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Orthodox Psychotherapy
On Suicide
Orthodoxy not uncommonly calls on us to maintain a sort of binocular vision, affirming two seemingly opposing views. Nowhere is this more evident than in the case of suicide, where we are asked both to love the perpetrator and refrain from judgment, while at the same time condemning the act as itself profoundly abhorrent. Our therapeutic mindset finds the former easy, and the … [Read more...] about On Suicide
Sexual Sin, Powerlessness, and Communion
Source: Finding the Freedom to Live. Reprinted with permission By Andrew Williams Today I’d like to offer a reflection on the experience of some people who have struggled with sexual sin and the effects of sexual sin. Hopefully some of these reflections will be useful both for those who suffer the ongoing effects of sexual sin willingly entered into, and also some … [Read more...] about Sexual Sin, Powerlessness, and Communion
Impulsivity and Self-Control: The Problem of Being of Two Minds
Source: Ancient Christian Wisdom By Fr. Alexis Trader The Apostle James once wrote, “a double minded man is unstable in all his ways” (James 1:8). That being of two minds, or more literally of two souls (δίψυχος), creates an instability of the will that makes the task of overcoming impulsivity especially challenging. Part of us is utterly persuaded that … [Read more...] about Impulsivity and Self-Control: The Problem of Being of Two Minds