Statisticians have written that one in four American families has a family member affected by a serious mental illness. There are more hospital beds in America occupied by people who have a mental illness, than by people who have cancer,…

By Tim Peterson, MS, LMFT, LPC Most people experience feelings of anxiety before certain anticipated events. Anxiety disorders, however, are illnesses that cause extreme distress for no apparent reason. Left untreated, these disorders can reduce an individual’s quality of life.…

When I was a boy in English class, I found diagramming sentences simultaneously fascinating and confusing. I never was very good at it, but I marveled at those who were. However, God taught me a very important lesson in how…

By Jim Grinnell If you’re like me, you want to help people but have grown somewhat suspicious of some people’s claims to need help. Recently, while reading Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend’s book, Boundaries, the authors discuss what…