Kate Motaung

At 2 AM, you notice a notification lighting up the phone screen. The responses are social media likes, comments, and messages that have become a recurring pattern in late-night conversations and carefully crafted responses. But something shifts, and what begins as an innocent online interaction becomes a distance that was not there before. Infidelity in marriage no longer requires a physical meeting or secret rendezvous. Through screens, keyboards, and digital distance, infidelity creeps into a seemingly wonderful marriage. This

Family is a word that might conjure pleasant memories of connection and laughter, or perhaps it brings to mind feelings of sadness, grief, and loss. Families experience many things together. This can include going through experiences like family rifts. These can be challenging moments and seasons for a family. For many, family functions as a source and foundation of much-needed support, bringing a sense of belonging, love, and connection. Family should be where you’re known, loved, and accepted. It’s where

Relationships are complicated, to say the least. You might have entered into your marriage with confidence and optimism about the life of love and loyalty that you’d be sharing with your significant other for a lifetime. And at first, everything may seem wonderful, like a dream come true. Everything just seems to work in the beginning. You respect each other’s boundaries, work hard to show your undying mutual love, and though not perfect, nevertheless, you both really try to

Have you ever felt a moment of intense panic, fear, or dread over which you had little or no control? Did you experience racing thoughts and unsettling experiences in your body? These are some of the ways an anxiety attack can manifest, causing significant distress. Anxiety attacks may come on suddenly without any seeming cause or may be induced by stressful circumstances overwhelming the nervous system. This article will look at anxiety attacks and their definition, along with the

If I were to ask you to recall a time that you were furious, what would come to mind? I’m sure that every single person living today would have a few moments that stand out from the rest, in which we were furious to the point that we could hardly control ourselves. Even as a therapist, I am guilty of the sin as well. Understanding How to Control Your Anger I would love to take a journey with you

PTSD therapy consists of various treatments, including clinical mental health techniques, grounding techniques you can do in between sessions, and long-term lifestyle changes. PTSD Therapy and Techniques PTSD therapy encompasses every aspect of your life, including your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health. To manage traumatic memories, you need to look at your full holistic self, including but not limited to: a healthier lifestyle, psychological methods, individually curated tools and techniques, and social and spiritual support. PTSD treatment includes

Mental wellness refers to intentionally caring for one’s mental and emotional well-being by taking an active role in one’s health. Many people only focus on physical health and ignore their mental health, yet physical illness can often begin with mental distress. For example, if you care for an aging parent or have recently experienced financial strain, the chronic stress will affect your nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system triggers the fight-or-flight response, as adrenaline and cortisol flood the system. You

Hoarding disorder is a mental health condition that goes beyond just having too much clutter. It is characterized by an uncontrollable need to continually accumulate things to the point where they invade your living space and make it cramped and unusable. A hoarder finds safety in the hoard, in the stacks and piles, and he or she will grieve over the loss of those items when they are gone. – Matt Paxton In extreme cases, items may be piled

Christian women sometimes experience difficult moments that feel like they shape the rest of their lives. These moments disrupted safety and rewrote how they see themselves in the world around them. A traumatic experience typically reshapes our patterns of thought, our emotional responses, and our spiritual confidence in ways that women often do not understand. Some people want relief from the heaviness, but also want their healing choices to honor God. This is where psychedelic therapy becomes more widely

When things go wrong in our lives, it is easy to try to control the situation or the people around us. We are grasping for anything that will make us feel as though we are okay. But in trying to control what is happening, we are only hurting ourselves and often hurting others in the process. Examples of People Taking Control Throughout Scripture When we take ourselves out of God’s plans for us, we often cheapen our experiences. A

We all get a little bent out of shape if things don’t go our way, and it’s not uncommon for us to feel anger at someone who causes us harm. As religious people, we can set up a hierarchy of transgressions, in which getting drunk is a huge no-no, but we permit anger because we feel justified in it. We can cloak our anger as righteous, virtuous, and merited, all the while yielding to what may truly be a vice.

ADHD symptoms in adults aren’t always as recognizable. This is partly because research and awareness among adults isn’t as prevalent, and partly because the percentage of adults who have ADHD is lower than the overall percentage of kids with the condition. However, the estimated 6% of adults in the United States alone who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD, may be higher than once believed. One of the reasons 6% could be a lower reflection of