Author Profile: Gretchen Stockman, MA, LMFT
Calories Still Matter
August 22, 2026
Modern day nutrition jockeys would have you believe that calories don't matter at all, only the source of the calories do. As per usual, there's truth mixe...
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Act As If
August 15, 2026What is "Act as If?" I usually tell a depressed client that "act as if" mean act as if you're not depressed. I tell a food abuse client that "act as if" m...
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Connect with your Dad
June 19, 2026This last weekend, I attended the most wonderful conference. Feeling very heart-full, I posed the question to a small group of us who had dinner together a...
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Fats
February 8, 2026Fat consumption has been on a wild ride, from shame to dietary darling. After 40 years of observing dramatic shifts in attitudes toward fats in the diet, ...
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- Christian Counseling
Food Pyramid Old vs New
January 11, 2026Seriously, when was the last time you pulled up the food pyramid to make decisions about what you were going to eat. Not that it’s not embedded in your ...
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- Christian Counseling
His Way vs My Way
January 4, 2026"Drink water." He whispered it. I could have ignored it. But I heard it and I knew what He meant. My friend and companion, the Holy Spirit, was answering...
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- Christian Counseling
When Nutrition Experts Don’t Agree
December 30, 2025We're all so manipulated, myself included. I remember getting caught up in the "low fat" craze...which I still believe "low fat" is the way to go, but the...
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Joy Peace in Believing
October 27, 2025May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing... Joy and peace are the result of BELIEVING! How do you come to believe when....when yo...
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God Saw it All
October 2, 2025God saw you. He saw it all. He knows how hard you tried, how much you loved… How much you gave of yourself, often until you ached and were dry. But y...
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- Christian Counseling
Food Has Changed
May 26, 2025Everyone has an opinion, and I do too. The lack of consensus among professionals and organizations considered "experts" is a total red flag to me. Seriousl...
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- Christian Counseling