I said a quick prayer and pressed the send button. This action is, of course, after I wrote, edited, rewrote, re-edited, and prayed that the person on the other end would understand my words and my heart. The Struggle with Digital Communication My thoughts raced. This topic … [Read more...] about Is Technology Ruining Our Relationships? Navigating Communication in the Digital Age
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Holding Space
Have you noticed the recent focus on “holding space” for people? You may have seen it on TikTok or other pseudo-psych resources. If you’re like me, you might be asking yourself, “Holding space…what does that even mean?” It’s not a clinical term, and thus, it’s sort of … [Read more...] about Holding Space
Finding Intimacy with God: Lessons from 3 a.m. Reflections
I tossed and turned for about an hour and decided to get up. I'm not interested in living a 3 a.m. song by Matchbox Twenty. Why do I wake up between 3 and 4 every morning, and where did this new pattern of not falling back to sleep emerge from? Should I get up and make a … [Read more...] about Finding Intimacy with God: Lessons from 3 a.m. Reflections
True Sexual Intimacy: At the Intersection of Deep Physical and Emotional Intimacy
Physical and emotional intimacy are both integral components of a healthy and satisfying sexual relationship. Emotional intimacy is what seeds the trust required to be genuinely vulnerable physically. Without vulnerability, we naturally develop inhibitions in our sexual … [Read more...] about True Sexual Intimacy: At the Intersection of Deep Physical and Emotional Intimacy
The Trinity of Connection: Strengthening Your Relationships with God, Self, and Others
No man is an island, entire of itself. Out of the overwhelming love and joy of the Trinity, humans were created from connection, for connection. This drive was gifted to us with the intent of joy and wonder. It is also an area of life that can be fraught with frustration and … [Read more...] about The Trinity of Connection: Strengthening Your Relationships with God, Self, and Others
Navigating Friendships
"I've never had a best friend." This is a sentence that I hear quite often from both men and women clients, strangers, and people I know. It's as if there's a universal law that everyone should have a "best friend" or even a group of best friends. Who came up with that? And … [Read more...] about Navigating Friendships
