by Laura Howe | Mar 30, 2020 | Addictions & Trauma, Anxiety & Depression
My heart is aching. For days my heart has been moving from grief to sadness and anger. And not for reasons why you might think. I don’t know how to share this other than to spew this out onto a blog post and pray to God that my heart is heard. I have read message...
by Laura Howe | Mar 17, 2020 | Anxiety & Depression
The walls are closing in. Chest is tightening. Agitation grows. Anyone experiencing a little stress right now?? Nerves, overwhelm or anxiety are developed for a number of reasons, but the main one is stress. Today I write this as I sit quarantined in my home along...
by Laura Howe | Mar 3, 2020 | Anxiety & Depression, Stress & Burnout
You: How are you? Jen: Well… (starts crying) You: (thinking) Oh no… Jen is crying and talking about being depressed and overwhelmed. All I asked is “how are you?” Now, what do I do? I don’t know what to say!! Have you ever had a conversation like that? With...
by Laura Howe | Jan 14, 2020 | Anxiety & Depression
Picture yourself driving behind someone that is leading the way in an unfamiliar place. I bet you are praying for all green lights and no traffic and ‘please God, no left turns’. Anxiety and nervousness kick in. You’re not sure where you are going and you are fully...
by Laura Howe | Jan 7, 2020 | Anxiety & Depression, Stress & Burnout
“Pastor, do you have a minute?” Famous last words… Both of you know it’s not just one minute. Soon enough, you start working on the body language to indicate that the convo needs to come to a close. After all it’s Sunday and after service is not the time or...
by Laura Howe | Dec 2, 2019 | Anxiety & Depression
“I want to see someone else.” “I am requesting a new counsellor.” This was the 6th message firing me as a counsellor in only a few short months. Ugh… What was I doing wrong? I started out my career in the helping profession 15 years ago, wide-eyed and bushy-tailed...
