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Intentional Cruelty & The Psychological Effects Of Abuse
The psychological harm imposed on another human being by acts of cruelty can last many years if not a lifetime. Most of us avoid inflicting pain on anyone, sticking to the unspoken social golden rule to ‘hurt no-one.’ When we hurt another person, we typically begin to feel remorse, we apologise and express regret and sorrow.…
Crystal Meth (ICE) Addiction Ripping Families Apart In Australia
A surge of Ice addiction is sweeping across Australia. Desperate parents are taking drastic measures to protect themselves and to help their Ice addicted teens and adult children who quite often become violent, display erratic and out of control behaviour, steal from the family and in some cases become suicidal. ABC News reported that Senator…
Overeating & The Hidden Dangers of Obesity
Aussie comedian and singing actress Rebel Wilson starred in the comedy musicals, ‘Pitch Perfect” and ‘Pitch perfect 2’playing the role of the likeable ‘Fat Amy’ who’s outspoken and hilarious personality made her an instant hit and role model to countless plus size women around the globe. There’s a stigma around the plus sized and overweight.…
Seeking The Help Of A Marriage Counsellor
We don’t have to wait until a marriage relationship hits rock bottom before seeking the help of a marriage counsellor. They are skilled professionals and trained listeners who are there to help you work out and resolve your problems. What Relationship Counsellors WON’T do 1. Tell you to end your marriage. If you’ve come to…
What Clean Fighting Is Like So You Can Both Win
There are healthy and productive ways to argue that can be constructive towards the relationship if done carefully with love while maintaining a level of respect towards one another. 1.Pray for your spouse The bible makes it clear that we need to pray for those we are in conflict with. “You have heard that it…
Forgiveness – The Cure For Bitterness
Leon F. Seltzer, Ph.D. has a really good argument for forgiveness, and in addition provides a five step technique for getting rid of bitterness. The Cure for Bitterness “Virtually every writer who has weighed in on the subject of bitterness has discussed its ultimate remedy in terms of forgiveness. For forgiveness alone enables you to…
Finding The Right Christian Counsellor
Choosing the right counsellor can be a daunting experience if we don’t know what to look for. Just because a person can refer to themselves as a ‘counsellor’ doesn’t mean that the counsellor is trained. People who call themselves ‘A professional counsellor’ must possess the training, the skills & the accredited credentials. Most Christians go…
Annette Spurr – The Power of Gratitude Journaling
We can easily lose sight of the good things we have by simply being too busy. Annette Spurr runs her own business at Blue Box Media and is also the Managing Editor at Mum Daily. As a wife and mother Annette has discovered the power of gratitude journaling. Annette writes, “I used to really enjoy…
Celebrity Worship Syndrome – Why do people do it?
Jamie Foxx whose real name is Eric Marlon Bishop, recently became a hero after the news reported him to be quick on the scene to save the life of a 32 year old man whose car had flipped over & burst into flames after crashing outside of the actor’s home. The Hollywood star and comedian…
Attitudes For Christian Counselling Are Changing Within The Church
Author of, “The Purpose Driven Life” and mega church pastor Rick Warren who founded Saddleback Church with his wife Kay in 1980, told CNN that he hoped to reduce stigma about mental illness after the tragic death of their son. Matthew Warren, who reportedly had a personality disorder, sadly took his own life on April…
Prayer and Fasting
In the lead up to the National Day of Prayer and Fasting aifc is starting the year with the strong foundation of God’s word showing us the importance of prayer and fasting. We invite you to join us as we commit to prayer and fasting with a focus on what the Lord is doing in…
The Emotional side of Identity Theft
The Australian Government reported that identity fraud has become the most common, expensive and alarming crime to impact this nation. IDCARE reported 6500 calls in its first six months of operation relating to Identity theft. The majority of these were stolen driver’s licenses. However cyber-crime (criminal activities carried out by means of computers or the…
National Day of Prayer and Fasting in Australia
Today is the National Day of Prayer and Fasting. “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.” Hebrews 12:2 In simple terms fasting is giving up things in the natural to birth things in the spiritual. It’s a period where we grow in our spiritual walk by denying the pleasures of flesh. Some…
The Connection Between Our Thoughts, Actions & Overall Health
Negative thoughts and actions have a negative impact on the whole of our being. Dr. Caroline Leaf is a cognitive neuroscientist with a Ph.D. in Communication Pathology specialising in Neuropsychology. In an excerpt from her article, The Perfect You: Wired for Health , she discusses how our thoughts and the choices we make have an…
The Impact Of Stress On The Mind & Body
Stress is linked with a series of physical problems that can come about after impacting on a person’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Nichole Howson Interview About Her Bipolar Disorder
In an interview with aifc, Nichole Howson tells us about how she coped with bipolar disorder when growing up with her family, how her bipolar affected her relationships and how managing her Bipolar Disorder with treatment and counselling has helped her immensely. Nichole is a Christian woman who manages her own business and runs ‘Defying…
BIPOLAR DISORDER – Message To A Young Girl
As we grow older and wiser we tend to think, “If we only knew then what we know now!” Nichole Howson addresses issues that young girls could be facing in the hope that she can help other young ones who are going through the same thing. Dear young girl, I know these times might be…
What I Wish You Knew About My Bipolar Disorder
The demand for mental health care in Australia has never been so great with Lifeline reporting a record breaking 1M calls to the service in 2015, according to news.com. Nichole Howson’s blog, ‘Dear unnamed’ helps shed some light on her Bipolar disorder. This is but one of many mental health conditions in the DSM-5. Dear…
Mentally Preparing Your Kids for the First Day of School
In the midst of new uniforms, checking booklists, filling the lunchboxes, and finally getting everybody to their classrooms, here is something to consider. Your child’s mindset is their most important asset. We all have a mindset. Which one we choose will determine how we cope with school and with life. A fixed mindset says, it’s…
Organising Those Dreaded Back To School Mornings
School morning multitasking can be a parent’s worst nightmare. We dash around the house juggling between making lunches, seeing that the kids have all the right stuff in their school bags and school uniforms on. Then there are the constant reminders to get their shoes on, comb their hair and brush their teeth so that…
Commencing The School Year
Starting a new school year can be an exciting time for many children, whilst others experience anxiety about the new school year or about leaving those they love. Although each of us have had to deal with separation at some stage in our lives, some children find this harder than others. For some of these…
Steve Poisat – Testimonial
“Studying with aifc gave me the pastoral counselling confidence and specialist skills that I needed to competently and compassionately engage with the members of my congregation and the community chaplaincy work that I was involved in. The biblically based framework that undergirds the courses allows students to integrate theology, psychology and practical spirituality in such…
What makes aifc different?
Our Christian bible based counselling courses attract men and women from all over Australia. aifc takes a comprehensive and balanced approach to counselling training that integrates psychology, theology and spirituality. Theology helps us know and grow in God’s ways and increases our understanding of our need for Him; psychology an awareness of self and spirituality…
Procrastination Could Be Robbing You Of Your Potential
We all have days when we want to put off task that need to be accomplished. At times we don’t care enough about the task ahead, however, there are times that we do care and still end up doing something other than what we are meant to do. Why do we do it? We have…
