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David, Part 1 : Emotional Regulation & Lament Jacqueline Sohn, PhD How often do we say, “It’s fine,” “I’m okay,” or “No big deal,” when it isn’t? Sometimes we soften our words to protect ourselves. Sometimes we do it to protect others. Sometimes we simply do not want to be emotionally high maintenance. And to be fair, human beings do have limits. Although we are absolutely designed to live in community, to build each other up and sharpen one another, hard things can feel heavy and pain can...

When your coping strategy is booking a boat in the opposite direction. Jacqueline Sohn, PhD Jonah is often told as a dramatic children’s story — big fish, reluctant prophet, citywide repentance. But read closely and it feels less like caricature and more like case study. Jonah is not ridiculous. He is psychologically familiar. God calls; Jonah runs. We feel exposed; we hide. What unfolds reads strikingly like what modern behavioural science would call avoidant coping — strategies aimed at...

Written and posted with my husband's blessing, with the hope that sharing our learning curve might offer encouragement to those who need it. Jacqueline Sohn, PhD You could say my husband Will is a man after God’s own heart, but more remarkably, God seems to be relentlessly after his. A little about him: Will is very well liked and respected. Warm, funny, generous. The kind of person people trust quickly and feel at ease around. Among other talents, he is musical, athletic, creative and is a...