by creativemgrus | Sep 16, 2014 | Marriage
Survival skills for couples on the field by Nancy Baggé with Tumaini Counselling Center staff Brian and Carol sat in silence, too exhausted to talk. Brian escaped to the computer, hoping for diversion from another bad day. For a while he forgot the sharp words he’d...
by creativemgrus | Sep 16, 2014 | Grief
When Someone You Love Dies and You are Far, Far Away – a very helpful blog post by Rachel Pieh Jones, an expat who writes beautifully about facing that kind of grief and how we make the decision whether to travel or not.
by creativemgrus | Feb 9, 2014 | Marriage, Tumaini Articles
A new set of spark plugs? Imagine that you receive an incredible gift of your dream car – a Corvette, Mustang, Mercedes, Range Rover, Lamborghini. What are you going to do to keep it running smoothly? Regular oil changes and service, good spark plugs, rotate the...
by creativemgrus | Feb 8, 2014 | ADHD, Parenting
Behavioural Principles to Help Children with ADHD is a 2-page PDF handout with many of the most important principles summarized for quick learning and review.
by creativemgrus | Jan 31, 2014 | Depression
At times Christians are hesitant to consider taking antidepressant medications because they may believe that if they just believe the Bible, trust God, pray and obey Him, their depression will go away. In some cases that is indeed enough. But when the depression is...
by creativemgrus | Jan 31, 2014 | Depression
Clinical depression is a difficult disorder for many individuals to understand. The following links are provided to helps individuals with depression or those who care for them to begin getting a grasp on understanding it: What is depression? (a link to a short...
by creativemgrus | Sep 23, 2013 | Trauma, Tumaini Articles
How to Help after a Trauma By Dr. Gisela Roth In our last editions we looked at the effects of single event trauma, chronic trauma and developmental trauma. Today we will look at helpful interventions after a trauma. We can distinguish 4 stages of post trauma...
by creativemgrus | Sep 23, 2013 | Trauma, Tumaini Articles
Chronic and Developmental Trauma By Dr. Gisela Roth In our last edition we looked at the effects of single event trauma. What happens when trauma is ongoing, such as in extended war situation, ongoing exposure to civil strife, persecution for being a Christian,...
by creativemgrus | Sep 23, 2013 | Trauma, Tumaini Articles
Trauma Trauma is all around us here in East Africa. We may suffer one ourselves or be called upon to assist others caught up in one. So it pays to be prepared. Traumata are events that overwhelm a person’s ability to cope. Traumatic events can be sudden and unexpected...
by creativemgrus | Sep 23, 2013 | TCKs
Working With Children After Traumatic Events Article by Dr Richard W. Baggé I. General Principles A. Children and adolescents (and adults) need to be understood in relationship to the stage of their development. B. The younger the child, the more dependent their...
