More Love: Adoptive Parents
When I first started this blog post I had a pretty straightforward idea of what it would look like. I was going to describe adoption as...
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Fondness and Admiration
Although the holidays are over, we may be still riding the high of a new closeness that developed throughout the season towards our...
Feelings vs Thoughts
Have you ever wondered why it is so difficult to have a logical thought when you get angry? It’s almost like your brain is hijacked, and...
The Perfectionism Paradox
I remember the first time I submitted a blog for Amy Wine Counseling. It was an absolutely terrifying experience. Thoughts of “what if...
The Unwelcomed Holiday Guest
Is there a time of year that is more food focused than the November/December holiday season? The amount of food and diet talk that pops...
So Many Books, So Little Time
Often times in my sessions, clients’ will ask me “What books can I be reading right now to help me with x-y-z?” You would think that...
Managing ODD
Are you the parent of a child diagnosed with ODD? Are you doing your best to parent your child with little progress? You are not alone. ...
#MeToo… I think?: Debunking Sexual Harassment Myths
If you’ve had any connection with the outside world, you have probably noticed the increased attention being given to sexual harassment. ...
I’m Coming Out
October is a wonderful month to be prideful as it houses both National Coming Out Day which is on October 11th along with LGBTQIA+...
Listen To Me!
It’s come to my attention lately that all of us get berated daily with negative and destructive messages about ourselves. Sometimes, we...
The Self-Harming Teen
Reasons for Self-Harm Non Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI, or self-harm) is direct and deliberate destruction of one’s own body tissue in the...
School is Back; Parents Rejoice!
It is that time of year; the kids are bummed about going back to school, but as busy parents, we are suddenly relieved, even excited. Is...
Hurricane Harvey: Giving Back To The Community
As much as I love our team coming together for a blog series, it saddens me that this particular set of blogs revolved around Hurricane...
Hurricane Harvey: Long Term Helpers
Mr. Rodgers once said, “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You...
Hurricane Harvey: The Grief Storm
I recently had the experience of assisting a friend and her family who basically lost all of their physical possessions during the...
Hurricane Harvey: Becoming Resilient
Everyone in Southeast Texas, I mean EVERYONE, has been effected in some way by Hurricane Harvey. Now it is time to start over; pick up...
Hurricane Harvey: Victory Over Vicarious Trauma
When Helping Hurts The immediate and lasting effects of hurricane Harvey to the Texas coast line have taken over media outlets over the...
Hurricane Harvey: Surviving Survivor’s Guilt
“I was not built to break.” This a line from one of the last hit singles of Whitney Houston, “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength”. Sometimes...
Hurricane Harvey: Receiving Help
Hurricane Harvey has devastated the Texas coast. Specifically for me, my heart aches with my fellow Houstonians as we work to rebuild our...
Hurricane Harvey: Talking to Your Child
Hurricanes and other natural disasters have a long-lasting effect on its victims that extend far beyond the physical damages and loss of...
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