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Life Challenges • Parenting Q&A: Addressing body image issues when your daughter won't talk Rather than pushing her to share her feelings, we think the best approach would be to focus on spending more one-on-o... Article
Life Challenges • Anxiety The truth about eating disorders Find help and hope in solid information and in the stories of those who have fought this battle and won. Article
Life Challenges • Parenting How to help a self-destructive teen Someone who cuts herself – or commits any self-destructive behaviour – is trying to cover up a painful experience or ... Article
Life Challenges • Eating disorders Q&A: Could my eating disorder have a spiritual component? When confronting a challenge like an eating disorder, it can only help to confirm and strengthen your grasp of founda... Article
Life Challenges • Parenting Q&A: Safeguarding your daughter from an eating disorder Our adolescent daughter has lost a great deal of weight over the past few months. I’m beginning to worry that she may... Article
Life Challenges • Parenting Empowerment parenting for your teens Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do as a parent is to give up some of your power over your teen, allowing th... Article
Life Challenges • Parenting Fear and anxiety in children: What's normal, and what's not As a child matures, old fears are overcome, and new fears arise to take their place. Interestingly, children of simil... Article
Life Challenges • Parenting Symptoms of depression in teens Depression in teens can take many forms, some of which we may not, at first glance, classify as symptoms of depression. Article
Life Challenges • Parenting Attachment: What adoptive families need to know Now, when I teach about attachment, I tell families that every adopted child has experienced a disrupted attachment. Article
Life Challenges • Marriage Living with anxiety: What you and your spouse need to know In a marriage where only one spouse lives with anxiety, it can be difficult to navigate this dynamic together. How wi... Article
Life Challenges • Mental health What can we do about postpartum depression? After recognizing the symptoms, it’s time to take immediate and aggressive steps to find professional help. Article
Life Challenges • Parenting A window into a cutter's world If you know someone struggling with cutting or other forms of self-injury, there are ways to break this dangerous cycle. Article
Life Challenges • Sexual abuse Help for female sex addicts While sex addiction affects both males and females, the challenges faced by female addicts are greater. Article
Life Challenges • Marriage How to help a depressed spouse Depression is an unwelcome guest that can intrude on any marriage. So many things can trigger it – life circumstances... Article
Life Challenges • Parenting Helping your daughter navigate a highly sexualized culture Our culture tries to convince our daughters that they amount to nothing more than the sum of their parts. Our daughte... Article
Life Challenges • Mental health For those thinking suicidal thoughts during the coronavirus outbreak It’s natural for weaknesses to show up under pressure. But the most important thing is to talk about the underlying i... Article
Life Challenges • Boundaries How to deal wisely with manipulative people God won’t manipulate, control or coerce human beings into obedience. And neither should we. Here's what to do if some... Article
Life Challenges • Marriage Warning signs that your spouse has mental health issues It’s important to be alert to warning signs and talk with your spouse in a supporting, loving way about any changes y... Article
Life Challenges • Marriage Why you should avoid all shades of erotica What are the risks and rewards of erotica? And is it worth it? Read for answers. Article