What’s on your palate for 2017? Proverbs 18:21 says that “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, those who love it will eat its fruit.” (NHEB) What do you love to ingest? What are you feeding your soul and spirit? Does fear, negativity, disappointment, depression, or anxiety seem to be overpowering your life, walk, and talk? The good news is that you don’t have to live life that way! Everything you say and do- is your choice. God has given us free will to live abundan

Emotion moves us and reason guides us. Emotion is a brain phenomenon that is vastly different from thought. It has its own neurochemical and physiological basis and is a unique language in which the brain speaks. The limbic system is responsible for basic emotional processes such as fear (LeDoux, 1996). The emotional brain enhances decision making by rapidly reducing the options that one can consider. Additionally, our different memory systems can sometimes cause problems whe

Dignity in Mental Health Thousands of people with mental health conditions around the world are deprived of their human rights. They are not only discriminated against, stigmatized and marginalized but are also subject to emotional and physical abuse in both mental health facilities and the community. Poor quality care due to a lack of qualified health professionals and dilapidated facilities leads to further violations. The theme for this year’s World Mental Health Day, obse