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January 2017

January 17, 2017

3 Reasons Why Clergy Care Matters

As a formerly suicidal pastor, I’ve learned a lot about recovery and self-care. Join me...

January 05, 2017

Join My 21-Day Self-Care Group!

Steve Austin's new 21-day self-care group begins Monday, January 16th! Sign up now!

December 2016

December 30, 2016

My 5 Favorite Books of the Year

It's my 5 favorite reads of the year! And don't miss the book that made...

December 13, 2016

When Christmas isn’t the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

If Christmas is less-than the most wonderful time of the year for you, I get...

November 2016

November 29, 2016

5 Self-Care Tips When You’re in Recovery

In the early days of recovery, it feels like you have such little control over...

November 21, 2016

12 Snarky Self-Care Tips for the Holidays

The holiday season is upon us. I can hardly stand the excitement of family get-togethers...

November 21, 2016

Have You Forgotten Your Why?

I’m putting down my poster boards and picking up a glass of cold water to...

November 18, 2016

What Does the Bible Say About Self-Care?

Since my suicide attempt, I've worked hard to focus on my recovery and have learned...

November 17, 2016

My Self-Care Manifesto

Mental Health on The Mighty asked to turn my self-care manifesto into a video! Check...

November 15, 2016

5 Ways Self-Care Saved My Life

Those who found me thought it was a murder scene. Apparently the pink Benadryl pills,...

November 11, 2016

Shame: A Big Gulp of Shut Up Juice

Join me today for a conversation about shame with Todd Littleton. And check out this...

November 02, 2016

To All the Tired Dads Out There…

Fatherhood is the greatest gift in the world. And some very hard work. But I...

November 01, 2016

How to Order “Self-Care for the Wounded Soul”

I'm thrilled to tell you that my brand-new book, co-authored with Kate Pieper, LMFT, is...

October 2016

October 31, 2016

5 Ways to Practice Self-Care During a Scary Political Season

Good news, friends: we’re almost done with the worst of the political shenanigans. But the...

October 29, 2016

3 Ways Tired Parents Can Practice Self-Care Today

A lack of self-care nearly killed me. Since my suicide attempt self-care has revolutionized my...

October 26, 2016

Jesus, Healing, and the Miracle of the Semicolon

Life can become too busy. The crowds and pressure to go with the flow will...

October 25, 2016

How to Fight with Fear and Self-Doubt…and Win!

The fight with fear and self-doubt is universal, but as parent, it seems even worse.

October 24, 2016

Self-Care for the Wounded Soul

If you have ever felt hopeless, if you have ever believed that all the bad...

October 19, 2016

Shame: Like Playground Pebbles in My Pockets

I've been reluctant to share anything spiritual or vulnerable lately, for fear of it being...

October 13, 2016

How to Not Be a Christian Dumbass

Do you have a list of memorable conversations in your memory? Ones you wish you...

September 2016

September 30, 2016

How to Handle Anxiety, Discouragement, and Depression

It seems that sucky days are a universal experience. We can’t survive on an island....

September 28, 2016

Benefits of the Psych Ward and the Church

As the nurse wheeled me down the long and lonely corridor and through the locked...

September 23, 2016

7 Ways a Healthy Faith Creates a Healthy Mind

Mental health and faith can feel like two separate worlds. For many people, they look...

September 21, 2016

Reflecting on Four Years I Never Expected to Have

Four years ago today, I woke up in a fog like I've never experienced before....

September 20, 2016

What Does it Take to be a Creative Success?

My friend Tanner Gers is a blind paralympian, an entrepreneur, and an extreme motivator. He's...

September 14, 2016

How to Care for Dingy Socks and Panic Attacks

It took me three days to realize I'm building toward a panic attack. I think...

September 12, 2016

I Survived My First Panic Attack at Work

Mental illness is no respecter of persons. Anxiety and depression are equal opportunity employers and...

September 07, 2016

3 Life Lessons I Learned on a Psych Ward

It’s been four years since my suicide attempt. For the longest time, I thought my...

September 04, 2016

How to Survive Marriage and Mental Health

My wife spent a week on a psych ward following the birth of our first...

September 01, 2016

To the Person Who just Failed a Suicide Attempt: Grace has Found You

I know you. I guess I should say I knew you. It seems like a...