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Could a Difficult Childhood Make You More Creative?
By
Linda Mintle
How many times have you heard an entertainer talk about a difficult childhood and how music or acting seemed to be an outlet for coping? What does a difficult childhood do to a person as they grow? Childhood adversity is typically associated with an increased risk of psychopathology later in life. But, is it possible…
4 Ways to Handle Pressure
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Linda Mintle
If you’ve ever talked to a Navy Seal (I lived in Norfolk, VA., so yes, I have!), you will learn a lot about how they are taught to handle pressure in the most chaotic circumstances. There is much we can learn from their training. Goal setting. When you are tacking a particularly difficult task, one…
The Aftermath of Suicide: Our Response
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Linda Mintle
Like many of you, I heard the very sad news that Pastor, Jarrid Wilson died by suicide last Monday. He left us shortly after he preached a funeral for a woman who also ended her life by suicide. It is all so hard to comprehend when you look at the photos of this 30-year-old man with a…
When Positive Self-Statements Don’t Work
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Linda Mintle
You are feeling down and your friend tells you, just think happy thoughts. Utter a few positive self-statements. Follow this with a happy meme and it will brighten your day. How many times have you turned on the TV or watched a You Tube clip of a positive thinking guru who tells you to just think happy thoughts?Doing…
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