Codependency
Part 3a: How Do You War With Your Value & Vulnerability? In previous articles, we covered why it is important …
Team Posts
Addressing “Mom Guilt”
Being a mother is quite complex. It is a combination of many joyful and challenging moments. There are times when …
Pay Attention to Your Pain
Most people don’t enjoy pain. It has the power to prevent us from doing what we want to do or …
There is Hope after Trauma
I have found myself in several conversations recently, both with clients and friends, where the other person has implied that …
About Me ~ Becky Philo
I’m Becky Philo, and I am honored to walk with you on your journey. God planted a seed in my …
Mindfulness
Connecting With Yourself and Others Recently, I found myself in a hard season of parenting my youngest son. As is …
Overcoming Emotional Detachment
What is Emotional Detachment? Emotional Detachment is a state of being unable to fully experience and engage with one’s own …
Healing Trauma with Exercise Therapy
Defining Trauma Trauma is characterized by a sudden (rather than gradual) interruption of a person’s fundamental view of the world …
Sabbath: a Day Off or a Day to Delight?
Do you look forward to vacations only to find what you have “vacated” from and dread returning to is the …
Parenting a Child with ADHD?
You Are The Magic Ingredient! September means that school is back in full swing! Many parents appreciate the consistency and …
I’ve Learned My Attachment Style, Now What?
With so much recent buzz around attachment styles, I’ve been curious about what you do once you’ve identified whether you …
Forgiveness and Empathy
My job brings me face-to-face with people deeply wounded by those who should have kept them safe. Whether a parent …
Is an ADHD Spouse Challenging Your Marriage?
Part 2 Our last article examined what ADHD is and what symptoms regularly appear in marriage. Today, we will explore …
Quick Relief for Intrusive Thoughts
Intrusive thoughts are uninvited thoughts that come to mind and do not seem to be part of the natural flow …
Boundaries in Ministry
During my four years working for campus ministries, first at Auburn University and then at Georgia Tech, I realized how …
Snowplow Parenting vs Fostering Resilience
What is Snowplow Parenting? Snowplow parenting seeks to remove obstacles facing a child to spare them from failure, distress, or …
This World Is a Scary Place
Copyrighted material excerpted from GREATER POWER by Patrick Caffrey, LPC Feelings — or rather emotions, which is a better word, because …
When Your Spouse Won’t Get Help
I’m sure that most of us in a committed relationship have thought to ourselves at some point that our spouse …
Life Transitions
Making Peace with Change Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “there is a time for everything and a season for every activity under …
The Nature of Trauma and How To Heal, Part 2
What is the process of healing from trauma? In this article, I will answer this frequently asked question and provide …