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“Positive Vibes Only”: The Danger of Toxic Positivity Culture

Positivity or optimism are not a bad concept. In fact, it is an ideal mindset that most strive to maintain. The pursuit to become the...

Experiencing Information Fatigue? Creating intentional boundaries around what we look at and listen

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Christian Counseling

Experiencing Information Fatigue? Creating intentional boundaries around what we look at and listen

The information we input has impacts on what we output. In this day and age of a pandemic, racial tension, an upcoming election, and even...

Codependence: The struggle to own YOUR reality

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Christian Counseling

Codependence: The struggle to own YOUR reality

“Codependents often report that they don’t know who they are.” – Pia Mellody Author and speaker, Pia Mellody, maps out several...

The Struggle Is Real: Navigating the Unknown as the School Year Approaches

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Mental Health

The Struggle Is Real: Navigating the Unknown as the School Year Approaches

As the mother of four young children, my husband and I have spent a lot of time lately considering our options, attempting to arrive at a...

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Mental Health

Overcoming the Fear of Change

How do you respond to change? Do you embrace it with all that you have or do you avoid it at all costs? Can I be honest with you? ...

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Mental Health

Being OK with Surviving

While these dystopian images may seem not far fetched for some, being in survival mode may encompass far more than just these extremes....

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Mental Health

Coping: Healthy or Unhealthy?

In order to endure and triumph over stress, we naturally utilize coping mechanisms in everyday life. Coping Mechanisms are the actions...

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Self-care

Is it time to say YES to counseling?

For many people, counseling is a new, uncomfortable, humbling experience. I get it, it’s not easy. But neither is living under the weight...

Jesus and Anxiety: faith and struggle are not mutually exclusive

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Christian Counseling

Jesus and Anxiety: faith and struggle are not mutually exclusive

And I also struggle. I am no stranger to fear and worry and anxiety. For years I was told things like “just trust God more” and “worry is...

A New Normal? Navigating Feelings About the World Opening Back Up.

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Mental Health

A New Normal? Navigating Feelings About the World Opening Back Up.

But after all the figuring out a new normal, now we are opening back up. Many of us are going back into offices, many of us are spending...

How to Continue: Embracing the New Normal

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Self-care

How to Continue: Embracing the New Normal

I have a friend with two elementary school-aged boys. The other day, the boys woke up and requested that their mother pack their lunches...

Making Mental Health a Priority in the Midst of Financial Uncertainty

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Mental Health

Making Mental Health a Priority in the Midst of Financial Uncertainty

Whether you are heading towards retirement, are a young person just starting out in life, or are somewhere in-between, financial...

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Mental Health

Conversations in Isolation

Unprecedented stressors The other day, the price of oil broke a historic record (and not in a good way). For the first time in history,...

Tackling Family Challenges: A teen’s guide to surviving and thriving in the midst of conflict

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Christian Counseling

Tackling Family Challenges: A teen’s guide to surviving and thriving in the midst of conflict

For many of us, we are spending more time with our immediate family than ever before. Sometimes inevitably more time can equal more...

Supporting Your Teen Through the Quarantine

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Childrens Counseling

Supporting Your Teen Through the Quarantine

As we have learned to navigate our current reality as adults, we also have the opportunity to walk our teenagers through this quarantine...

Can Kids Learn Mindfulness? 6 tips on how to do just that!

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Mental Health

Can Kids Learn Mindfulness? 6 tips on how to do just that!

If you would like to help your child achieve mindfulness, take a look at the suggestions below to get started. Morning Mindfulness...

How Internal Dialogue Influences Your Daily Life

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Mental Health

How Internal Dialogue Influences Your Daily Life

Why would that be important, you ask? It’s important because, your thought process highly influences your moods and your behaviors....

Keeping the Spark Alive During Quarantine

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Family

Keeping the Spark Alive During Quarantine

One thing remains clear: this is a period where navigating relationships is key; moreover, this is a period to strengthen valued...

How To: Use DBT Skill: DEAR MAN to Communicate Effectively

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Adult Counseling

How To: Use DBT Skill: DEAR MAN to Communicate Effectively

DBT Skill: DEAR MAN teaches how to communicate effectively. These skills may be used to communicate wants/needs, as well as set...

How to: Effectively handle crisis situations using Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Skills

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Mental Health

How to: Effectively handle crisis situations using Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Skills

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based practice which uses a holistic mind-body approach to treatment. It encompasses...

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