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…