Natalie’s Blog
- Passover and Mental Health April 22, 2024I imagine many of you have questions about this title. Is Dr. Natalie Jewish? What does Passover have to do with Mental Health? This seems strange… Well over the past year or so, I’ve taken a deep dive studying the Feasts of Israel and have learned a ton some of which I want to share, […]
- Nicaragua: Hope in the Present Age April 17, 2024Last week, I was blessed to have the opportunity to serve with a team of diverse individuals with a non-profit of which I serve on the board. One of my dreams in life has been to do missions as a mental health professional and over the past several years, the dream has become a reality. […]
- The Hard ? or the Weird ? February 20, 2024The other day I was in a meeting with someone impressive who often has to ask “the hard questions” in her job. We were discussing how people and things have changed over the years which in turn often changes the way we do our jobs. The conversation led to me encouraging her to not only […]
- Focus, why it matters and how to increase the ability to focus properly January 16, 2024Over the New Year holiday, my family and I went to Arizona and were able to visit the Grand Canyon for the first time. The vastness of the beauty is overwhelming. I can understand now why some have studied it and explored it endlessly for years. One thing that at first made me confused was […]
- Want to know what decreases the likelihood of developing a mental illness? September 26, 2023Recently, I was able to hear George Barna from the Barna Group present at a conference and this statistic stood out to me above all. Current research suggests if you believe in the following 7 tenants of the Christian faith your chances of developing a mental illness decrease to 2%: 1-God is eternal, omniscient, and […]
It breaks my heart that as adults we often stop believing we can do anything. This past weekend, I ran more than I ever thought I could (20 miles). On January 1, I had a moment of insanity (you may think) and registered for a marathon (bucket list goal). My friend and brother asked me…
Considering my nature is nerdy and goal oriented, I set yearly goals each year along with my immediate family that we keep posted in an area we see daily. It is true that you will reach 100% of the goals you NEVER set, so I set goals in hopes of meeting at least some of…
Hello! I’m back after a blogging sabbatical! Being one of those weird people who loves school supplies, I get excited about the start of school to see what new school supplies have been invented or changed each fall. However, as a mother of two school-aged boys, I was not thrilled about the prices. Anyways, the…
read the news before I go to bed…I discourage this for my clients all the time, but for some reason, this week I’ve read my “news briefing” (which makes me feel important like they are specifically ‘briefing me’ :)) before I go to sleep. The news is …ugh… most of the time, I can’t watch…
Recently, I’ve been reading a book titled, Six ways to keep the ‘good’ in your boy, by Dannah Gresh because I’m raising boys, interact with others doing to same, and have realized it is not a task for the faint at heart to say the least. Just yesterday morning, my son came in after taking our puppy…
My husband and I recently discovered the Amazon Prime series, “The Man in the High Castle”, which explore what life would be like if Japan and Germany had won WWII. It is a sober, thought-provoking, cliff hanger at the end of every show type of series. I love it but I’ll tell you it make…
Most of my friends feel the same way I do at this point in the summer, which is that we are ready for the wonderful children that God has blessed us with to return to school. Routine, structure and order are great things. God is a god of order. The sun comes up and the…
Growing up in a small town if you didn’t want to drink and party on the weekends at a friend’s house, you had to find something else stupid to do, so we ‘rolled houses’ (aka throwing toilet paper in trees) all the time. At some point it became so much fun to roll the ‘Roper…
I’m sorry I’ve been gone from the blog scene for a while, life is too busy at times I guess. I do love to write and encourage you all (my two faithful readers). Since Mother’s Day is this weekend (hint to all those who still need to get something to show their appreciation for the…
I think I was in the 6th grade and stayed with her sometimes after school and I’m not sure how it came up but it was something like…”A girl has a garage and a boy has a car, don’t let a boy put his car in your garage until you are married…” No, my wonderful, amazing…
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