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28 May 2020

Titus 2’s Teaching- Not Mindfulness, But Spirit-fulness

by Cathy Boyd Byrd | posted in: spiritual formation, Teaching | 0

The World’s Way Is Not The Way –  Why Mindfulness Is Not Our Approach What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness” is a popular technique being used in therapeutic circles to address emotional and mental health issues these days. Increasingly, we are being … Read More

mental health, mindfulness, spiritfulness, Titus 2 philosophy
3 Mar 2020

Interventional Justice and Mental Health Systems

by Cathy Boyd Byrd | posted in: justice | 0

Court is not generally the most warm and endearing place to be. However, there is a courtroom I have come to enjoy….one in which some of the women we serve find themselves participating. It was originally designed to serve veterans … Read More

holistic healing, justice, mental health, Therapeutic Justic Court
26 Aug 2016

The Joys of Aging

by Cathy Boyd Byrd | posted in: Aging | 0

Yippee Skippee! Proverbs 31:25 “She laughs at what is to come!” Aging Is Associated With Better Mental Health by Fran Lowry August 25, 2016 Medscape News Like good wine and cheese, one’s mental health improves with age, new research suggests. … Read More

aging, mental health, Proverbs 31:25
3 Jun 2016

Forgotten Good

by Cathy Boyd Byrd | posted in: acceptance, affirmation, memories | 0

Forgotten Good When I was a young adult, my Mother noted that listening to me one would think I had a really sad childhood. Many of the memories I voiced were about hurts and sadness, not about joys and fun. … Read More

memory, mental health, telling one's story, therapy
29 Aug 2015

Using What’s Close At Hand

by Cathy Boyd Byrd | posted in: Depression, healing, Mental Health | 0

  At DIG this week we talked about activities in which we engage to find COMFORT, UNDERSTANDING, or RELIEF  in our lives. Here’s the list we made.  Add others that you think of!   Companion animals Prescription medications People who … Read More

depression, healing, mental health, self care
13 Jan 2015

Depression to the Max

by Cathy Boyd Byrd | posted in: CBByrd Testimony, Mental Health | 0

I have been writing, in small doses with short descriptive stories, about an experience that happened after a tumble into depression that went undiagnosed for over a year when I was in my early 40’s.   After I shared with my doctor that … Read More

brokenness, depression, emotional emergency, mental health, spiritual emergency, truck
12 Jan 2015

A “Come As You Are” Party

by Cathy Boyd Byrd | posted in: CBByrd Testimony, Mental Health | 0

Anne Lamott’s personal page bio includes this: “Twenty-three years ago a very hung-over Anne Lamott stumbled into a small church and started what was to be a long journey towards sobriety and sanity. There were no instant miracles on that … Read More

authenticity, Christian recovery, depression, healing, mental health, transparency
31 Dec 2014

When “affirmation” becomes a dirty word….

by Cathy Boyd Byrd | posted in: Emotional Literacy, Mental Health | 0

The word “affirmation” has been presented in some contexts in a way that makes it appear downright negative, implying unhealthy neediness and codependency and a lack of personal self-worth……The need for affirmation is a legitimate human psychological need. If one’s … Read More

affirmation, mental health, psychological threat, self-worth
10 Oct 2014

Love, Like A River……..

by Cathy Boyd Byrd | posted in: Mental Health, Spirituality | 0

There are times when God brings just the right prescription for what ails one.  Today was such a day.  For nearly 10 months I have been trekking through various stages of grief, disappointment, and confusion over a life-long relationship that had … Read More

anointing oils, forgiveness, grief, healing, love, memories, mental health

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