Balancing Your Emotions: For Women Who Want Consistency Under Stress

EMOTIONS are a gift from God, created to give our lives richness and meaning. But, on the other hand, they can warp us and confuse us—and make us forever fourteen.

Whether stemming from a crippled self-image, hormonal ups and downs, disappointments in life, or harmful patterns of living, much of a woman's energy on an average day must be directed toward handling how she feels and how she acts of reacts to those feelings.

Gayle Roper is a wife, mother, and writer who has had her share of signi...