Janyne McConnaughey, PhDOct 23, 20195 minWomen in Leadership: It's About RespectI have served in churches and church-related ministries in two denominations that believed very differently about the roles of women in mini
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDAug 4, 20195 minFive Years Later: A Future I Couldn’t ImagineExcept for the people I have known for many years, my life looks nothing like it did five years ago. I do not live in the same place, do the
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDJul 8, 20195 minOur Nation's Legacy: Solutions or MillstonesWhen children are traumatized there are always results.This is a well documented and researched truth. The brain scans of those who have bee
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDJun 11, 20194 minMy Readers are BRAVE!(I have been blessed by so many who have written to me and shared their healing paths which included both reading BRAVE: A Personal Story of
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDApr 3, 20195 minWhat the World Needs NowOur culture’s avoidance of feelings and emotions has resulted in an inability to understand ourselves and why we do the things we do. Both s
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDNov 27, 20185 minWish Lists: The Importance of AskingThere are lots of us who can’t ask for what we need or want. We have stories that caused this and it affects us in relationships and other h
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDMar 11, 20184 minNWMinistryConference: If We Pause to ListenWe can’t fully help others without addressing the deep impact of mental health in our homes, churches, schools, and communities. Simply addr
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDJan 25, 20183 minBook Review of Sorts: Divine Echoes by Mark Gregory KarrisI found the book to be engaging, thoughtful, and was profoundly excited to find a book that placed the answers to prayers not in a superhuma
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDDec 19, 20175 minFollowing Stars and Listening to GodIt wasn’t just that the Wise Men came and worshipped. They did something much more important than that. They listened to what God communicat
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDNov 25, 20174 minFreewill and the Hardening of Pharaoh's HeartThe whole scenario reminds me of my favorite Aesop’s fable—paraphrased. The sun and the wind had a conversation about a man sitting on a ben
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDNov 12, 20175 minCan We STOP the Anxiety?What if the trauma outweighs the goodness of God? It is easy to think that is a spiritual problem, but does a child (or adult) who prays for
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDOct 30, 20174 minLeaving Tomorrow in the FutureInstead of fearing tomorrow, delight in today. It has been a long road to accomplishing this because I trained myself to be prepared for any
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDOct 24, 20174 minThe Day Everything ChangedThe day I walked into therapy, I got on a train to a new destination. Scott saw me departing and jumped on board. We have traveled over moun
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDOct 22, 20175 minMonkey Bars or Swings: Choice vs. ObedienceI was like a small timid child who was terrified to step out on the playground. I needed God to direct me to the monkey bars or the swing. M
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDOct 15, 20175 minWhen the Canary Stops SingingI was the child who stopped singing. One Sunday morning when I was about eight, I refused to sing the song, Jesus Loves Me. “Why aren’t you
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDSep 24, 20175 minHiding in the GardenThe tragedy of the human condition is not in eating the apple, but in the distortion of natural guilt. Our greatest loss is when we no longe
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDSep 17, 20175 minWhat God Does (and Doesn't Do)This blog is for everyone who ever had something bad happen. That would be all of us. What if we believe that the God, who can do anything a
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDAug 27, 20177 minWhen God is Not in ControlOutside of an understanding of an uncontrolling God there is no potential for truly transcending the human experience of trauma, living life
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDAug 22, 20176 minTherapy: Do I Hear Crickets?When I include the word therapy in my blog titles, I hear crickets. Maybe I should just randomly include ‘God’ in the titles. Maybe that wou
Janyne McConnaughey, PhDAug 20, 20175 minJesus Said to Love YourSELFAs much as we want to deny that an inner child still lives inside of us and is the core of who we are, it is the absolute truth. When I snea