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Don’t Worry, Be Happy
When Bobby McFerrin’s cheery tune “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” topped music charts in 1988, it was hailed as a fresh new philosophy for living a positive life. Christians, however, know that Jesus says this many times in the Gospels, extorting us to trust in Him rather than wasting time and energy on senseless worrying. Worry, by definition, is allowing our minds to focus on problems. Worry is secondarily defined as the action of an animal gnawing on something, in the same way that a dog gnaws on a bone. People tormented by worry often find themselves ruminating over something, like a cow chewing its cud again and again. Why Do…
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Anxiety & Panic Saturday Workshop
Anxiety & Panic can be triggered by major life stressors or by subtle experiences. It can be unpleasant, scary, and impairing to live with. Often, before we cognitively understand our anxiety, our body feels it with shakiness, shortness of breath, distractibility, motor agitation, sleep disturbance, and appetite disturbance. Do you…have difficulty controlling your worry? feel restless or on-edge? feel easily fatigued? have trouble concentrating? feel irritable? have muscle tension? feel suddenly sweaty for no apparent reason? have trouble sleeping, staying asleep, or getting restful sleep? This workshop, presented by Agape Christian Counseling Services, will address the multifactorial causes of panic and anxiety and teach approaches for coping. Join us on…
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Battles, Blessings, & Building A Healthy Community
Agape has been busy this year! We have had the privilege of working with a number of fantastic organizations within the community. We strongly value our community partnerships and are excited to work alongside many amazing entities. Here are just a few of the things we’ve accomplished in recent months: Darrell and several others have presented workshops at various churches in the area on Depression, Boundaries, Grief, Healing Broken Relationships, and Trauma & the Brain Carolyn, our Children’s Therapeutic Services Director, was a featured speaker at the Greater St. Louis Home Educators Expo and PS Kids Workshops We were asked by Autism Speaks to participate in the Walk Now St Louis Autism…
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New Year’s Resolutions for Parents
by Carolyn Knarr, MSW, LCSW, Director of Children’s Therapeutic Services Every year around this time many of us make new year’s resolutions but very few of us keep them. Here are some resolutions for parents that are worth keeping: 1. Increase the amount of time you spend in casual conversation with your child. A recent study showed that 85% of what parents say to their children is either telling them what to do or what not to do. Very quickly, children turn off their listening ears. Try making positive comments about what they are wearing, or their hair, or something they have done well recently. For example: “I don’t know…
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