Emotional and Mental Health

Mental and emotional health rank just as high as physical health when it comes to your overall well-being. Whether you have a diagnosed mental health concern like depression or anxiety, or are curious about how to improve your emotional life, investing in robust emotional health is a worthy and important priority.

When I Just Feel Angry

By Edie Melson2 min read

Anger is an emotion just like any other. Here are ways to take a closer look at your anger and learn from it. Perhaps move beyond it and grow closer to God.

Naked Prayers: Honest Confessions to a Loving Creator

By Diana Aydin2 min read

Simple but powerful prayer doodles help a creative young woman combat depression.

Overcoming Fear with Praise

By Shawnelle Eliasen2 min read

Guideposts blogger Shawelle Eliasen realizes that if she pauses during her busy, sometimes anxious, days and praises God, that peace can follow.

Don’t Complicate Your Faith

By Shawnelle Eliasen2 min read

Guideposts blogger Shawnelle Eliasen realizes how she lets doubt, fear and anxiety complicate the pure simplicity of her faith and the promise God has given us to live freely and fully.

Jesus Is the Light in the Dark

By Michelle Cox3 min read

Award-winning author and Guideposts blogger Michelle Cox remembers times when she felt alone and afraid. And then the light of Jesus shone into the darkness—and that made all the difference.

Getting Angry at God

By julia-attaway2 min read

Guideposts blogger Julia Attaway has been known to get angry at God, to rant and rave and raise her fist. But it always leads to a better place, a place of peace.

Positive thoughts can create a positive outlook, affecting any outcome.

Positive Thoughts for Every Challenge

By Michelle Medlock Adams2 min read

Walk in faith, not fear, says Guideposts blogger Michelle Medlock Adams, and you’ll face every challenge with positive thoughts.

Why Forgiveness Is So Powerful

By Michelle Cox2 min read

Guideposts guest blogger and filmmaker Kenny Saylor offers some thoughts on the power of forgiveness and how it can lead to healing and closeness to God.

Guideposts: Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy

Guideposts Classics: Peter Lind Hayes on Caring for Strangers

By Peter Lind Hayes6 min read

In this story from October 1968, entertainer Peter Lind Hayes tells of a terrifying and unforgettable experience he and his wife and performing partner, Mary Healy, went through.