Health – James Watkins: Hope & Humor

Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac

June 21, 2023July 31, 2023 jameswatkins 3 Comments anxiety, biblical, bipolar, depression, devotional, devotions, Faith A. Watkins, Faith Watkins, hope, hopeful helpful, humor, humorous, inspiration, James Watkins, mental health, prozac, Prozac store, PTSD

My latest book, Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac, is co-authored by my favorite daughter, Faith A. Watkins. It

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Hope and mental health

May 1, 2023May 7, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments anxiety, Christianity, church, depression, hope and humor, mental health

May is “Mental Health” month, so “Hi, I’m Jim. I struggle with mental health issues.” Yep, I have clinical depression,

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My gender-identity crisis

September 28, 2022May 27, 2023 jameswatkins 4 Comments coming out, homosexuality, LGBTQ, sexual-identity crisis

Hi, I’m Jim. It’s time for me to finally admit my struggle with gender identity. At grade school recess, I

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Is it a ‘life’ or ‘choice’?

September 10, 2022November 4, 2022 jameswatkins 2 Comments abortion, prochoice arguments, prolife arguments

On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court ruled that abortion is not a constitutional right and decisions on

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#8 Book promises passion, purpose and pizazz

July 30, 2022August 21, 2023 jameswatkins 7 Comments ageing, aging, becoming old, body, comedy, humor, If You're Not Dead, image, James N. Watkins, Johnny Hawkins, older, process, signs, You're Not Done

Hi, I’m Jim. Welcome to Agers Anonymous. This is my brand-new support group, based on my brand-new book, If You’re

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Have a great break

June 21, 2022July 31, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments anxiety, Bible, comedy, depression, God I don't understand, hope, humor, James Watkins, summer fun, top ten lists, unanswered prayer

You and I both need a vacation, but fear not! You can find hundreds of articles, book excerpts,

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Gay pride prompts sad, embarrassing animosity

June 1, 2022August 21, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments

May I offer a compromise to the sad and shameful animosity between those celebrating June as “Gay Pride Month” and

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Local paper features ‘Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac’

February 3, 2022February 1, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments anxiety, depression, devotional, Faith A. Watkins, help, hope, humor, prozac

‘Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac’ Father-daughter duo’s new devotional book, focused on mental illness, the Bible and how

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My personal experience with mental illness

January 15, 2022January 15, 2023 jameswatkins 0 Comments anxiety, bipolar, depression, help, hope, humor, mental health, review

Thanks to WriterKat for her honest post at Medium.com: Mental health issues seem to come with a gift in the

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Cartoons from ‘If You’re Not Dead, You’re Not Done!’

October 6, 2021February 11, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments

If You’re Not Dead, You’re Not Done is my 2021 book on aging with passion, purpose and pizzaz. As they

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Top ten wishes for my 50th birthday

October 6, 2021February 11, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments aging, If You're Not Dead You're Not Done, successful aging

February 2002 Twenty-five years later, a revised version appears in If You’re Not Dead, You’re Not Done! Even in old

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James Watkins: Hoper

September 13, 2021November 7, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments

If you need some hope and humor, you’ve come to the right place! Here are over 100 posts full of

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3 ways to recover from ‘Corona hangover’

September 12, 2021January 3, 2022 jameswatkins 0 Comments aftermath, anxiety, consequences, corona virus, COVID, depression, hangover, side effects, stress

Quick COVID resources • For kids: Calming COVID concerns (Text and video) • Top ten ways God may be working

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How to overcome depression

August 11, 2021December 27, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments depression, overcoming depression, writers, writing while depressed

Writers and poets have a higher rate of clinical depression than the general public, but it’s what makes them more

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Why? Why? Why?

June 20, 2021July 2, 2021 jameswatkins 0 Comments God I don't understand, how good God allow evil, unanswered prayer, unfulffilled promises, unpunished evil, why

A three-year-old’s favorite word is why. “Johnny, hold my hand while we cross the street.” “Why?” “Because I don’t want

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