emotional

How To Stop Feelings From Overpowering Wise Decisions

By Susan King | February 5, 2025 |

Hello Friends! Here in West Michigan, I find myself begrudging winter this time of year, as there is quite a bit of winter left in my future. Once the new year begins, I must intentionally resist the rush toward spring. I remind myself that winter has a purpose. There is no doubt, the midwestern winter season affects me. As I…

Addressing Emotional Abuse

By Leslie Vernick | June 1, 2022 |

Morning friend, I am currently traveling for both business and a bucket list trip to Israel. Instead of stressing out trying to write answers to questions before I left, I thought I’d try something new.  In some of my private webinar teaching, I’ve done a Q & A at the end. I’ve chosen a few questions that I thought might…

How to Get Negative Words Out of Your Head

By Leslie Vernick | August 20, 2012 |

Morning Friends, My new website has launched, and we will be moving the blog over there permanently in a few weeks, so please go there and sign up to receive it if you haven’t already done so. Just go to www.leslievernick.com and, on the home page in the upper right hand corner, sign up for your free recording of Does…

Toxic Love

By Leslie Vernick | August 6, 2012 |

I was away this weekend, writing and relaxing. The beach is a perfect place to do both. I’m going to do something a little different. Instead of answering a question, I’m going to ask you a few. I want to share something one of my friends wrote that I thought fit in perfectly with what we often talk about in this blog. My good friends Pam and Bill Farrell wrote a book, 10 Best Decisions a Single can Make. In it they rewrote 1 Corinthians 13. Listen to what it says: […]