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Hope in the face of stress, anxiety, and depression
Hope in the face of stress, anxiety, and depression Yesterday I wrapped up another successful summer of microbiology research at PLNU. After cleaning up the lab, I was able to take my team of students on a tour of our … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, attentiveness, be present, busy, challenges, christian, christian faith, chronic stress, crazy busy, cumulative stress, depression, devotional, discipline, flyfishing, habit, hope, idaho, in the moment, jesus, living in the moment, meaning, mindfulness, oregon, peace, plnu, present, rest, sabbath, stress, trials, tribulations
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Psychobabble
Psychobabble Over the past couple of weeks I’ve made the argument that we have proven tools at our disposal for preventing stress from becoming chronic and impairing our mental and physical health. Some of these same tools can be used … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, attentiveness, be present, be still, bible, breathe, busy, caffeine, christian, christian faith, crazy busy, deep breathing, devotional, exercise, faith, feelings, in the moment, jesus, joy, living in the moment, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, peace, praise, prayer, psychiatry, psychobabble, psychology, refined sugar, relationships, rest, sabbath, scripture, self-help, self-talk, stress, worship, yoga
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A bear on the loose
A bear on the loose Years ago I was solo camping in Sequoia National Park. It was a warm evening, so I was sleeping on the ground, without a tent, when a large black bear bumbled into my campsite in … Continue reading
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Tagged adrenaline, adventure, anxiety, anxious, be present, be still, bear, black bear, camping, christian faith, depressed, depression, devotional, epinephrine, faith, fear, fight or flight, god and nature, hiking, in the moment, jesus, leave no trace, living in the moment, meditation, mindfulness, nature, nature writing, nervous, outdoor, present, purpose, rest, sabbath, sequioa, sequoia national park, sierra nevada, southern sierras, stress, sympathetic nervous system
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A heart at peace
A heart at peace About a year ago I had a miserable illness that the doctors struggled to explain. For two months I was laid up with severe body aches, nausea, and vertigo. But every test – and I mean … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, be still, brain, busy, busyness, christian, christian faith, crazy busy, devotional, faith, gad, general anxiety disorder, God, heart, jesus, lifestyle, mental health, mind, mindfulness, peace, physical health, proverbs, proverbs 14:30, psychiatry, rest, sabbath, sierra nevada, stress, vocation
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