Emotional abusers tend to look for people with no (or flexible) boundaries, a passive personality, Empaths, Fixers, etc. They love… Read more 10 things to do to survive an emotionally abusive relationship

Jean Piaget was one of the most influential psychological researchers in the area of cognitive development. He developed the four… Read more What is faith? How does it develop?

Have you identified with being an empath, having a sixth sense, or grew up being labeled as too sensitive? You… Read more Why being “sensitive” is not a put-down

Kruk describes “spiritual affliction” as a diminishment of faith in others, hope for a better future, and a capacity to… Read more Healing spiritual trauma through personal truths

As a girl, I grew up going to Al-Anon meetings with my mother. Al-Anon is a meeting for those living… Read more How the church fosters codependency

Stress is a universal part of the human experience. More often than not, the stress we experience on a day-to-day… Read more What you need to know about toxic stress

I ran across this article while going through a rough place in my life.  It had profound meaning for me in dealing… Read more What it means when a narcissistic pastor says, “I love the church”

Today, our local International Rescue Committee organization hosted a solidarity event at the Islamic Society of Wichita while their members… Read more I visited a Mosque- and went to church

My generation gets a lot of flak for being “disrespectful” to the older generation.  I have heard them say that… Read more Why I taught my kids to question authority

Let’s look at Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).  The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) states: “Borderline personality disorder is a… Read more Church, our Borderline Mother