by Julie Christiansen | Jun 24, 2022 | Motivational Posts
So, about the SLAP. I did not watch the Oscars that fateful night, but I did hear about the slap the next morning. Lots of people have an opinion on his motives and the rightness or wrongness of his actions. I’ll just say this: in this case a little Anger...
by Julie Christiansen | Nov 16, 2021 | 2021 Blog Posts
by Julie Christiansen, MA Registered Psychotherapist One in five Canadians will have a mental illness or addiction in their lifetime. This means that one in five persons in your church are likely to be affected by a mental illness. Why is mental health so feared and...
by Julie Christiansen | Oct 6, 2021 | 2021 Blog Posts
At 59 Bob* was a successful businessman. He had built his business from the ground up over 30 years and was well respected in his community. On the surface, it looked like Bob had everything going for him – health, wealth, a lovely family and a beautiful wife; but...
by Julie Christiansen | May 31, 2021 | 2021 Blog Posts, Motivational Posts
The definition of fear: I have heard fear described in this way: “False Expectations Appearing Real”. In other words, fear is the culmination of those things you anticipate could happen, but never do that constitute fear. Just as faith is described as a belief or a...
by Julie Christiansen | Oct 8, 2020 | 2020 Blog Posts
Over the past 30 some years but more so over the last several weeks I have wondered what is my purpose in the midst of all this racial tension? Do I have a role in the race war that seems to be heating up all around us? What I’ve realized when I’ve tossed...