Recent Mental Health Blog | May 2009 PostsBorn-Again Christians a Potential Threat to Mental Health Sufferers (2)by Beth McHugh31 May 2009 10:28 PMIn our last blog in this series, we looked at how Joyce, an elder of her church, introduced a victim of sexual crime who was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder to a "so-called" Christian counselor, the latter telling the afflicted woman that "God had given her this burden to work throu... Born-Again Christians a Potential Threat to Mental Health Sufferers (1)by Beth McHugh21 May 2009 05:35 PMI've written about this topic before. Sadly I have to write about it again. While some born-again Christians are wonderful, caring people, many are not. The Importance of a Loving Motherby Beth McHugh10 May 2009 11:09 PMWhen I was a young undergraduate I didn't give much thought to good parents versus bad. I had observed my own parents' numerous shortcomings as a teenager but also had a sense that there were a lot of my friends' parents that I wouldn't have been keen on swapping my own parents for. The Importance of Exercise during Depressionby Beth McHugh10 May 2009 08:14 PMDepression affects such a large proportion of the population that any helpful adjunct to traditional Western medicine is a useful tool for the sufferer. Exercise is one such method to help alleviate the effects of depression on both the body and the mind. When Is a Friendship Worth Letting Go Of?by Beth McHugh07 May 2009 06:07 PMSome of us are lucky enough to have friends for life. Perhaps we met them on our first day at school and that was it - glued together for life through a series of boyfriends, exams, spouses, children, break-ups and illnesses. Recent Blog Comments inpainforthem says... "I am the step Mother of 3 beautiful children." Beth McHugh says... "Hi JG 93, I'm so sorry to hear about the death of your lovely mother." |
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