Category Archives: Psychology

How your upbringing affects your life

Posted on January 4, 2019 by

A teaser from my soon-to-be-released book, The 18-year Factor: How your upbringing affects your life Continue reading →

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The expanded role of medical doctors

Posted on December 10, 2018 by

Although doctors are primarily charged with caring for physical health, over the last three to four decades, doctors have been called to take the role that was once reserved for a different profession. Continue reading →

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Extravagantly thankful?

Posted on November 19, 2018 by

What if God made you live today on only those things you thanked Him for yesterday?

Where’s my tooth brush? Oh, I forgot to thank God for it yesterday.

“Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.” Continue reading →

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Links worth seeing

Posted on February 12, 2016 by

The five links below might not appeal to everyone. Yet they’re worth seeing for those who share a wide variety of interests. Enjoy! “…face to face with dying, he was not quite done with living.” A lengthy but interesting look at … Continue reading →

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Suffering in silence

Posted on May 4, 2014 by

She finally gained the necessary courage to tell me a story that she had kept to herself until that point. Continue reading →

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Room for normal sadness

Posted on December 6, 2013 by

Do we have room in our lives for normal sadness? Do we have unrealistic expectations for gregariousness? There appears to be a significant need for helping people understand the role of sadness in life and in character formation.
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Your 18 Year Factor

Posted on December 4, 2013 by

If you grew up in a functionally healthy home, you had an increasingly rare experience. Continue reading →

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