Living With Depression

Looking back on that moment when she was diagnosed with severe depression, Jennifer Watt realizes she might not have taken it as well as she thought she had. She remembers how she shuffled through the grocery store aisles and she remembers how her eyes welled up with tears. “It was a hard-hitting moment,” she says. Related: Why Do Bad Things...

Selfishness

When his wife was diagnosed with serious depression, Graham wanted to snap his fingers and make it go away. They had two young children and her sickness dramatically changed their lives. While she recovered, Graham learned something about himself. “I learned I had a much more serious sickness … a deep selfishness that got exposed with this journey,”...

Feeling Checked Out

Felt "checked out" lately? Jessie knows how it feels. She went through a period of stress that left her feeling "dead inside." It's tough to feel excited about anything, or feel at all, when you're in that kind of mental state. Have you been feeling "checked out" lately? Would you like to talk with someone about it? Related: Are You Feeling Down? ...

The Hope of a New Country

Many immigrants have dreams of success and prosperity in the west. When Adeline-Jane and her family took the leap and moved to Canada, they were filled of hope. But months of looking for work, Adeline-Jane and her husband started to question if this was the promised land that they had dreamt of. Related What does your soul crave?

Heartbroken and Abandonded

Was your life supposed to be this way? Picking up the pieces from a broken marriage or the death of a loved one is heartbreaking and sometimes you are left feeling heartbroken and abandoned.  There is light at the end of the tunnel of grief, you just have to hold on. Take the next step: God really does love you Can loneliness be a blessing?...

Left Empty

Janna always struggled with her self-esteem. Her self-worth was grounded in trying to please others: Parents, teachers, friends ... whoever was around. She tried to make them happy, and if they were happy, she thought she would be too. But this approach left her feeling empty inside. It was a never-ending battle that seemed impossible to win and...

Have You Found Your Purpose?

Are you finding it hard to fit in? It's a crazy world and it's hard to find your place in this world. Some people search for their meaning, some know it from the start, while some look to others to find their meaning.  Where are you in your life? Have you found your purpose? Related Discover purpose