Stuck thoughts … the brick walls that form a prison around your mind. The harder you try to get rid of them, the more powerful they become. I’ve been wrestling with stuck thoughts ever since I was in fourth grade. The content or nature of the obsessions have morphed into many different animals over the...
I wrote the following post a few years ago when I was in the midst of a severe depressive episode. I wanted to repost this week as we commemorate Valentine’s Day. Most of us utter “in sickness and in health” with no view into the future, blind to the challenges that illness brings to a...
Prayer has always been a foundation in my recovery from depression. I often read the The Psalms to reassure me that God is with me in my struggle. Here are seven other favorite prayers. What are yours? The Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage...
I am a writer and chaplain trying to live a simple life in Annapolis, Maryland.