Calm

Through Jesus' action, "...the storm subsided, and all was calm". (Luke 8:24)

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HDIHS Pratical Caring

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Contents

HDIHS

 "... who is a new mother?"   PDF   Kylee Mingham 

"... who is vulnerable?"   PDF   Kylee Mingham 

"... who has a major disability?"   PDF    Kylee Mingham 

"... who has mental health issues?"   PDF    Kylee Mingham 

 

"... struggling with forgiveness?"  PDF    Kylee Mingham 

"... develop activity priorities?   PDF   Laurence Lepherd

"... get closer to God?" - Laurence Lepherd and Kylee Mingham 

"... get closer to God? - Stories"  Laurence Lepherd

Faith

"...maintain faith during illness?"     PDF   Laurence Lepherd

Young families

"... (my wife) while she's giving birth?"     PDF   Laurence Lepherd

"... (my child) who is having troubles at school?"

"... who is a new mother?"   PDF   Kylee Mingham

“… with parenting?”

"… cope with miscarriage, or still birth, or early death after birth?”

“... who cannot have children?”

“… choose activity priorities?”   PDF

"... cope with children who have disabilities?"

Young adults

"... prepare for marriage"    PDF  John and Lesley Quil

“… with online addiction?”   PDF   Laurence Lepherd

"... develop a positive relationship in marriage?”  PDF  John and Lesley Quil

“… who is stressed?”

“... who has a body image problem?”

“... cope with general issues of life?”

“… cope with discrimination?”

“… cope with family conflict?”

“… cope with low self-image?”

"...with an eating disorder?"

"...who is self-harming?"

Middle age

“… who is separated from their husband or wife?” 

“… review their direction?”

"…  cope with elderly parents?"

"...  a family member who has been made redundant?"

“…  who is struggling financially?”

“... adjust to step families?”

Getting older

“… prepare for and commence retirement?”    PDF   Cathy Strachan

“... help someone who is living with dementia?"     PDF   Cathy Strachan

“… in palliative care mode?”

“… transition from independent to dependent living?”

Illnesses

“… cope with any illness?”     PDF   Laurence Lepherd

“… who has cancer?”    PDF    Laurence Lepherd

“… who has had a stroke?”

“… cope with terminal illness?”

   Other life events

"... cope with loss and bereavement?"    PDF  Rosemary Pearce

"... who is vulnerable?   PDF   Kylee Mingham

"… communicate with a deaf person?"

“… who is lonely?”

“… who is anxious?”

"… who is depressed?”

“… who is experiencing loss and is bereaved?”

“… with spiritual burnout?”

“… cope with loss through suicide?”

You and God

“… cope with 'unanswered' prayer?”    PDF    Laurence Lepherd

“… develop forgiveness?”

General issues

"... overcome spiritual distress?"    PDF   Laurence Lepherd

… who has lost faith?”

“… recover life’s purpose?”

"... choosing where to live?"

"... choosing a school?"

"... who is struggling with thoughts of suicide?"

"... get closer to God?" - Laurence Lepherd and Kylee Mingham  PDF

"... get closer to God? - Stories"  PDF   Laurence Lepherd

 

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