Career burnout has become a pretty well-known phenomenon. But it’s easy to forget that being a mom 24/7 is a “career,” too, and career burnout doesn’t pass over us. Mom burnout symptoms are essentially the same as for any other career. The solutions are fundamentally similar, too — although the differences in context make the […]
When is an Eating Disorder Not an Eating Disorder?
“Our daughter is a great kid. She’s always been a happy child, done well in school, and made her parents very proud. When she decided to join the track team in grade eight, I was cautiously supportive.…We had noticed that our daughter had become quite a fussy eater in the year or two prior….At suppertime, […]
Christian Mindfulness: Be Still and Know…
I mentioned several weeks ago that I was (still am!) making my way through The Mindful Way Through Depression. Shannon asked what I thought about it, particularly with regard to its soundness for Christians. I’m not terribly sure about all of the specific exercises (especially knowing there are some on an accompanying CD, and I […]