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Family, Parenting and Religion

2024-10-29T17:43:15-04:00

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: My Mom’s Story

Last updated on: October 29, 2024 at 5:43 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

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October has long been a bittersweet month for me. As Breast Cancer Awareness month, it’s full of reminders to get mammograms, acknowledgements of life-giving medical advances, and celebrations of breast cancer survivors like Shaunti, and probably many of you. Yet, October is also my reminder that not every earthly battle against breast cancer is won. Not everyone rings the bell when they complete chemo. Not everyone hears the words, “You are in remission.” Read more

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2024-10-14T16:26:48-04:00

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For Men Only: An Insider Tip That Could Change Your Marriage

Last updated on: October 14, 2024 at 4:26 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

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Celebrating your wife’s big accomplishments is important, but so is cheering her on in the everydayness of life. Express gratitude for the unseen things she does such as laundry, changing diapers, taking care of sick kids or pets, and volunteering in the concession stand—all possibly while working long hours to complete her big work project. Your encouragement can be as simple as leaving a note on the bathroom mirror that says, “Thank you for being a great wife.” Or reaching for her hand at the end of a long day and pulling her into a big hug. Read more

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2024-10-09T14:52:36-04:00

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5 Truths Your Pastor Wishes You Knew

Last updated on: October 9, 2024 at 2:52 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

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According to 2023 data from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, more than half (53%) of pastors have seriously considered leaving pastoral ministry at least once since 2020. Jeff and I were conducting research at a recent retreat for about 1,700 senior pastors and their spouses, and multiple attendees provided confidential thoughts for this blog. So here are 5 things your pastor wishes you knew—paired with doable steps you can take to tend to your pastor’s heart all year long. Read more

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2024-09-30T13:21:07-04:00

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What Parents Need to Know About College Kids Mental Health 2

Last updated on: September 30, 2024 at 1:21 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

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This is part 2 of a two-part series on the mental wellbeing of college students. Last week my Executive Assistant, Amy Masaschi, wrote about her son’s anxiety and depression at the start of his college career. This week, I’ll offer several steps to help parents navigate the college years in a supportive way. Read more

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2024-09-26T20:14:46-04:00

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What Parents Need to Know About College Kids & Mental Health

Last updated on: September 26, 2024 at 8:14 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

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I am delighted this week to introduce you to my Executive Assistant Amy Masaschi, who has written a courageous piece about navigating her college freshman’s anxiety and depression last year. I’ll follow up next week with statistics every college parent needs to know – plus steps to take if your college student is slipping into an uncharacteristic depression or anxiety. By Amy Masaschi My son’s path to college was every bit as exciting as I had hoped it would be.... Read more

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2024-09-16T17:00:11-04:00

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“Election Edition” of the 30-Day Kindness Challenge

Last updated on: September 16, 2024 at 5:00 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

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we’ve adapted that original challenge into a special “Election Edition” of the 30-Day Kindness Challenge. We’re calling it Kindness 2024. I’m inviting you to take this Challenge with me, and to help me get the word out. Read more

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2024-09-08T22:12:59-04:00

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For Women Only Turns Twenty! My Thoughts — and Yours.

Last updated on: September 8, 2024 at 10:12 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

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For Women Only has a big birthday this month, and it feels like a good moment to look back and reflect on all that God has done. I’ll be honest, never in my wildest dreams did I think this book would succeed like it did—and help marriages succeed like they did. Twenty years and 1.7 million copies in 26 languages later, I can say this with certainty: For Women Only tapped raw nerves and real needs in ways that have... Read more

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2024-08-30T08:40:03-04:00

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5 Tips for Making New Friends

Last updated on: August 30, 2024 at 8:40 am By Shaunti Feldhahn

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Show of hands, where are the Friends or Seinfeld junkies? You know every re-run. You can quote all the best lines. (“Pivot!”) But do you know what made those shows work? Of course, there was brilliant writing and comedic timing. And the characters helped us recognize our own personality traits and mental health struggles in a non-threatening way. (One college professor even taught a class at Rutgers he dubbed Psy-feld, in which students watched episodes of Seinfeld and discussed the... Read more

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2024-08-12T18:42:37-04:00

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6 Tips to Trade Helplessness for Healthy Control (Part 4)

Last updated on: August 12, 2024 at 6:42 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

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his is the final part of a four-part series on how to root out the pattern called “learned helplessness” from our life and relationships. In part 1 and part 2, we explored what learned helplessness is, and what it might look like in our lives. In part 3, we shared the first two (of six) steps for ridding it from our lives. This week, we cover the last four steps. Read more

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2024-08-12T15:22:58-04:00

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6 Tips to Trade Helplessness for Healthy Control (Part 3)

Last updated on: August 12, 2024 at 3:22 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

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This is part 3 of a four-part series on how to root out the pattern called “learned helplessness” from our life and relationships. In Part 1 we explored what learned helplessness is, and in Part 2 we used a marriage example to examine what it might look like in our lives. This week and next, we share the six steps to kicking it to the curb in any part of life. If you missed part 1 and part... Read more

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