Tom noticed that he feels anxious most of his day. He can’t really put his finger on why, but tells me it’s an overall feeling. Tom suffers from Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). When someone feels a pervasive sense of anxiety on a regular basis, it can affect their work and health. One of the contributors to this…

Waking up to the news of another mass shooting means there are families in grief, traumatized survivors and parents who are trying to make sense of this to their children and themselves. What do you say to your children when these horrific events happen? Overall, turn off the news and limit exposure. Less exposure is better.…

Giving opportunities exist on a daily basis in America. Someone goes through an illness and needs help with medical expenses, a family is homeless, or the church is sending an offering to an orphanage over seas. And lately, we have seen our share of natural disasters and hardships. However, it is always so encouraging to see the way people give sacrificially…

He was part of a clinical trial. Take this drug and your pain goes away. But he didn’t know if he was really getting the drug or if he was getting what is called a placebo–a pill that does nothing because it is fake. He reported that his pain was much improved. The researchers looked…

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