A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words
Family Fun and Missed Expectations Summertime often includes family beach vacations, road trips, and family reunions. They can be the …
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A 3rd Place: Moving Toward Belonging Post-Covid
Before 2020, one of the things I enjoyed the most was meeting up with friends at a fast food spot …
Weathering
If you’re my client, you know I live and work aboard a boat. I moved from my suburban home in …
Finding Mental Resilience After an Injury
After suffering an injury recently, I found myself facing some unwanted limitations in my daily routine. I felt challenged to …
The Placebo Effect
Which is easier to believe? Someone’s cancer went into remission after he was given a sugar pill, or a man …
I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends
Do you ever feel so overwhelmed by life tasks that you do not know how you will make it to …
Codependency
(Part 2) What were you taught about your humanity? As we continue the conversation on codependency, I invite you to …
Shifting Focus
Navigating Personal Challenges During the Holidays For many, the holiday season is a magnificent time of wonder and reflection. For …
Why it Doesn’t Work to “Let the Past Stay in the Past”
Once a moment happens, then it’s over, right? We move on with life and leave the moment in the past. …
Theraplay: a Therapy Approach for Kids
Everyone needs support, but kids are special in that they are constantly exploring the world around them with open hearts …
Navigating Family Stress During the Holidays
The holiday season can be an enjoyable time of togetherness and celebration. Families who have moved away might be able …
Stop Fighting Against Your Spouse
Start Fighting for Them! We all know that marriage is a journey, but sometimes, it feels more like a boxing …
The Lost Art of Lament
I remember it so clearly and vividly because it still shows up every once in a while. It’s a feeling …
The Task Appointed to You Alone: The Care of YOU
“How Are You? How Are You, Really?” Perhaps you have been asked this question recently. It can be difficult to …
Your Brain Has a Mind of Its Own
Discussions of God’s existence frequently arrive at the observation that it’s not likely that something so ordered and so complicated …
Setting Limits with Love
Empowering Parents to Set Healthy Boundaries with Kids As a parent and a therapist who works with children, I have …
Using Anxiety to Your Advantage
Everyone experiences anxiety to some extent- it is a 100% normal part of the human emotional experience, albeit an uncomfortable …
Finding Relief with Intensive Trauma Therapy
Trauma can cast a long, dark shadow on one’s life, affecting mental and emotional well-being in profound ways. Fortunately, advances …
The Biblical Perspective on Nude Pictures in Marriage
A Consideration for Christian Husbands As a counselor who works with sexual addiction, I run into many manifestations of sexual …
It Matters How You Talk to Yourself
Let’s Talk About Our Self-Talk Have you ever noticed that the way we talk to ourselves can be drastically different …