Do I Have Extreme Anxiety? How to Find Out
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:21:37-08:00Anxiety is an emotion we all experience. We can all point to a time when we got butterflies in our stomach before giving an important presentation or going on [...]
How To Avoid Codependency In Relationships With Addicts
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:21:50-08:00Let’s start with a description of addiction: the compulsive, habitual use of a habit-forming substance – all types of drugs or alcohol. Now let’s define codependence with an addict [...]
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Symptoms and Solutions
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:22:19-08:00Much has been written about post-traumatic stress and its accompanying disorder. What was only a few short years ago almost unheard of or was called by other names (melancholia [...]
Getting Help for Depression: You Don’t Have to Struggle Alone
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:23:40-08:00“The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” – Deuteronomy [...]
What Causes Depression? 5 Main Culprits
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:26:33-08:00In any given year, depending on demographics, about 5-12 percent of the population will experience an episode of major depression, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Depression, [...]
What is chemical dependency? Perspectives from a Christian counselor
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:28:12-08:00I was recently speaking at an event for marriage and family therapy students and emerging professionals. It was the kind of event where students could meet others in the [...]
The 10 Most Common Types Of Trauma Defined
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:28:52-08:00All of us have experienced some form of trauma in our lives – from schoolyard bullying to moments we wish hadn’t happened when we were giving a speech, for [...]
Dads and Daughters: The Special Bond that Connects Them
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:29:05-08:00“I’m softer. I feel more concern about the world because of my daughter growing up in it. I’m more aware of my surroundings, negative things like people who look [...]
“Do You Think I’m Codependent?” 12 Most Common Codependency Symptoms
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:31:09-08:00In his book, Codependence: Healing the Human Condition, Charles L. Whitfield calls codependence a “disease of lost selfhood.” He says that we become codependent when we turn our responsibility [...]
Emotional Abuse Definition, Signs, Symptoms and Treatments
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:31:23-08:00Emotional abuse is insidious. It isn’t always obvious at first – it can start with simple comments made by a partner or friend. “Why do you always do that [...]