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Mom Guilt
Around 2 years ago, I can remember having a conversation with a friend about how I wasn’t going to be “one of those Moms” that felt...
Resolutions: It’s the Final Countdown!
At Amy Wine Counseling, our team is always looking for ways to increase our client’s success. Our job is not to create goals for you, but...
What Can Christmas Teach Us?
Well folks, ‘tis the season to be jolly! Of course, life is hard, and we may have had our share of troubles throughout the year, but the...
Your Best Self
Self-care in a time like this is so needed. During the holidays, I constantly watch people get angry over necessary—and sometimes...
Surviving Holiday FAQs
The holidays are really great. It’s an opportunity to get together with friends and family you haven’t seen in a while, indulge in some...
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...
Winter Blues? Or are You S.A.D.?
As the weather changes and temperatures drop, sometimes our moods follow suit. Some people experience increased sadness and sluggishness...
Surviving the Holidays with Your In-Laws
As I sit here, taking a break from all the holiday baking I am responsible for this year, a sense of relief comes over me. This year, I...
Adoption Disruption
Earlier I wrote a blog post about adoption counseling, highlighting the approach taken by adoption competent counselors. As an adoption...
#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. ...
Adoption Competent Counseling
It can take a long time to find the right fit as a client looking for a counselor. Counseling is at its core a relationship, and...
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...
Parenting: Mom Vs. Dad
How many different parenting styles do you think a Google search can come up with? There seems to be four styles most talked about:...
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...
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