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May 2018

May 23, 2018

Stay-At-Home Moms and Depression: 4 Things You Need To Know

Being a stay-at-home parent is hard, but does it cause depression? A recent discussion at...

January 2018

January 25, 2018

Teen Suicide: Parents CAN Make a Difference.

There is nothing more painful than losing a child to suicide, and many parents feel...

January 23, 2017

New Study Shows Talk Therapy Can Change Brain Function of Schizophrenics

Talk therapy can be best understood as physical therapy for the brain. Many previous studies...

October 2016

October 05, 2016

Physical Exercise May Be Best Treatment for ADHD

The Atlantic reports on a new study published this morning in the journal Pediatrics. ...kids...

April 2015

April 23, 2015

Spiritually-Integrated Psychotherapy as Effective as Meds for Longterm Relief from Depression, Says Lancet

Researchers in the U.K. have found that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) may offer just as...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

All Shook Up: “Therapy Better than Meds for Overcoming Anxiety.” Says Major Study

About a week-and-a-half ago, I taped a series on Women of Grace with Johnnette Benkovic...

September 15, 2014

The Serotonin Myth Continued: What You Need To Know About Depression

A few weeks back, I reported on a new study that pounded yet another nail...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

Setting the Captive Free! New Research Illustrates our Power to Overcome Depression

In response to my post linking the new study questioning the serotonin-deprivation theory of depression,...

August 12, 2014

Dealing With Depression: Getting the Right Kind of Help Matters

The news of Robin Williams' suicide has brought the insidious nature of depression front and...

February 2014

February 20, 2014

Inconsistent Home Life/Common Family Problems May Increase Risk of Brain Disorders by Up To 60%

Because parents don't have enough to worry about, two new studies point to the impact...

February 18, 2014

Double-Blind Study Shows Lavender Oil Capsules As Effective as Lorazepam (Ativan) for Treating Anxiety

This is fascinating. In doing some research for a client with generalized anxiety disorder, I...

February 17, 2014

NY State Bishops Pen Pastoral Letter on Mental Illness.

Praise God for this incredibly important step toward better pastoral care for all Catholics--and all...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

Study Says,Casual Sex Can Cause Depression

“There’s always been a question about which one is the cause and which is the...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

Is Atheism A Mental Illness?

Sean Thomas at the London Telegraph seems to think so.... Thanks to a couple of surveys, it’s...

July 2013

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 16, 2013

Catholics and Mental Illness (An Ongoing Series)– W. A Woman with Anxiety/Intermittent Explosive Disorder

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

July 16, 2013

Catholics and Mental Illness (An Ongoing Series)–Spouse of Man with Bipolar I Disorder

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

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...

June 2013

June 26, 2013

Treating ADHD without Meds

In response to yesterday's post on the Pontifical Council for Healthcare Workers' conference on the...

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 22, 2013

Be Not Afraid: A Christian Response to Anxiety

In any given year about 20% of adults in the US experience one type...

May 22, 2013

Coming Wed on More2Life: Be Not Afraid.

Coming Wed on More2Life--Be Not Afraid: Scripture reminds us that Christians have no need to...

April 2013

April 16, 2013

Ignorance is…Just Plain Ignorance (Or, Why Catholics Need to Stop Promoting Scientology’s Stigmas About Mental Health)

Earlier today, I posted a video that offered a cautionary view of medication. The point...

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 16, 2013

COMING TUES on More2Life Radio–Out of Control

COMING TUES: Out of Control--Whether we're reacting to the headlines or unpleasant personal news, life...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

Savior of the Week

Pope Francis offers a helpful reality check to the self-help culture. We need to “go out”,...

March 28, 2013

Long Term Help for Those in Recovery

Recovering from addictions is a painful process. It isn't unusual for a serious addict to have to go...

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 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...