Would you deny a child food for a day or feed them whatever they wanted all day long? What about letting them stay up all night watching TV or playing video games? If they had a bad day would you…
Everyone who has ever held a job has, at some point, felt the pressure of work-related stress. Any job can have stressful elements, even if you love what you do. In the short-term, you may experience pressure to meet a…
On October 3, 2017, the Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services Board of Directors approved a multi-million dollar capital investment to purchase and implement Epic’s electronic health record system throughout the entire organization. This will benefit the almost 50,000 Pine…
As I work with clients in the Retreat Center, I often think about the wasteland they’ve had to cross … littered with drugs, broken relationships, pain, blame, abuse, excuses, broken promises, lost opportunities and lost lives. It’s a glimpse into…
“Stop being so sensitive.” “Just think positive!” “Quit being overly emotional.” These are phrases individuals struggling with depression, anxiety or difficulty regulating emotions hear repeatedly. If only it was as easy as “stop it!” In reality, learning to manage our…
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services PAX Crisis Response sent a team of nine mental health clinicians to assist local authorities and treat trauma victims of the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team left Grand Rapids today,…
You may be struggling to understand how a shooting could occur and why such a terrible thing would happen. There may never be satisfactory answers to these questions. We do know, though, that it is typical for people to experience a variety…