What you don’t expect a child psychiatrist to say to your son: “What’s wrong with you? Why can’t you work as hard as your sister? Why are you so lazy? You just need to try harder.” “Trying harder” is harder than you think when you suffer from a mental health disease. There is stuff goingContinue reading “Just Try Harder Lecture”
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Let the Light In
Today millions of Christians around the world will lower their heads in prayer, be marked with a sooty cross, and begin a 40 day season of purposeful spiritual reflection. On this day we collectively acknowledge our mortality. When I think of the fleeting nature of my time on earth, it makes me want to liveContinue reading “Let the Light In”
When Dad is Mad
Some dads get mad. They have short tempers. They shout and make angry faces. Mad dads sometimes spank to get their point across. Mad dads don’t like to be crossed. Some dads get mad (as in angry) while they are also mad (as in crazy.) This would be my dad. The thing is, to beContinue reading “When Dad is Mad”
Rev. Dr. Sarah Griffith Lund 