The odor which can be present in the months before a full bipolar episode actually begins can smell quite different and can be very unpleasant. It will be putrid and foul. It is not your fresh from the gym odor.

While certain symptoms of bipolar are more well-known and recognized, there are a few which exist but which tend to be not as widely acknowledged. If you know someone who has bipolar, if you wonder if you might have it, or if you suspect a friend or loved one has this diagnosis, here are some lesser-known symptoms.

Rituals of connection play an important role in maintaining a healthy relationship. Our connection to one another can grow deeper and more intimate if we are intentional about making an effort to keep turning towards one another.

When you’re in the midst of despair, when things seem unbelievably bleak, it helps to lean into God and to stand firm in His word. During times of darkness, it can help to run toward Him - perhaps like you never have before.

Stand strong and firm. Decide that you will NEVER give up on your spouse or your marriage. Decide you will have faith and know that with God all things are possible.

When it comes to marital vows you are essentially saying “I am not leaving. Ever. No matter what.”  The ships are burned. The exits are eliminated. We are in this together and forever.

Are you standing for your marriage? A stander is an individual who remains faithfully committed to the covenant vow they made with their spouse and with God. They wholeheartedly believe that “what God has joined together, no human must separate (Mark 10:9).”

One thing about grief that tends to be problematic, no matter what the cause of the grief might be, involves support. If you know someone is going through grief, a sort of paralysis can take effect wherein you maybe don’t know what to say and/or you can’t figure out anything to do. So, what then?

Are you feeling like nothing is happening when you are crying out to the Lord? Like God has forgotten about you?

Grief can hit you in a way you never expected. You may have managed challenging losses in the past in a relatively good way – you got through it okay. But that does not mean grief you are facing today will look the same.

When is religion not a good thing? Faith and the beginning of a mental health crisis.

Feeling anxious? Here are 10 ideas to help you when you feel anxiety is overwhelming you.