Heidi Mortenson
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Family Therapist: 8 Ways We Can Get Encouragement All Wrong
One weekend, I was feeling the stress of trying to please both my husband and my children. I was very focused on my husband’s moods and what he wasn’t doing right. I felt like my husband was particularly crabby. He was barking about needing to do things in the garage and clean some other things …
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How You Can Help Your Loved Ones Manage Their Anxiety and Moods
I have struggled with loving others unconditionally when they don’t behave the way I like. Have you? My husband has struggled with anxiety. I would get frustrated with him because of what the anxiety would cause him to think and do. I focused on this annoying behavior. I would spend a lot of time thinking …
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For the Teens: 10 Tips on How to be a Leader in Today’s World
If you are in crisis, help is available by call or text 1-800-273-8255 24/7. You can also visit https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are loved! This article is for teens. If you are a parent, grandparent, friend, pastor or other guardian, I encourage you to share this with the teens you know. Teens are some of the most …
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Is Your Emotional Teen Driving You Crazy?
Do you feel disconnected from your teen? Does it seem like your teen’s moods are running the household? Teens can be some of the most misunderstood and undervalued people. They are just as powerful in the spirit and what they hear from the Lord. Many of you have heard that there is no junior Holy …
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A Quick Tool To Beat Anxiety
If you are in crisis, please call 1-800-273-8255 or visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are not alone. The world makes anxiety normal and we can easily accept it when we “feel” it. We need to be careful to pay attention to our language and not say “my anxiety,” even if we’re “feeling” it. It’s not who you …
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What’s Trust Got To Do With It? How Trusting the Lord Impacts Our Mental Health
One time during worship at her hometown church in Minnesota, Heidi Mortenson, licensed marriage and family therapist, was grumbling and complaining about her husband. She believed he was the problem, not her. Her focus was on things he wasn’t doing. When we get in these places where our troubles are our focus, we don’t see …
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