What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? Is CBT an effective treatment for anxiety and depression? What is the connection between CBT and the Bible? How can I apply the principles of CB3T in my life to find relief?
Whether you're dealing with depression, anxiety, or stressful situations in your life, CB3T: Cognitive (Biblically Based) Behavioral Therapy offers practical advice for easing your symptoms. CB3T explains the fundamentals of this scientifically proven treatment and guides you on how to apply the techniques in your daily routine. As you learn CB3T, you'll begin to challenge unhealthy thoughts, understand how they affect your emotional well-being, and experience greater contentment and reduced stress.
A Children's Tale
Jasper, a precocious dog, embarks on a quest to discover how to make others happy. He seeks answers from his neighborhood friends, who, one by one, share their opinions on finding happiness, but no one seems to know the secret. Will he complete his quest in time to help his family? Will he ever learn the truth about joy? Journey with Jasper and find out.
A Novel
Leah’s Light is a mental health recovery center hidden in the mountains of the Eastern Sierras. It is here that an unlikely group of five patients, each at the precipice of suicide in their lives, embark together on a tumultuous path to find hope and purpose. From the ambitious Ivy League college student whose identity has been forged by achievement, to a retired coach struggling with the constraints of a progressive illness, each character must work to uncover the lies that have trapped them in a moment of despair.
At Leah’s Light, the patients tell their stories from their own unique perspectives as they engage in intensive sessions with a faith-based psychiatrist. United by a common cause, to build a rescue center to help survivors of human trafficking, the group coalesces into a powerful team until catastrophe threatens one of their own. Loss of Lies excavates the buried crossroads of culture, faith, and medicine and reveals a message of hope to all whose lives have ever been impacted by mental illness or suicide. This novel takes a surprising look at how the victorious vulnerability of mental wounds powerfully invites the presence of the Author of healing.
Why I Wrote This:
The world is suffering. In the past decade rates of young adult suicide have increased by nearly 60%. Over 1 million people in the US attempt to take their life, approximately one attempt every 27.5 seconds. In June of 2020, 40% of adults in the US reported having challenges with mental health or substance abuse. At this time, there is unprecedented demand for mental health services and a gross shortage of providers. The patients I see are experiencing more devastation and pain than ever before. Loss of Lies came out of my grief for this suffering. In a world where you can wait over 6 months to see a psychiatrist, I wanted to reach beyond my own patients and help as many people as I could. If through this novel, I can offer even a word of hope, even a whisper of healing, then this endeavor will be a success.
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What is mental illness? Does consulting a psychiatrist make me less of a Christian? Should I give medication to my child? How can I access good mental health care? How do I help my loved one with suicidal thoughts? How do I sort through all the treatment options?
Whether you are experiencing mental illness, walking beside a struggling friend, have questions about psychiatric medication, or need help navigating the labyrinthian mental health system, Prognosis: Hope Mental Health Answers from a Christian Psychiatrist offers practical advice to keep you afloat.