Marie Chapian (b.1938) is an American Christian writer, psychotherapist, and radio ministry host.
Chapian was educated at the University of Minnesota, Moody Bible Institute, and Metropolitan State University, where she received a PhD in psychology. She is the founder of the Center for Christian Counseling and Fitness in San Diego and the Marie Chapian Ministries.
Chapian is the author of more than 25 books, including Free to Be Thin (1993,) God’s Heart for You (2005,) Angels in Our Lives (2006,) and Telling Yourself the Truth (2014.) She also wrote the secular novel I Love You Like a Tomato (2003) under the pseudonym Marie Giordano.
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Originality is not doing something no one else has ever done, but doing what has been done countless times with new life, new breath.
—Marie Chapian
To me it’s not the big things in life that thrill me as much as the small moments of beauty—rare and wondrous, a simple breeze after a hard workout—a kiss from God.
—Marie Chapian
Lack of discipline leads to frustration and self-loathing.
—Marie Chapian
Topics: Discipline
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