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Safety Through Gratitude

In this day and age, it seems that it is increasingly difficult to feel safe. Part of this can be chalked up to the ubiquitous...

Pornography/Purity - Week 3 - Commitment to Change

In our previous article in this series, we discussed the importance of hope in trying to change patterns of pornography use or other...

Coping with Quarantine: Routines and Rituals - Morning&Evening

In our last post we talked about how getting into a rut and routine without variety might be a bad thing during this pandemic. Doing the...

Pornography/Purity - Week 2 - Hope for Change

Last week we began a 12 week series of articles on how to overcome ongoing pornography use written primarily for Christian men and women...

Pornography/Purity - Practical Tools - Week 1- Motivation to Change

As a Christian therapist, I thought it would be helpful to offer some of the better practical tools and Christian insights I have...

Understanding and Coping with Depression (1) - Not a Walk in the Park...

Depression or major depressive disorder is a remarkably common problem, with lifetime prevalence rates between 10-20%. Meaning, that 1 or...

Self-control Through Mindfulness: Cognitive Defusion

In continuing our series of articles about learning self-control skills, we address the role of our thoughts in the process. If we are...

Self-Control: Science and Art

Modern Westerners, especially younger generations, mine included, are severely lacking in a primary virtue that is necessary for...

Envisioning the Future: Self-Control via Anticipation

If self-control is more than an innate trait, but rather a set of skills and habit of character, then we should be able to grow in...