Therapist Corner #2: Postpartum Rage

by Grace Carpenter

I am 3 months postpartum and am shocked by how angry I am all the time. I’m not an angry person, and I don’t know why I feel this way. What is wrong with me?

Renewed Resolutions

by Isaiah Lin

As January 1st strikes, people all over the world join on a journey of change as they make their resolutions for 2024.

Therapist’s Corner #1: Right Time for Couples Therapy

by Eric Stroo

My partner and I argue frequently, sometimes bitterly. I think some arguing is normal, right? Yet I do worry that it’s become a problem. When is the right time to start couples counseling?

Change Your Mind

by Carl Hilton VanOsdall

Poet Nikita Gill and the Apostle Paul on the key to transformation

Knowing Our Strengths

One of the strengths of Samaritan is that we are available to help people in an ongoing way with the problems that inevitably arise in life.

Making a Difference

by Beverley Shrumm

Samaritan Center exists to help people cope, rebound, and heal from the unexpected difficulties life can bring.

Braiding Sweetgrass – Book Review

Robin Wall Kimmerer writes: “I could hand you a braid of sweetgrass…. But it is not mine to give, nor yours to take.”

Good Faith Estimate

Understanding your rights under the recently enacted “No Surprises Act”

We Can Only Be Human Together

At Samaritan, we are deeply aware of how foundational it is to wellbeing to have reliable, caring relationships with others. 

Re-entry from Covid

There’s a feeling of uncertainty, a forgetting of how everyday relationship with the outside world is done.

Stepping Out in Faith

by Eric Stroo

These days we are all walking on water.

I Will Not Give Up

by Howard Thurman, from his book "Meditations of the Heart"

“I will use to the full every resource in me and about me to answer life with life.”

Healing Depression: How It Begins

by Gary Steeves

Especially during these challenging times, it is important for us all to be gentle with ourselves and with eachother.

The Magic of Listening

When couples are able to shift their attention to listening, they can increase their ability to truly understand each other.

“Lockdown,” a Poem by Franciscan Richard Hendrick

Hendricks brings a message of hope that, like Spring, is pushing its way through this gray and anxious time.