Author: Beth Broom
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Growing Toward Relational Health
We are all designed to function relationally. When I think of relational health, I think of the fruit of the Spirit described in Galatians 5:22-23: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” All the aspects of the fruit of
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Trauma’s Effects on Intimate Relationships
When I work with an individual who is healing from the effects of past trauma, she often struggles in her current relationships as well. She is grappling with the ways in which suffering diminishes her capacity to enter into trusting connection with others, and her most difficult interactions may be occurring with her intimate partner.
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How to Uproot Shame
Without question, the most common concept I talk about with counseling clients is shame. From the very beginning of a counseling relationship, a client often feels exposed as he shares about his history and struggles. He senses that he is sharing too much or that I think he is too broken. He wonders if he
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A Tool for Diminishing Intrusive Thoughts
Symptoms of intrusion are one of the markers of posttraumatic stress, as well as other mental health struggles such as anxiety, depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. According to the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI), “Intrusive thoughts are unwanted thoughts that can pop up in our minds unannounced, at any time. Their repeated occurrence can make
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Are Depression & Anxiety Rooted in Grief?
“My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen upon me.Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror overwhelms me.”Psalm 55:4-5 Psalm 55 is a passage I use frequently when counseling those who have experienced deep loss and trauma. David’s words are so honest and raw. He doesn’t cheapen or minimize
Beth M. Broom 