Denver Christian Mental Health Examiner

Tips for dealing with the holiday blues

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:10:17 -0700

In December 1983, I came home from my freshman year of college. My mother died the previous May, and my father was trying to make a nice Christmas for his seven children. When the Christmas tree toppled over, he told us to pack up our w...

Tips for handling holiday stress

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:37:52 -0700

My extended family was recently in town visiting. As nine of us entered the crowded Bonnie Brae Ice Cream store we had pre-agreed to buy nine single sugar cones. That would allow us to keep things simple. Each person could pick their fl...

Monkeys in Japan can teach us the importance of relaxation

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:42:10 -0700

Free photo from Morguefile I just got done reading a chapter in my Psychology book about the effects of stress. Oh people, what stress does to you is awful. Read more here. In non-clinical language, it attacks so many systems in your body...sy...

Are mental health providers crazier than the rest? Fort Hood shooter was a psychiatrist

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:10:08 -0700

Nidal Malik Hasan Yesterday, Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Malik Hasan -- the shooter at Fort Hood army base in Texas -- injured 30 people and killed 12. Read story here. Many people are asking the question: Are mental health providers crazier...

Van Gogh, faith, and the color yellow

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:02:01 -0700

Starry Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh I love the color yellow. Recently, I came across a story in Scot McKnight’s The Jesus Creed that says the color yellow evoked hope for the one of the world’s greatest artists: Vincent van Gogh. Van...

How to find a good counselor (part 4)

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:16:10 -0700

Click here to read part 1 of How to Find a Good Counselor Click here to read part 2 of How to Find a Good Counselor Click here to read part 3 of How to Find a Good Counselor Therapists who cross Boundaries/Unhealthy therapists I hate that I even ha...

How to find a good counselor (part 3)

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:15:49 -0700

To read part 1 of How to find a good counselor click hereTo read part 2 of How to find a good counselor click hereWhat do we talk about?If you’re wondering what you can say in therapy, go ahead and say it. What you think is shocking, is probab...

How to find a good counselor (part 2)

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:15:25 -0700

To read part 1 click hereHow to Find a Good Counselor - part 2:The OfficeDid the room seem cozy? Warm? How close were the chairs? How far apart was I from the counselor? Were there tables between us? Was there distracting background noise from ot...

How to find a good counselor (part 1)

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:15:00 -0700

Google the words, “questions to ask therapist” or “how to find the right counselor” and you will probably find the same list of questions:How long have you been in practice?What is your training?What is your therapy style?How ...

Gorilla Run/Denver - hopes for Guinness book of world records

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:06:10 -0700

Gorilla run Gorilla Run One of the best things I can suggest to people who struggle with low moods and depression is exercise. The other powerful remedy is laughter. I can't think of a more unique way to combine exercise and laughter than to ...

Bella - a movie review

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:23:40 -0700

Got the blahs? I do. I woke up out of sorts. Don’t know why. I feel….. …..the way you feel when summer is over. ……the way you feel at th...

Balloon boy's family plans big announcement Saturday

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:48:50 -0700

To read my original post about "balloon boy" click here

In just a few minutes we will be hearing from Richard Heene who plans a big announcement.

To read more about the announcement click here

6-year old in hot air balloon floating away

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:27:50 -0700

I DIA flights are being cleared as authorities search for boy in missing in an experimental aircraft near Fort Collins, CO in Weld County. Everyone is tweeting and twittering about this. At first I thought it was a...

For the first time, a Columbine shooter's mom tells her story

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:47:14 -0700

The November 2009 issue of O (Oprah) magazine contains an essay by Sue Klebold, mother of Dylan Klebold. Her son, Dylan, and Eric Harris were responsible for the massacre at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. This essay is t...

The Shack reaches another milestone - 10 million copies

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:37:42 -0700

#1 New York Times bestseller The Shack by William Paul Young has just reached another milestone: ten million copies--eight million copies in print in the United States, with another 2 million in print in foreign translations. To date, there ...

Juan Mann - how a simple hug changed the world

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:16:52 -0700

Juan Mann I’m reading a delightful book called, Impact by Ken McArthur. Ken implores his reader to believe that even the smallest action can have the greatest impact. One of the stories he shares is about a man, Juan Mann. Here ...

Mackenzie Phillips and the effects of incest

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:58:28 -0700

Mackenzie Phillips appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show last Wednesday to promote her new book High On Arrival. Phillips told Oprah that her famous father, John Phillips of the Mamas and Papas rock group, not only shot her up w...

Send your prayers to the Wailing Wall using Twitter

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:54:02 -0700

Western Wall - "Wailing Wall" in Jerusalem My friend Denise just wrote a marvelous article about outsourcing prayer. Click Here This in turn made me comment by saying she could even call or email her prayers to the Wailing Wall...

How long does it take to create a habit?

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:08:50 -0700

Photo from Morguefile If you're like me, you've been told that if you want to make something a habit, do it for three weeks. But new research shows it takes longer -- almost 2 months! Check out this article: Click Here W...

Keep doing childlike things to ignite your creativity

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:09:38 -0700

My homemade chandelier Madison Richards, over at The Master's Artist blog, wrote about creativity. She said that us “writer-types” need to be out doing other creative things besides writing, in order to stimulate our thought p...