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Tag: well-being

Mental health, a pandemic, and the importance of daily healthy habits – An interview with therapist Sarah Covey

February 4, 2021 MatthewRuttan

It’s a challenging time. This podcast is an interview with therapist Sarah Covey and addresses mental health, navigating the pandemic, and daily practices about how to be well.

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Proactively preparing for what could be the worst month of your life

December 31, 2020 MatthewRuttan

January is bad, even in a good year! Maybe 1 of these ideas will help. Maybe it’s reverse inertia, stepping back from the Frenemy, or standing firm. Listening option available.

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Soul Fatigue—A Response [Sermon]

August 3, 2020 MatthewRuttan

Soul fatigue is a deep, inner exhaustion many people are feeling in the midst of COVID-19. This sermon explores what is going on, and some relief from Jesus.

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The Ingredients of True Happiness—according to Calvin

July 2, 2020 MatthewRuttan

We want to be happy, right? Let’s look beyond the quick fixes and Band-Aid answers of our society with these four suggested ingredients by John Calvin.

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God Cares About Your Well-Being, Even Now [Link]

May 13, 2020 MatthewRuttan

We need to be proactive (not reactive) about our well-being, especially in the wake of COVID-19. This post links to an article for The Gospel Coalition Canada.

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How to calm and relax your mind

March 25, 2020 MatthewRuttan

A lot of people are stressed or anxious. Here are 20 quick & super-practical ways to help calm and relax your mind.

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Mental Health and the Role Gratitude Plays [with link to podcast]

October 7, 2018 MatthewRuttan

Your mental health and well-being is critically important to your overall well-being. But unfortunately, it doesn’t get talked about very much. In this post and podcast I talk about the role gratitude plays in your mental health — scientifically and biblically.

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Since a pulse doesn’t mean you’re alive, this podcast is about the vitality of firm faith, pursuing personal integrity, and consistently keeping the main thing the main thing in practical ways day-by-day. Your host is Matthew Ruttan, a disciple-in-progress, husband to Laura, dad-of-three, pastor at Westminster Church in Barrie (Canada), author of Turbulence and the 'Up!' daily devotional, occasional song-writer, campfire lover, aspiring rowboat owner, and servant of the Word. John 10:10.

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