In the world of holistic health, a healing crisis describes the seemingly backward movement that our bodies go through as they purge toxins. Symptoms can include: headaches, nausea, weakness, low-grade fever, and fatigue. The more severe the toxins, the more severe the healing crisis may be. They typically last three to five days. Though the…
My husband and I both have strong opinions and strong wills. This has resulted in lots of conflicts and hurt feelings over our 25 years together. After we got married, it quickly became apparent that in order to sustain peace and stay connected, we had to hone the art of apologizing. Though the word apology,…
Rare is the marriage that does not go through at least a few crises—present party included. While none of us are responsible for the poor choices that someone else makes, we do have a corporate responsibility to support each other. This is especially true if we stood up for our friends or if we answered…
I grew up in a family that understood anger as a threat to relationship. As such, raised voices or certain vocal tones got us a ticket to our bedrooms where we were supposed to magically get over it. Only we didn’t. Throughout my adolescence and early twenties, whenever I walked past a cart with glass…
Years ago, my husband and I kicked off a church retreat with a teaching on confession. Following the talk, we joined a prayer team around the perimeter of the space and invited folks to confess their sins. The first woman who approached me shrugged her shoulders apologetically and said, “I don’t have anything to confess.”…
