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Carrying a burden? Talking to someone who is a good listener can help lighten the load. Sometimes life can be overwhelming, confusing and painful. Ta [ read more ]
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Although most of our calls come from people who live in the lower mainland of BC, we also receive calls from many other places as well. Crisis and str [ read more ]
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Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hi [ read more ]
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Collective compassion has meant an overall decrease in global poverty since the 1980s, says civil rights lawyer Gary Haugen. Yet for all the wor [ read more ]
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On New Year’s Eve in 2002, I was still unsure how we would be spending the evening. I never expected that I would be in the waiting room of an ICU. To [ read more ]
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Have you ever noticed how much people love Before & After stories? Turn on the TV at any given time, and you’ll find at least one channel featuring a [ read more ]
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Christians have a common saying: "This world is not our home, we're just passing through." We even sing about it. But this doesn’t mean we should j [ read more ]
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Seven years ago I found myself single again — divorced — with my dreams shattered. I fought hard to stay hopeful, to believe that God still had good p [ read more ]
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I have always been a creature of extremes; my sadness is deep, my anger is fiery, and my joy knows no bounds when I feel free to express it. I am at o [ read more ]
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I want a life that has significance. You do, too. I don’t need to be famous. I’m not trying to become powerful. Few of us achieve those things, and no [ read more ]
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“So you’re laying me off?” I sat across the table from my boss, heart racing. It was the last week of my maternity leave. This meeting was supposed [ read more ]
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As an instructor at a Christian writer's conference, I was scheduled to spend half-hour advisory sessions with students who signed up to talk to me. B [ read more ]
