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Holiday Stress Busters for Newly Divorced or Broken Up
How to have a Better Holiday Even if you are Newly Divorced or Brokenup John H. Thurman Jr., M.Div., M.A., LPCC “...and visions of sugarplums danced in their heads.” My question for you is: Have your sugarplums turned...
Don’t Let Your Sugar-Plums Turn to Prunes: Beat Holiday Stress
It never fails, about three to five days before “Black Friday,” I hear at least a partial recitation of A Visit from St. Nicholas, a poem written by an American author, Clement Clarke Moore. It is a lovely poem; that...
Facts About Thanksgiving
U.S. Army Thanksgiving meal in Afghanistan Do you remember the poem “Mary Had a Little Little Lamb?” I know what you are thinking, “John, what in the world does that have to to with Thanksgiving? Well, you might be...
Giving Thanks Reduces Depression and Anxiety!
Thanksgiving - a Great Opportunity to Boost Your EmotionsBy John Thurman"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever." 1 Chronicles 16: 34“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very...
Thank a Veteran this Veteran’s Day
I am proud to be a veteran. This photo of myself, and my Chaplain's Assistant SGT Mary Gonzales was take back in the early 1990's on a training exercise in Texas. I was blessed to serve as a Chaplain in the Army...
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly About Stress # 2
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly about Stress by John Thurman Stress spelled backwards means desserts. While a slice of Coconut Cream Pie and the Village Inn might give you a little relief from stress, you will probably...
John Thurman, M.Div., M.A., LCMHC
As an Author, Licensed Mental Health Professional, and Work-Life Coach, I guide individuals to turn challenges into growth opportunities. By integrating faith-based principles from positive psychology, resilience research, and Scripture, I empower people to build resilience and embrace a more fulfilling life.
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