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Fate or Destiny: It’s your choice || By Phannie Krentzman
Fate and Destiny have one thing in common; you make them both up. I am a curious person and when I learn or hear about something, I wonder about its origins, about its truth and how it applies to my life. On my journey of self-discovery, the concept of fate and destiny has come up…
The Anger Room: A Parts Work Strategy for the Holidays || By Annabelle Denmark, LPC
We’re all made of parts. You know this if you’ve ever been around someone who annoys you, frustrates you, intimidates you, or just gets under your skin for reasons you can’t fully name. A parent, a friend, a coworker—anyone can activate a part. And during the holidays, those parts tend to show up louder and…
Finding Mind-Body-Spirit Balance During the Holidays: A Holistic Perspective from a Therapist in Denver || By Leanne Morton, MA, LPC, ATR
Why the Holidays Feel Heavy (Even When They’re Meant to Be Joyful) The holidays are rarely just about the joy, connection, and magic we see in the media. Alongside those pleasant experiences often comes the expectation to do more: consume more, create more, decorate more, cook more. At the same time, nature is slowing down.…
The Quiet Strength: On Courage in an Age of Fear || By Kevin Culver, LPCC
In the past two blog posts, I focused on the virtues of kindness and hope. In this final blog post, I want to conclude by focusing on the virtue of courage. Today, fear has become one of the dominant forces shaping our world. It is used to capture our attention, to harden our hearts, and…
Two Sides of the Same Coin — ReDo* || By Beth Hinnen, Certified Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher
*I first published a version of this blog during COVID. During any trying time in my life, it drops in for me that adequacy and interdependency are two sides of the same coin. And during those days of COVID, I saw this coin being flipped in every moment, with one word or the other, each…
Your Fight Response || By Laura Zwisler, LPC
I have observed from my seat across from the human condition, that adults with particularly unjust childhoods tend to have “anger” problems. In reality, they have a handful of problematic triggers that cause them to act out whenever they feel threatened in the same way they were as a kid. From that viewpoint, their behavior is rational. From…
Seasons Within || By Bre Smith, Affordable Counseling Intern
This article is for all menstruating bodies—and bodies that don’t menstruate too! Quick refresher: not all women menstruate and not all who menstruate are women. No matter your gender/gender expression, there are significant and serious risks with having a menstrual cycle. The menstrual cycle can have intense energetic, emotional, cognitive, spiritual, and physical impacts. The…
True Responsibility is the Ability to Respond || By By Phannie Krentzman
We all have long lists of what to do to be most responsible. There are things we’ve inherited from our parents and grandparents that were dictated by their life experiences and conditions. The societies we live within tell us the most acceptable ways to parent, live, spend, save, travel, communicate, be in relationship, etc. Responsibility is…
Why You’re Not Broken: Reframing Symptoms as Protective Parts || By Laura Hogzett MA, LPCC, EMDR, NCC, Rev
Understanding Anxiety, Depression, and Addiction through Internal Family Systems I talk about Internal Family Systems (IFS) a lot because it works. It is more than a therapy model; it is a compassionate lens for understanding your inner world. Once you start to see your emotions, behaviors, and thoughts as different parts of you, each trying…
The Sacred Practice of Slowing Down: What Motherhood & Art Taught Me About Spirit || By Leanne Morton, MA, LPC, ATR
I still remember the shock of becoming a first-time mom in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, how lonely it felt to cross the threshold into motherhood without a community to hold me. It was overwhelming, defeating and disorienting. Like so many new mothers, I turned to my phone, the internet, and social media, hoping…
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The opinions expressed by the guest bloggers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of People House. The content provided through the People House website and blogs are for informational purposes only. Should you decide to take action in real life based on this information that is your own responsibility and choice.
