I write about mental health and wellbeing for a number of Christian periodicals and organisations. Most of this material is behind a paywall. All of it is available here free for you to use.
I’ve recorded all these written articles as 4 to 5 minute audio talks in case you would rather listen than read. Just click the link at the head of each article.
‘Paul the anxious apostle’ – even super-Christians feel anxious… whoops! Am I not supposed to say that?
‘The both… and… mentality’ – why theology and psychology should be friends
‘The skill of being still’ – a guide to Christian meditation and how it may differ from mindfulness
‘Are doctors over-diagnosing mental health problems?’ – let’s think this through biblically
‘Gospel-centred resilience’ – a route to perseverance that actually works
‘John Bunyan and suicidal crisis’– follow Hopeful as he talks Christian out of taking his own life
‘The politics of pastoral care’ – Where you sit on the political spectrum may influence the kind of care you give
‘Take a sabbatical!’ – down tools and rest, recover and fill the hump for the next stretch of desert!
‘The perils of perfectionism’ – the drive to be fabulous can destroy you, what does it mean to be ‘perfect’?
‘The serenity prayer – Christian faith and stoicism’ – what do Christians have that stoics don’t?