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What We Are Talking About When We Talk About Addiction, Part 1

Four Ways We Use The Term

2d ago

What We Are Talking About When We Talk About Addiction, Part 1

2d ago

Mark Brouwer

We Are Clueless About What Makes Us Happy

No one wants to hear this, but researchers are fairly adamant about it: We are frequently wrong about what we think will make us happy…

3d ago

We Are Clueless About What Makes Us Happy

3d ago

Mark Brouwer

What the Bible Says about Redirecting Sexual Desire

“Sexual energy is the source of our greatest power, but also our greatest challenges. When we learn to transmute this energy, we unlock our…

Jul 20

What the Bible Says about Redirecting Sexual Desire

Jul 20

Mark Brouwer

The Missing Link to Mental Health: Overcoming Isolation

“We all need friends with whom we can speak of our deepest concerns, and who do not fear to speak the truth in love to us.” — Margaret…

Jul 18

The Missing Link to Mental Health: Overcoming Isolation

Jul 18

Mark Brouwer

Church Leaders Need Renewal Today Like Never Before

“A drop in the level of pastoral health this significant in just 7 years isn’t just unprecedented, it signals a crisis that the church has…

Jul 3

Church Leaders Need Renewal Today Like Never Before

Jul 3

Mark Brouwer

Unless You LIKE Stress and Burnout, You Need This Skill

The bottom line principle for longevity in a high functioning life of service is what productivity expert Jim Loehr calls “oscillation.”…

Jun 28

Unless You LIKE Stress and Burnout, You Need This Skill

Jun 28

Mark Brouwer

Childhood Trauma: The Root Cause of Our Adult Distress and Addiction

The roots of most addictive behaviors — and many chronic mental health disorders like anxiety and depression — have to do with unresolved…

Jun 26

Childhood Trauma: The Root Cause of Our Adult Distress and Addiction

Jun 26

Mark Brouwer

Letting Go of What We Can’t Control

“I promise you nothing is as chaotic as it seems. Nothing is worth diminishing your health. Nothing is worth poisoning yourself into…

Jun 25

Letting Go of What We Can’t Control

Jun 25

Mark Brouwer

How to Make Your Inner World a Better Place

Many people today feel victimized by their inner worlds. They struggle with anxious, fearful, depressive, or lustful thoughts, and don’t…

Jun 21

How to Make Your Inner World a Better Place

Jun 21

Mark Brouwer

Dealing With Stress is the Need of the Hour … And Church Isn’t Helping

I’ve been reading a lot lately about simplifying and streamlining life. One interesting book is The Not So Big Life by Susan Susanka. She…

Jun 17

Dealing With Stress is the Need of the Hour … And Church Isn’t Helping

Jun 17

Mark Brouwer

Mark Brouwer

Pastor, speaker, coach -- I write about the intersection of spirituality with mental health, relationships, addiction, and leadership https://markbrouwer.com

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