Boundaries in Ministry
During my four years working for campus ministries, first at Auburn University and then at Georgia Tech, I realized how …
Team Posts
Snowplow Parenting vs Fostering Resilience
What is Snowplow Parenting? Snowplow parenting seeks to remove obstacles facing a child to spare them from failure, distress, or …
This World Is a Scary Place
Copyrighted material excerpted from GREATER POWER by Patrick Caffrey, LPC Feelings — or rather emotions, which is a better word, because …
Connecting With Your Teen
Connecting with your teen may seem harder than ever in a world of distractions, busyness, and technology. Here are some …
What is Spiritual Bypass?
Spiritual bypass is a way of using spiritual practices and beliefs to avoid dealing with unresolved psychological issues. We often forget …
Mental Health Awareness Month
In 1949 the National Association of Mental Health, now called Mental Health America, declared May Mental Health Awareness Month. It …
Codependency
(Part One) Does healing from codependency really matter? I recently had a conversation with a friend surrounding this topic, and …
Addiction and The First Commanment
Sometimes talking about addiction with a fellow believer, I get the impression he or she would rather be someplace else – someplace …
Is an ADHD Spouse Challenging Your Marriage?
Part 1 Discovering new things about your spouse is one of the most exciting things about getting married. You learn …
Dorothy Kuo, MA
Are you feeling overwhelmed, burned out, and like you’re barely holding it together? Maybe you look like you have it …
Putting Thoughts on Trial
“Of course that happened! I’m not good enough, remember?!” “I messed this family time up again, like always!” “Don’t answer …
Pandemic Effects on Students
And How Parents Can Help Them Rebound As society moves forward from the COVID-19 pandemic and hopefully puts remote learning …
Why Every Marriage Needs a Marriage Mission Statement
What is a Marriage Mission Statement? The simplest definition is a summary statement describing the aims, values, or reasons for …
Stewarding Our Eyes
Job 31:1 I have made a covenant with my eyes. How, then, could I gaze at a virgin? Psalm 119:37 ESV Turn my eyes from seeing worthless things and give me life …
Can Addicts Be Helped By Angry Helpers?
Information enters the brain through our five senses and is processed to determine an appropriate response. If the process concludes …
HALT: Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
In my bio I talk about how “I enjoy helping individuals 18+ notice when their ‘check engine’ lights are coming …
The Importance of Premarital Counseling
Getting Counseling Before Saying “I Do” Why Premarital Counseling? Engagement is such an exciting yet chaotic season. There is so …
The Biblical View of Masturbation
Encouragement to Live Free In my work, I often get asked the question, “Is masturbation wrong or sinful?” I …
Embracing Humanity
Being human is challenging. It requires us to reckon with realities that we would prefer to resist or reject as …
Couple Connections
Five Great Local Trails Fall is just starting to show up in the Atlanta area, and there is no better …