by Carolyn Pereira | Jul 20, 2022 | Christian Goal Setting, Prioritizing your life, Self Care, Spiritual Fitness
I’ve often heard of the 4 “Pillars of Self-Care” (also called “Levels of the Self”/ “Aspects of Personhood” / “Facets of Wellness”) described as 4 legs on a table – you know, where if one of the legs is weak, the table is unstable? It’s an analogy I...
by Carolyn Pereira | May 11, 2022 | Prioritizing your life, Relationship with God, Self Care
A rule of life? Well, that sounds boring and terrible… and maybe even a bit medieval. Where is the freedom, the spontaneity, the enjoyment? Maybe it’s all well and good for people in monasteries and such (do monasteries still exist?) but how could it possibly benefit...
by Carolyn Pereira | May 4, 2022 | Discernment, Personal Growth, Self Care
Did you know that your single season is the most important season of your life? That how you live it has the potential to set you up for a future of hope, clarity, authenticity, courage, and excellence, or frustration, confusion, difficulty, depression, and hardship...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Dec 2, 2021 | Relationship with God, Seasonal Reflections, Self Care
Spiritual Burnout can be especially bad around the Holidays, and you may not even know you have it! Entering the holidays almost always fills us with a mutual sense of excitement and dread. Excitement at the thought of having some time off and enjoying all the sparkly...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Sep 19, 2021 | Endurance, Self Care, When life is Hard
Is Self-Care compatible with Christian Death-to-Self? This question is especially important in a culture where self-care is preached as the solution to every problem and depression is still at an all time high. Are we just not doing enough “self-care”?...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Sep 12, 2021 | Self Care, When life is Hard
I recently had the privilege of reading a beautiful new book by my dear friend Sarah Robinson called I love Jesus but I want to Die – Finding Hope in the Darkness of Depression. It was a powerful, beautiful book about the reality and pain of depression and...
