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Did the Big Changes Happen? II By Victoria Bresee MA, MAR, CHt.
How are things going with all those good intentions at the start of the year? Have you lost steam? Are you disappointed in yourself? Have you just decided to try again next year?If so, you are no different than the 80% of us who have basically given up by March every year.Don’t despair. There’s still…
Read MoreWe Can’t Heal What We Won’t Reveal II By Laura Hogzett MA, LPCC, EMDR
I used to think the worst experience possible was to endure abuse. I don’t believe that anymore. It the denial that causes more damage. We can’t heal what we won’t reveal. This is a time of my life I have been dreading for over sixteen years. The nostalgia of meeting my newborn son for the…
Read MoreYou’ve Been Betrayed? You Can Recover & Thrive II By Lora Cheadle, JD CHt
Whether your betrayal was recent or several years back, being betrayed makes you feel like your insides have been shattered. Like you will never recover, feel happy, or find joy again. But despite the way you feel right now, betrayal can make you stronger. If you choose to let it. What is Betrayal? Betrayal is…
Read MoreTracking in Therapy II By Marielle Grenade-Willis, MA, NCC, LPP
I recently attended an introductory training to the Hakomi method of therapy and was struck by the description of a skill that I often use during my sessions with clients: tracking. Our trainer, Melissa Grace, MA, CHT likened tracking during therapy to how trackers might observe evidence of animals or humans present in a certain…
Read MoreDREAMS: THE GUIDING WORDS OF THE SOUL II By Rev. Mary Coday Edwards, MA
I’m traveling alone at night and have gotten on the wrong train. Frustrated at feeling inept as well as being lost, I tell myself, that’s the problem with traveling when it’s dark. It’s difficult to see those directional signs. The fellow sitting in front of me asks the driver to please shut the door as…
Read MoreNew Year, Mixed Feelings ll By Elan BenAmi LPC, ACS
I love this time of year. I like to see space brightened, be it with a single burning candle, a string of lights, or with decorations of any kind. I like picturing people sitting by the fire. An image I well know has been marketed to me since I was a child, but hey I…
Read MoreLetters from our Santa Nature ll By Michelle LaBorde, MA, LPC
I’m 58 years old now and I still love children’s Christmas stories. I love the reminder that, after a long hard year such as this one and the previous one, there is good in this world even across the ages. Because this isn’t the only hard time we humans have endured. Certainly, there is little…
Read MoreI Served a God that Didn’t Exist* ll By Rev. Mary Coday Edwards, MA.
The picture came unbidden. In my mind’s eye, I saw the Christ striding down into the crowded, sweltering, dusty alleyways of the bazaar, his sand-colored robes flowing out around his sandaled feet. He went where polluted air hung thick, where sewage flowed in open drains down the edges of the narrow dirt roads, where families…
Read MoreDefusion 101: How Cognitive Defusion Can Help You Reclaim Your Power ll By Gina Henschen, MA, LPCC
Negative thoughts can be tough to shake, especially if you’ve been struggling with them for a long time. These thoughts may have such a hold over us that they affect our feelings, behavior, and even our sense of self. If this is something you experience, know that you’re not alone. You may have tried various…
Read MoreStop Blaming Your Partner ll By Michele Bailey, MA, MFTC
Stop blaming your partner! Ouch, yes – I said it. Stop blaming your partner, and, while you’re at it stop blaming yourself. Blame, either projected on someone else or directed back on ourselves will not bring us closer together. It in fact draws us into a blaming-defensive spiral that is designed to keep us in…
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