by Dr Teresa M Walters | Jan 31, 2026 | Alternative Mental Health Models, Education and Training, Health & Well-Being, Personal Growth, Relational Health, Relationship with Others, Spiritual Formation, Trauma & Adversity, Trauma Education
There seems to be an ongoing effort in this country to pathologize just about every reaction, response, distress, or experience to which a human being can be exposed. If I hadn’t read it myself, I would have thought the article I recently reviewed about the...
by Dr Teresa M Walters | Jan 29, 2026 | Abundant Life, Christian Faith, Health & Well-Being, Personal Growth, Relationship with God, Spiritual Formation
In the past few days, those of us in the Midwest have seen fear and panic on full display (again). In a scene reminiscent of COVID shortages and hoarding behaviors, the recent snow and ice event quickly emptied local grocery store shelves. It has been a stark reminder...
by Dr Teresa M Walters | Jan 28, 2026 | Emotional Regulation & Resilience, Health & Well-Being, Mental Health Perspectives, Personal Growth, Relational Health, Spiritual Formation, Uncategorized
Not too many years past, a marketing campaign proclaimed, “You are what you eat.” The premise being that the food choices we make have a profound impact on our physical bodies and dictate to a large extent the quality of our health and well-being. I...
by Dr Teresa M Walters | Dec 15, 2025 | Alternative Mental Health Models, Critical Mental Health Knowledge, Divorce Recovery, Education and Training, Emotional Regulation & Resilience, Health & Well-Being, Marriage Support, Parenting, Relational Health, Relationship with Others
Parental Alienation and The Victimized Child Parental alienation is a topic that continues to receive a great deal of attention in both the legal and social services fields. Like many identified forms of emotional trauma and relational conflict, efforts are being made...
by Dr Teresa M Walters | Dec 15, 2025 | Abundant Life, Alternative Mental Health Models, Health & Well-Being, Personal Growth, Relational Health, Spiritual Formation
It’s an iconic scene. A sad and emotionally distressed Charlie Brown seeks psychiatric advice from Lucy, and Lucy, as any reasonable professional would, sets about trying to find a label to adequately categorize his symptoms. After running through a number of possible...
