Marriage • Family wounds How childhood attachment impacts your marriage How well you bond in marriage is influenced by your childhood attachment with your parents. So while you're leaving y... Article
Marriage • Boundaries To know and be known Here is the key: A marriage is built on trust, and vulnerability is required for trust to do its work. Article
Marriage • Stress Identifying the emotional wounds we bring into marriage I’m glad that I have set down the baggage of betrayal, control and fear and replaced them with truth, faith and love ... Article
Parenting • Stress Why moms who struggle with anger need to be brave We need to take a good look at our anger, closely examining feelings we’d much rather deny and hide from. To make rea... Article
Marriage • Trauma When your spouse struggles with past trauma There is a struggle to understand the spouse’s hidden pain, triggers and sometimes seemingly irrational responses. Ho... Article
Marriage • Family wounds She isn't the person I married: When the illusion of perfection is shattered Was your wife someone different before you got married? Has she changed for the worse over time? Article
Life Challenges • Trauma What does it take to be a foster/adoptive parent? 5 characteristics in becoming a trauma-competent healing parent What were some of those things that these parents learned along the way that so transformed them and their families? ... Article
Parenting • Sex education Teaching children healthy sexuality: Modelling healthy behaviour Because our children develop over time, we can be encouraged that change for the better is always possible. Now is a ... Article
Life Challenges • Faith building Understanding and healing the father wound The effect of a father wound is low self-esteem, a deep emotional pain inside and a performance orientation that make... Article
Parenting • Communication Parental sarcasm is no joke Parents should remember that sharp words, even when said with a smile, can leave a child with an emotional, spiritual... Article
Parenting • Mental health Mental and emotional health: Ongoing conversations with your children How can parents share their own mental and emotional health journeys authentically and appropriately with their child... Article
Parenting • Rebellion The long road to reconciliation: Seeking harmony in strained family relationships The journey is difficult, and there’s no guarantee of reconciliation, but each woman is striving to live out the love... Article
Parenting • Parenting tips Parent-teen relationship destroyers As parents, we want a strong relational bond with our teens. But sometimes, despite our good intentions, we can be do... Article
Life Challenges • Family wounds Q&A: How can I get over not reconciling with my abusive dad? It’s always difficult to lose a family member, but the grieving process is even harder when we have unresolved issues... Article
Life Challenges • Family wounds Q&A: How can I ensure I don't replicate my parents' negative parenting style? The best way you can do this is by learning to forgive. As we’ve already indicated, this is something you need to do ... Article
Life Challenges • Family wounds What is a family of origin? The beliefs, values and rules of a family are passed down from one generation to the next through living life togethe... Article
Life Challenges • Trauma When family secrets come out: How to work through your feelings and find a way forward How you choose to process this new information can make all the difference: you want a healed heart, not a bitter one. Article
Life Challenges • Addiction Understanding sin's effect on intimacy Sin and its effects take many forms in our life. For some, this includes great brokenness in their ability to achieve... Article
Parenting • Family wounds How parental attachment determines a child's emotional health If you were offered a test that could predict how emotionally healthy your child will become, would you take the test... Article