He hate me? Why does He seem to hide Himself?

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When You Feel Hopeless

Teens facing despair and struggling with thoughts of suicide will find hope in this article, as well as learn how to handle the intense feelings they’re experiencing.

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Depression

Most people associate depression with a feeling of gloom or sadness, but there are greater symptoms to keep in mind.

How do I Help My Busy Teen from Burning Out?

Concerned parents want to know how to help their stressed out, overworked, too-active kids.