What is supposed to be a beautiful time—meeting your child and basking in the newborn snuggles and joy of newfound motherhood—can carry its own difficult weight.

Pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth. The Seven Deadly Sins no doubt ring a bell. Sean Kelly, LAC describes how they offer something valuable to spiritual formation.

While it can be destructive if it is not managed properly, acknowledging and honoring anger can actually be healthy and helpful.

Feeling loved is a basic human need. How do you give and receive love to those in your life?

Social anxiety and low self-confidence often go hand-in-hand. It makes sense, then, that increasing self-confidence can decrease your level of social anxiety. But how can you build self-confidence?

Jesus calls John the Baptist “the greatest among those born of women.” Yet despite his greatness in ministry and faith, John also seems to have doubt.

When it comes to “getting what I want,” I can’t help but wonder how many times my mindset toward God is similar to the mindset I had of Santa during childhood. 

Many CCCRD counselors practice psychodynamic or insight-oriented counseling. What does that mean?

Social anxiety is often dismissed as a kid’s issue, but it actually affects people throughout their entire life. What does social anxiety look like in adults?

Because many of our anxieties stem from a fear of the unknown or loss of control, the best way to regain safety is to accept uncertainty.

Poets, artists, and philosophers have pondered existence for centuries. It’s part of being a person. What can you do when an existential crisis hits?

When we become anxious, one of the things we need is more information about the situation.

Many of the symptoms of anxiety—shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, restlessness—lead our bodies to assume we are not in control. Calming our bodies down is the first step in re-establishing control. 

As a hopeful end to the pandemic is in sight, how do we manage the struggles that can come with a return to life as we knew it?

Whether you are a parent, ministry leader, educator, or someone else with teens in your life who you care about, it is more important than ever before to step back and consider what they’re are going through — and how we can help.