I talk with many people who really wonder if they are actually “addicted” to some substance or behavior. I get it - sometimes that question can be hard to answer. Let’s look at this more together.

Whether in the throes of an intense addiction, well into recovery, or somewhere in between, FEAR is a common experience that many individuals face.

This may sound like a strange question to ask considering the fact that most of us probably first learned about kindness in preschool or kindergarten. But this seemingly rudimentary topic is misconstrued more often than we realize, especially when it comes to our relationships with others.

I was brushing my hair a few weeks ago, and I hit a snag. This snag turned out to be a tight, stubborn little knot near the middle of a section of my hair. I couldn’t see it at first; in fact, I almost couldn’t find it at all – it was well covered up beneath a good amount of hair. But I could feel it as I continued to brush, and it was clearly not going to budge.

Sometimes it seems that other people (or family!) are pretty good at pushing our “guilt” button. Why is that? What makes us feel that way and how do we choose a better option? Listen to this recording to hear more. (Yes, we had a podcast at one point! :-)

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year”… right?
For many of us, not so much. Dive into this blog post for some helpful tips on coping with holiday stress.

Life for me was in a time of turmoil. Work was really challenging me with relationship issues, and I was facing several conflicts that did not seem resolvable. At home, my wife and I were dealing with 2 teenage boys. Those who have had children might say they understand…enough said.

Life for me was in a time of turmoil. Work was really challenging me with relationship issues, and I was facing several conflicts that did not seem resolvable. At home, my wife and I were dealing with 2 teenage boys. Those who have had children might say they understand…enough said.

FEAR. We spend so much time avoiding it, denying it, fighting it like a mortal enemy. But what if fear can actually be our friend?
Check out Doug Harsch’s blog post on what it means to develop a life-giving friendship with fear.

Befriending fear begins with reframing it - or “right-sizing” it, as our newest clinician, Emily Drake likes to put it. Dive into more of Emily’s valuable insight on how learning to explore and honor our fears allows us to step further into freedom.

At some point along our recovery journeys, many of us experience this, “I can have it…but I can’t really have it” type of mentality. Join Stephanie as she digs into this experience of entrapment, fear, and self-doubt and offers helpful tips on letting go of the lies that can so easily entangle us.

Assumptions, interpretations, accusations, biases, prejudices, self-beliefs, my understanding, a contract, unity, harmony, accordance, arrangement, compatibility, consistency, and others can help describe what agreements are.

Seems like we hear about boundaries all over now, right? And I’m not even talking about the therapy office.