by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 31, 2015 | conflict, emotions, spiritual life
Thinking About PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)…..What Would Jesus Do? Another Christian counselor and I were discussing PTSD recently. We were observing how often it tends to be thought of in the context of combat-experienced veterans. But, as he and I...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 12, 2015 | CBByrd Testimony, Mental Health
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 road, but many...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 23, 2014 | Mental Health
The article below on Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome makes some interesting points. One observation by counselors at Titus 2 is that many who come to long term recovery from detox feel badly for quite a while. For many it may even take two to three months to feel...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 23, 2014 | Mental Health
Allow me to editorialize about the reported new policy of a local recovery program of not allowing even commonly prescribed SSRIs for depression to be used by their clients in recovery…..This is, in my opinion, unfortunate and unnecessary and will lead to more...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 10, 2014 | Mental Health, Spirituality
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 taken a turn that...
