This essay focusses on the pastoral guidance of adolescents who struggle with emotional wounds which, in many instances, were inflicted during and have continued to exist since early childhood. The woundedness of young people is related to the nature of…
Against the background of the body / mind connection the focus is first on the biblical view of man as an unfragmented unity. Secondly the emphasis is on the historical roots of the so-called biopsychosocial model that is replacing the traditional…
There is a cost to caring. Professionals who listen to clients’ stories of fear, pain and suffering may feel similar fear, pain and suffering because they care. Simply the knowledge that a loved one has been exposed to a traumatic…
Together with the tremendous growth in the number of users of the internet in recent years, there was a similar growth with regard to pornographic websites as well as internetsex. According to researchers and counsellors, more and more families and…
Statistics around the phenomenon of self-injurious behaviour show a rise in numbers. Self-injury has been described as the anorexia and bulimia of the new millennium. The church must be equipped to guide and counsel young people affected by this problem.…
This article focuses on the phenomenal development of the Internet over the past number of years. This development has indeed obviously influenced the younger generation more directly and therefore the focus will consequently be on the vulnerability of the young…
Against the background of the body/mind connection the focus is firstly on the Biblical view of man as an unfragmented unity. Secondly the emphasis is on the historical roots of the so called biopsychosocial model that is replacing the traditional…
In this article it seemed that the increase in the occurrence of self-mutilation among young people in many cases served as a pressure-relief valve and not a suicide attempt as such. It was very often the outcome of ill-treatment and/…
This article focuses on the profound long-term implications of unresolved trauma during childhood. These implications can be physical, emotional or spiritual in nature. The important role of recurring traumatic memories is discussed as well as a number of further typical…
This article focuses on the close relationship between unresolved trauma and some physical problems. For most persons, the initial response to trauma is that of denial. Emotional pain that is suppressed on a continued basis could result in physical problems.…
