by Tudie Rose | Dec 8, 2020 | Tudie Rose: Strengthening Our Faith
My dad said, “You can make a game out of anything.” It is a coping mechanism that has served me well my entire life. Making a game out of life has pulled me out of depression more times than I can count. Depression (diagnosed, as well as undiagnosed) seems to be part...
by Ashley Dewey | Mar 1, 2019 | Ashley Dewey: Single Life
Living with roommates in college tends to open your eyes to a great many parts of reality. For me, that happened in a big way my senior year at BYU. I was getting into the grind when suddenly my view of the world was turned upside down. Something was wrong with...
by Roberta Hess Park | Feb 4, 2015 | Roberta Hess Park--Coping With the Hard Life
Who really beats us up? Us! Nobody can beat us up better than ourselves! We have the inside scoop on how we think and this helps us to justify what we do. Over the years we have listened carefully to what others have told said about us; much of what we say to each...
by Britt Kelly | Aug 14, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
It’s easier to talk about it now, because I’m not there. I can look back with objectivity and the comfort of distance. With my depression being hormone-based, yes, part of the problem is that I do keep having children. I’m an adult. I sometimes choose the hard thing I...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 9, 2008 | Home and Family
As the economic situation worsens, many people are beginning to panic. It’s important to remember that fear cannot improve any situation, and in fact, will make it far more difficult to manage the difficult times. Even if you haven’t prepared in the past, it’s not too...