Emotions are typically dissected into the yellow emotions: headlined by happiness, and the blue emotions: headlined by sadness. The assumption that being a Christian means triumph over all of the blue emotions is both misplaced and unhelpful.
The Mind and Soul Team
In a time when anxiety is one of the most common emotions for people to struggle with, or even to cause illness, why is it so popular to celebrate fear and causes of fear? Can this tell us something about the way fear and anxiety work?
Kate Middleton
Anxiety is a normal human emotion, however it's often suggested that it's a sign of some kind of spiritual weakness or lack of faith. Here's Dr Kate Middleton on why that's just not true, and how a life of faith can help us fear less.
Kate Middleton
I know that as much as I want to believe anger is a God-given emotion that is essential to my wellbeing, I am struggling. Nobody wants to be known as an Angry Pastor - it’s an oxymoron, isn’t it?
Will Van Der Hart
Problem worry is a very painful and common issue. Sometimes well meant but poorly thought through advice fuels the issue. This articles helps you to go back to basics and make sure you are using the right approach to settle your troubled mind...
Will Van Der Hart
Do you find yourself thinking through the worst possible scenarios several times a day? Does anxiety grip you and the desire to check things are safe overwhelm you? Do you want to get your peace back? Time to challenge the cycle of catastrophizing...
Will Van Der Hart
What do emotions do, why do we have them, how can we learn to manage them better?
Kate Middleton
At some point every person will suffer from some irrational worry or fear. However, for some these idle worries can become more significant, sparking off a huge chain of both physical and emotional responses that are distressing.
Will Van Der Hart
Will outlines 'Secondary Safety Behaviours', responses which come into play when a 'Primary Safety Behaviour' is unavailable to us in times of anxiety.
Will Van Der Hart
So footballer Louis Suarez has received a 10 match ban after he bit another player during a match. But, what DO you do if you know that anger, at times, gets the better of you? And how as parents do we support our kids to learn how to manage anger well?
Rob Waller illustrates the three key principles of anger management using an old testament story: Moses striking the rock in Numbers 20.
Rob Waller
Many people struggle with the sense that anger is wrong, especially those with a strong Christian faith. The difficulty is that anger is a healthy emotional response, without it we simply wouldn't be human.
Will Van Der Hart