Eating Disorders When Good Things Become Bad: Food 15 Mar 2019 You'd never know it from looking at me, but I love to eat. In fact I love food so much that I do have to often evaluate how I am…
Books A Review of “Cutting: A Healing Response” by Jeremy Lelek 11 Mar 2019 Narrative has the potential to put conceptual issues into real-life contexts in a meaningful way. It's easy in training to grasp concepts and then to think that you know how…
Personal What’s Up With My NBA Love? 6 Mar 2019 There is a scene in an episode of The Big Bang Theory, in which resident nerd Leonard Hofstadter is trying to win points with his girlfriend by pretending to care…
Eating Disorders When Good Things Go Bad: Compulsive Exercise 28 Feb 2019 Too much of a good thing is a real possibility. Physical fitness and general health are important qualities, and in our current cultural climate they are celebrated hobbies. Yet, as…
Books A Review of “God’s Forever Family” by Larry Eskridge 27 Feb 2019 For many years now I have been obsessed with the Jesus People Movement of the late 60s and early 70s. It was a revival of Evangelical convictions among youth, following…
Counseling… Common Motives Behind Self-Harm 26 Feb 201926 Feb 2019 Self-harm has a logic all its own. What may seem strange to those outside the struggle, makes sense to those who indulge in the habit. Self-harm does something for those…
Jesus People Movement The Jesus People Movement: Core Values 22 Feb 2019 While the Jesus People Movement is often characterized as sensationalist and shallow, it was in fact deeply theological. It was not a homogeneous movement, and so there are various strands…
Marriage How to Receive Your Spouse’s Confession of Temptation 21 Feb 201921 Feb 2019 It is never easy to hear that your spouse has been tempted to be unfaithful. The temptation, though plenty common, feels like it is a reflection on us, on our…
Counseling… Self-Harm and Suicide 20 Feb 201926 Feb 2019 Similarities should not lead us to conclude equivalence. There are ways in which some forms of self-harm (particularly cutting) can resemble attempted suicide. Yet, the two behaviors are quite distinct…
Books A Review of “Freedom from Self-Harm” by Kim Gratz and Alexander Chapman 19 Feb 2019 There is a great deal of misinformation in popular media regarding self-harm. It is important, then, for counselors to find competent and comprehensive literature on the subject. Gratz and Chapman…
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