I’m listening to podcaster Mora Aarons-Mele and psychologist Ellen Hendriksen have a conversation about the benefits of anxiety. Wait? What? Surely I heard wrong. For as long as I can remember, my...
Over a decade ago I sat in front of my computer staring at a blank screen, trying to decide what to say. Finally, the words came to me and I wrote, “Be courageous and write in a way that scares you...
Our world is going through a difficult time right now as we face a threat we’ve never experienced before. In circumstances like this, fear is a healthy and appropriate response. God gave us brains...
The phone call comes. Hard news on the other end of the line. I listen and nod. By the time I hang up I feel a weight on my shoulders, like it all depends on me. I begin to worry. This is what I can...
A Prayer for All of Us God, The world can be a scary place. You understand because You lived here. And you have compassion for our fear because You created our brains and bodies. You know what it...
I settle into a comfy chair in a counselor's office and begin to share the lies that sometimes swirl around in my mind. Like a tornado they threaten to destroy everything in their path. My peace. My...
Yesterday morning I sat across from a friend in a coffee shop. She ordered a cinnamon roll the size of my face and let me have part of it. Because this is what true friends do. We’d both just come...
First, think of a recent moment when you felt insecure, when fear got the best of you, when you felt alone. A moment you wish you could redo. Now imagine that moment being different. Instead of...
I can’t think of a single time “brave” showed up as an emotion in my world. I know what it is to be brave. But in those times often what I still feel is fear. The pounding of my heart and the...
Hey Depression, You think you have me. But that isn’t true. I have you. That means every time you knock me down I’m going to get back up. It means you don’t get to define me. Instead I will always...