Shepherd’s Canyon Retreat offers week-long counseling retreats for men and women in full-time ministry who are in the midst of various stages of burnout, stress, depression, and conflicts of all kinds. Each retreat can accommodate up to eight individuals. Our staff includes two counselors, a chaplain, and volunteers who provide outstanding hospitality.
People say all kinds of things when they discover you are suffering from depression. Here are some unhelpful things you might here. “There is always
So many times with depression we feel knocked down and defeated. We get so tired and all we want to do is just lay down.
Before I was treated for bipolar depression I also developed an anxiety disorder. For example, I found it difficult to eat in public. When we
For years prior to this interruption I had felt as though I had a monster inside of me that I had to manage.
Doesn’t that seem like a strange thing to say; give yourself permission? When we were children, we had to ask our parents for permission to
The other day I answered the phone and was greeted with, “This is a phone call like you have never heard before. My name is
The topic of cognitive distortions is for everyone. Pastor Brad identifies 15 common cogitative distortions. These distortions are widespread. These distortions are not necessarily connected to mental illness or mental disorders, but certainly, these distortions can easily exasperate a mental illness or mental disorder.
As they say, “The only thing that never changes is change.” Life is full of changes. Some changes that we make, others make, or life makes for us. Some changes we like; others we do not. Change is unavoidable.
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