by Laura Howe | May 13, 2021 | Anxiety & Depression, Uncategorized
Let’s be honest, the church is unable to effectively support all the issues that your congregants are facing. In a single day, you can hear from seniors struggling with early signs of dementia, someone wanting support for addiction, and a couple whose marriage...
by Laura Howe | Mar 11, 2021 | Anxiety & Depression, Resilience & Anger, Stress & Burnout
Emotions are meant to be felt – it’s just that simple. We are meant to notice them, feel them, process them, and learn from them. But processing emotions is difficult. It’s messy and uncomfortable. Processing emotions has physical, mental, and emotional...
by Laura Howe | Mar 2, 2021 | Anxiety & Depression, Stress & Burnout, Uncategorized
Compassion fatigue can be hard to recognize. It often takes a significant incident to discover it. My hope is that in sharing my experience, it will save you future hardship. It took me months to realize that I was experiencing compassion fatigue. My...
by Laura Howe | Feb 18, 2021 | Anxiety & Depression, Stress & Burnout
Burnout, it’ s such an accurate word to describe what so many people are feeling. Once alive, burning with passion a zest for life; now extinguished, depleted and nothing left to fuel for what life brings you. But then.. What is compassion fatigue? Is it just...
by Laura Howe | Dec 17, 2020 | Anxiety & Depression, Stress & Burnout, Uncategorized
The holidays The holidays bring stressful moments. It doesn’t matter if you have a hallmark life or if you are someone struggling with loss, anxiety or depression. There are times when you are feeling overwhelmed, frustrated and even sad. So often when we think...
by Laura Howe | Nov 26, 2020 | Anxiety & Depression, Stress & Burnout, Uncategorized
Growing up I was told by my father that I have the gift of gab. But that God gave me two ears and one mouth and I should use them in that order. His comments likely came from needing a moment of quiet in a house of 4 kids and a talkative middle child. But in my...
