• Counseling: A Brave Choice During Christmas.

    04/12/2018 - By 

    This is a sponsored post by BetterHelp, an online counseling service.  Well, it’s here! The busiest time of year: December….and Christmas. Whether you celebrate or not, it does seem to be busier for everyone this month- whether it’s at work or at home. Parties abound, schedules get packed, and even the simplest errand is more hectic as shoppers triple.  I find that even grocery shopping can be more overwhelming in December. It becomes less of an errand and more of an experience. Fighting to get pastpeople shopping for cookies, gathering for holiday potlucks, or planning their family dinner can make…

  • Counseling And Body Dysmorphic Disorder

    05/06/2018 - By 

    I have struggled with eating disorders on and off for a long time. Even today, I’m aware that restrictive diets or plans could trigger old habits. I still find it hard to admit I had a problem. It’s very hard for me to talk about, even today. I was treated with body dysmorphic disorder but it took a long time to get there. I think it actually started when I was 12 years old. My body started to change and I wasn’t ready for it. One morning I was thinking of Barbies and the next morning I was sitting on…

  • Setting Up Grief Counseling

    06/02/2017 - By 

    Today Josh and I spent the morning talking to a grief counselor to set up sessions for Hunter. We figure he doesn’t need much but would love to set up a therapist for him so he has the tools and the dialogue to use when he needs it. Josh and I just don’t have any idea how to proceed with this… and a neutral person, outside of the family, to talk to may be just what Hunter needs. He tries to talk to us but it is a stunted conversation that he stops if he sees me getting too sad…

  • Like, Not Love

    26/02/2013 - By 

    Anyone who is in a relationship or married needs to ask themselves one question. That question is not “Do I love this person?” but “Do I LIKE them?” That is the true measure of any relationship. Do you like spending time with that person? Do you have great conversations? Do you like wiling away the hours together in comfortable conversation or comfortable silence? Not do I love him. Love can be lust, anger, drama as excitement, or can fade too quickly. Many people who love each other can be completely wrong for each other. You HAVE to pair friendship with…