Kate Motaung

When you love someone or something, experiencing the loss of that thing or person can be nearly unbearable. Grieving is how we work through the various emotions we experience in the wake of that loss. Grief can be challenging and uncomfortable, especially as it brings up feelings we’d rather not experience. If we understand the grieving process, we can prepare ourselves somewhat to go through it and emerge on the other side. When we experience loss, that means that

Childhood is meant to be a carefree time, full of play and fun memories to look back fondly on. While we all desire this kind of childhood for our kids, the reality is that life on this side of heaven is hard, and our children will not be shielded from this truth, no matter how hard we try to protect them from it. Added to that are the increasing pressures for today’s young people, amplified by technology which needs

We don’t say, “I’m gonna turn stuff into my idol.” No one intentionally does that, but we can tell by our behaviors that that’s actually what we’ve done. – Dave Ramsey I sit quietly this Labor Day – asking God to show me something more in all this laboring. It seems I’ve gotten lost in the technological portholes of all things secular. I sit in silence to locate my spirit amidst the world of work, technology, and money. Before

Do you find yourself struggling against frequent, overwhelming feelings of rage? Do you often exhibit aggressive behavior when you feel upset or provoked? Are your relationships sometimes hindered by your inability to control your anger? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you most likely struggle with anger management. Anger is defined as a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility. It’s a normal, healthy feeling that God created us with. But when it becomes frequently uncontrollable

It's amazing to think about how many different ways one emotion can manifest itself. Anger can show up in so many ways in our lives. For some, dealing with anger looks like screaming and ranting, while for others anger is a quiet seething that they keep hidden beneath the surface. No matter how It appears, anger is an emotion that many of us feel. Often, we see the symptoms or the consequences of our anger without ever dealing with

Anxiety rates have greatly increased and are at the highest they’ve been in the 21st century. The rates were high even before the pandemic and increased by 25% just in the first year of the pandemic. Now that the pandemic is waning, many people have grown accustomed to a persistent, low level of anxiety in everyday life. But this can take a toll on your long-term physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. If you are struggling with any level

Children are often overlooked when they face various traumatic events. People might assume that they do not understand what has happened or they will get over it more easily because of their age, but childhood trauma can affect children in a variety of ways and for an exceptionally long time – does not discriminate. Children can be traumatized by a variety of things: Bullying Accident involvement/observation Natural disasters Community violence Poor living conditions/neglect Physical and emotional abuse Stress caused

Does your mood seem to shift with the calendar, causing you to feel “down” more than usual during the winter months? Do shorter days and gloomy weather seem to zap your energy and make you feel blue? If so, you may be suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder. What is Seasonal Affective Disorder? Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression characterized by a recurring seasonal pattern that comes and goes at the same time each year. Symptoms usually

As women, our sense of self-worth can be tied to our sense of beauty. Beauty is an undercurrent of desire that most of us just can’t get our hands on. Fleeting it is. Why does beauty flee? Run away? Refuse to stay? And why do we keep purchasing and purchasing and purchasing – begging beauty to stay – and it does not? Let’s see if we can use beauty to expand our sense of self-worth, and expand our sense

Caregiving is one of the most important roles we will ever fill as members of a family and of society. The honor and responsibility of caring for an older generation, possibly those who raised us, or caring for an ill child, makes caregiving a crucial privilege. Yet, caregiving is an emotional and physically draining job. Long-term stress can take its toll on a caregiver’s health and cause problems in other areas of their life. Knowing the cause and symptoms

Stress has a deceptive way of masquerading. It lurks behind fatigue. It shadows symptoms of illness. It merges with anxiety and the inability to quell panic. We all struggle with stressors in life, but not all stressors have to win the war of our spiritual, mental, or physical health. If you're looking for healthy ways to manage stress, this article is for you. Developing healthy coping mechanisms for stress is how we expose it for what it is –

Are you a peacekeeper or peacemaker, and which one has codependent behavior? You may not have considered the difference before, but it is important. Understanding this difference can show you what to do to be free from codependency. Peacekeeping vs. Peacemaking Many people believe that keeping the peace is the “Christian” thing to do. They think it’s worth any cost. But this is not what the Bible teaches. Jesus tells us what responsibility we have for preserving peace. We