Life Is 10% What Happens to You and 90% How You React to It
This past year my wife and I went to my 40th high school class reunion. I had not seen many of my classmates since graduation. So,
Category: Hope and Encouragement
A Key to Thriving in Spite of Your Difficult Circumstances
Over the last 30 years, I’ve spent untold hours doing pastoral counseling with what seems to be a “gazillion” or more individuals, couples and families.
How to Empower Yourself in Living Well in Spite of Your Mental Health Diagnosis
When Thomas “melted-down” in the small town of only 600 people he felt as though everyone was talking about him and that he had become
Perfection Versus Imperfect Progress
The memory of that lady weighing in has been forever etched in my mind. It was at that moment I learned a life lesson about recovery; recovery is not about perfection, rather it is about imperfect progress.
Hope and Encouragement
How to Have Self Compassion
One popular story of Jesus is about a man who was robbed on a business trip. He was left badly beaten by the side of
Hope and Encouragement
Thankfulness
When life is going well, it is easy to be thankful, right? However, when depression, anxiety, or any mental illness seems to take over our
Hope and Encouragement
How to Punch Your Depression in the Face
I love writing. I love the pang of the keys beneath my fingers, the feel of the sticky squares of my aqua blue keyboard cover.
Hope and Encouragement
Depression or Depression
You know you are having a bad day when… The worst player on the golf course wants to play you for money. Your twin brother
“Why Loved Ones Need Support Too” by Renae Blum
It wasn’t until Nebraska parents Rob and Sharon* attended their first Fresh Hope group that they realized how desperately they needed to be there. Their
