Praise the Lord and Pass the Prozac
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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Health
Book promises passion, purpose and pizazz
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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My gender-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’?
On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court ruled that abortion is not a constitutional right and decisions on
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Hope and 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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Local paper features ‘Praise the Lord and Pass the 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
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!’
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
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
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’
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
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?
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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Emotions real, but not reality
During the American Civil War, the Confederate Navy filled Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico with mines, which at
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Men and women different from neck up
February 2001 Once again political correctness has trumped scientific research. Harvard University’s president, Lawrence Summer dared to suggest that the
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