The holiday season, while joyful for many, can be especially difficult for others. Depression often intensifies during this time, whether it’s triggered by seasonal changes or the pain of grieving a loved one. So what … Read More
The Power of Christian Clinical Counseling: Integrating Faith and Therapy for Holistic Healing
In today’s complex world, many families and individuals find themselves seeking support for emotional and mental health challenges. For those with a strong Christian faith, the idea of integrating their beliefs into the counseling process … Read More
The Power of Relationships
Have you ever wondered why, at the very core of your being, that you have a deep-seated desire for relationships, and that for this very reason, you were born with the capacity for language to … Read More
You’re in my way: How personal goals can turn people into obstacles
Let me paint a picture for you. There is a young man and he is a husband and the father of 2 young children. He works a stressful 9-5 job each day. He is a … Read More
Angry Words – Part 2
“…But words can definitely hurt us” In the the previous blog, I discussed ways to recognize anger in ourselves and to employ methods to control or manage the anger such as recognition of signs of … Read More
Play – Part 3: Play to connect
Note: I’ll be referencing specific play personalities throughout this post. If you would like a quick refresher on what each play personality is, please check out my post from last month. A while back, I … Read More
When Children Lie
When my oldest child was 3 years old, he got into a chocolate pie that was in the fridge. A 3-year-old sized handprint was sitting in the middle of the pie. My son had chocolate … Read More
Connection and Disconnection: Effects of Technology
It’s a new day and a new year. I walk out to the living room where we gather each morning and evening to read the Bible and pray together, only to notice all three of … Read More
The Most “Connected” Society
There is a significant change taking place in our world today; it is the rise of social networking. Social networking is propelling exponentially and has changed the face of human interaction. Facebook now has more … Read More
Newton’s Law Applies to Family
Newton’s law states: For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction. We can easily accept that this applies to objects in physics. We have a hard time believing that this applies to us, … Read More