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September 2013

September 13, 2013

Faith Helps Clients Get More Out of Therapy

A study from the Journal of Affective Disorders found some surprising results about faith and...

August 2013

August 20, 2013

Kids’ Tummy Aches Predict Adult Anxiety/Depression.

Children who have frequent stomach aches are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression...

July 2013

July 29, 2013

“What’s that? Post-Abortion Syndrome May Exist…? Nevermind.”

This month, many secular psychologists are having an Emily Litella moment. Prevailing professional "wisdom" on...

July 17, 2013

Catholics and Mental Illness (An Ongoing Series): Michelle–A Woman with Depression Suffers Alienation in the Church

A new post in our "What’s Your Experience?" Series, in which People-of-Faith share their experience of...

July 15, 2013

Catholics and Mental Illness–What’s Your Experience? (An ongoing series)

A new post in our What's Your Experience? Series, in which People-of-Faith share their experience...

July 15, 2013

Emotional Security: Do You Know What YOUR Emotions Are Trying to Tell You?

Most Christians have a pretty ambivalent relationship with our emotions. We just don't know what...

July 02, 2013

Why Religious People Really ARE Compassionate AND Why Atheists are (more likely) Codependent

About a year ago, the media was all abuzz with a study that purported to...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

The Lies We Believe

We believe so many lies about ourselves. We believe we're hopeless, that we can never...

June 27, 2013

COMING THURS on MORE2LIFE Radio: Holding on to Hope.

Coming Thurs on More2Life: Holding on to Hope--When we're going through hard times, the temptation...

June 17, 2013

Coming Monday on More2Life Radio: FORGIVING YOURSELF (Plus, Win a Free Book! Details below…)

Coming Monday on More2Life: Forgiving Yourself--The Theology of the Body sets a high bar for...

June 13, 2013

“Am I Crazy?” The 9 Components of Mental Health and How You Get Them.

Two decades of brain research show us that, in fact, it is our relationships that...

May 2013

May 23, 2013

Coming Thurs on More2Life Radio: Overcoming Resentment —PLUS WIN A FREE BOOK. DETAILS BELOW!

Coming Thurs on More2Life-- Overcoming Resentment: When others hurt us or fail to live up...

April 2013

April 19, 2013

Cultivating Joy

Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances (1 Thess 5:16-18). That's a tall...

April 16, 2013

What Dose of Antidepressant Do You Need to Tolerate a Miserable Marriage?

Antidepressants can be an important part of treatment, but people forget that there are many...

April 09, 2013

Help for Those who are Seriously Depressed.

We all heard the sad news this past weekend that Pastor Rick Warren's (of...

April 04, 2013

Theology of the Body & Sleep Training–Part Deux (Or, every time you sleep-train, does a puppy really die?)

My post on sleep training, learned helplessness and the TOB predictably netted a lot of...

April 03, 2013

Parenting and the Theology of the Body– Can Babies “Self-Soothe”?—(UPDATED 4/4)

The Theology of the Body teaches us that the body has an innate self-donative meaning. ...

March 2013

March 19, 2013

Pope Francis, “Keep watch over your emotions!”

In his homily for his installation, Pope Francis reflected on the "vocation of protector" so...

March 19, 2013

Post-Partum Depression: More Common than Previously Thought

A new study finds that 1 in 7 moms experience post-partum depression, many of whom...

March 19, 2013

Coming Tues on More2Life Radio: When Feelings Attack!

Coming Tues on M2L: When Feelings Attack!-- Our emotions are a natural part of us...

March 13, 2013

Catholics and Mental Illness: Are we doing enough? The Conversation Continues…

Research tends to show that Christians–especially pastors– struggle to know how to support those struggling...

March 12, 2013

Catholics and Protestants Look for Different Skills in their Counselors.

A few years ago, I published a study examining the different attitudes religiously committed Catholics and...

March 11, 2013

The Mindful Catholic

"Mindfulness" is a quality psychologists define as the ability to be (1) present in the...

March 07, 2013

Coming Thurs 3/7 on More2Life– Getting Unstuck

COMING THURS: Getting Unstuck-- Whether you're struggling with your lenten resolutions or feeling frustrated with ...

February 2013

February 26, 2013

Study Shows: Self Help Books/Websites Help Heal Even Severe Depression

Great news for Faith on the Couch readers! A new study shows that Faith on...

February 26, 2013

Catholics & Depression, Anxiety, & Mental/Emotional Illness. What is Your Experience?

For the Christian, mental illness is especially difficult. Depression, Anxiety, and other mental and emotional...