All Health and wellbeing articles – Page 14
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Article'I can still be loved even with wounds'
Hope Virgo suffered abuse at 13 and battled anorexia for years. Here she shares how she learned to push aside the need to be "perfect" before God
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Article‘We don’t need to hustle for God’s attention’
While society teaches us we need to look and be a certain way, Florence Gildea asserts that God loves us as we are so we can stop seeking outside validation
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ArticleThe power of stories
We need stories for our times of uncertainty and pain, says Tanya Marlow
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ArticleCould this be the single person's antidote to loneliness?
In support of Loneliness Awareness Week, Kimberley Pena explains that dance therapy can reduce the feeling of disconnect
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Article5 ways to stay resilient during lockdown
We were not designed for a socially distanced existence. Writer Cathy Madavan explains how we can adapt to our new normal
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ArticleSheila Walsh: Church leaders hit rock bottom too!
Has your church leader or a preacher you know hit rock bottom without you realising?
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Article'Early trauma affected my mental health'
Writer Fran Hill lost her mother when she was just 14. Here she considers the lasting impact long into adulthood
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ArticleCoping with a loss of connection
Trained cuddle therapist Rebekka Mikkola explains the theory behind cuddle therapy and how we can weather the absence of touch during COVID-19
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ArticleJoining together to stop leprosy
Linda Todd, chief executive of The Leprosy Mission Scotland, explains that leprosy is not an ancient disease; it still ravages people today
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ArticleTo your very good health...
Veronica Zundel challenges to think about how we treat those will chronic illnesses
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ArticleIsolation can’t stop us connecting
Coronavirus, the biggest party-pooper of them all, has swept across the world and changed society as we know it, separating us from one another. Here are some ways to counter that…
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ArticleHold tight – or let go
In a letter sent from Portugal to Sir Francis Walsingham, in 1587, Sir Francis Drake memorably wrote, “There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end, until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.”
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ArticleMy husband's depression affected us both
We’ve often heard from people living with depression, but what is it like for those who love and care for them? Catriona Futter shares her experience of trying to support her husband
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ArticleMake a spring resolution
This is a good time to ask some serious questions, says Penelope Wilcock
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ArticleWhen Christmas hurts
For many people Christmas can be a difficult time of year. Gillian Phillips reflects on her own experience and how the true message of Christmas offers hope and healing
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ArticleHow to be content in all situations
St Paul learned the secret of contentment and we can too, says Liz Carter
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ArticleCan you be just too lovely?
Being kind and serving others are foundational to Christian living, but we can take it too far, warns Sarah Phillips
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ArticleLiving with a life-limiting illness
Ruth van den Broek was diagnosed with the degenerative disease cystic fibrosis (CF) as a baby and grew up knowing she would not live to a ripe old age. Now in the ‘twilight years’ of her late twenties, she tells Sharon Barnard why she is able to look to the future with hope
