I couldn’t believe it. She literally just accused me of faking my seizure disorder. Who did she think she was to say such a thing? And why would I do such a thing? Did she think I actually wanted to be unemployable, waiting and hoping for Social Security Disability to come through so that I …
The 3 Lines in ‘Doctor Strange’ That Floored Me as Someone With PTSD
What Life with Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures is Like
“You don’t have real seizures. Nobody in the neurology arena can help you. You have a mental health condition, not a real one.” My life was rocked in 2013 with those exact words. I had just spent three days in the hospital, where my seizures were being monitored by video and by brain wave …
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How to Combat Suicidal Thoughts (A Personal Testimony)
How I Survived a Suicide Attempt One year ago today, I shuffled out of the psych ward. They said I was ready to face the world again, and that my suicidal thoughts were under control. I wasn’t so sure. I knew the demons that I still faced every morning, and every night, and every moment in between. …
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A Little More of My Story
This video tells a little more of my story. I talk about the struggles and successes I've had in my faith over the last few years. I hope you'll find some solace as you watch this by knowing you're not alone. https://youtu.be/3N3cYMyzgqE …
What I Learned about the Church in a Psych Ward
Christianity and Depression I recently spent a week in a mental hospital. There. I said it. Family life had been a bit stressful, work was going well, and my side business was growing. Oh, and I was editing a new book about mental illness. But for the better part of a week, I realized I was not …
#PerfectlyAbnormal is now an Audiobook
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Perfectly Abnormal is Coming…No It’s Here!
On September 19, #PerfectlyAbnormal releases. This book is the best thing I have ever written in my life (Of course, editors made sure this happened, but I digress). Perfectly Abnormal: Uncovering the Image of God in Chronic Illness tears down the eight most common myths that those of us in the …
The Thief of my Freedom & Dignity
I remember the exact day freedom was taken from me, perhaps never to return. I will never forget the sense of loss in that moment, when I came face to face with the reality of my illness. I have a seizure disorder, but until this particular moment in August 2012, I mistakenly believed life could …
Hope Never Comes From a Leprechaun
Hope is not something we naturally think about building. We can find or lose hope. Hope can be destroyed or recovered. But hope is usually built. And that is precisely the problem. We believe hope is akin to treasure at the end of a rainbow, as if some mythical munchkin will say, “Fresh out of …
3 Myths About Chronic Illness Pastors Should Know
There are unfortunately pastors who believe it is not a high priority for them to understand the challenges of an individual with a chronic illness. But the truth is that how well you understand a chronic illness be the difference between isolation and community. Note that for this discussion, we …
We Did More Than Survive
Seventeen years. Seventeen. Years. I repeated the words slowly to myself today in Starbucks as I considered our anniversary (insert pithy comment about a typical male not being home on his anniversary here). Three thoughts come to mind when I ponder the last seventeen years with my wife: Boy have we …