Listen to the blog: When Everything Hits The Fan So you’ve hit rock bottom.The money you hid. The relationship you had. Your online habits. Whatever. You got found out. Secrets don’t stay hidden forever. The shame has set in and you’re starting to feel…a lot. Good … [Read more...] about A Dude’s Guide to Marital Recovery
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EMDR Therapy: How the Brain Processes Trauma and Finds Healing
Listen to the blog: We were both in two places at once. We were in the therapy room, having a completely normal conversation. And we were also in the midst of a car crash: one she experienced first hand and where my imagination was putting its own “footage” together based … [Read more...] about EMDR Therapy: How the Brain Processes Trauma and Finds Healing
The Walls We Build in the Name of Boundaries
Listen to the blog: We have all been hurt by people we care about. That sort of goes with the territory. If we didn’t care about the person, we probably wouldn’t feel the hurt. So, when we get hurt, we do what makes sense. We pull back. We create distance. We start … [Read more...] about The Walls We Build in the Name of Boundaries
Forgiveness Is a Choice, Healing Is a Process
In recent months, I’ve been both writing about and wrestling with what true forgiveness looks like. It is easy to question yourself. Big emotions still arise; did I really forgive? I thought I did. Why do I still feel this way? The question that keeps … [Read more...] about Forgiveness Is a Choice, Healing Is a Process
Trauma-Informed Parenting: Building Resilience in Children and Families
The Day I Heard Her Story: How Trauma-Informed Parenting Can Support Children's Mental Health In my years of connecting with parents in various Mom’s bible study groups and adoption and foster care support groups, I’ve heard countless stories of heartbreak and hope. But one … [Read more...] about Trauma-Informed Parenting: Building Resilience in Children and Families
Stuck in Grief – When Life Hits You Like a Football to the Face
Years ago, I received one of those phone calls that you don’t forget. It was a call to inform me that someone I knew had taken their life. Their pastor’s wife asked me to go with them to the house to be with the family. It was one of the most harrowing and heart wrenching … [Read more...] about Stuck in Grief – When Life Hits You Like a Football to the Face
