Understanding Depression and Seeking Treatment
A Christian Counselor’s Perspective There are different types of depression, or what mental health and medical providers call “depressive disorders.” These include disorders like Major Depressive...
View ArticleTelling Secrets
Book Review of Telling Secrets, by Frederick Buechner Secrets Drain Energy Secrets are our plates of armor. Secrets require from us a tremendous amount of energy. Secrets insist that we focus on one...
View ArticleHow to Write a Personal Development Plan
A Step-by-Step Guide Personal development is a passion of mine. I love to help clients enhance the quality of their lives by making positive changes. In this article, I share a step-by-step guide on...
View Article4 Steps on How to Receive Negative Feedback
Part 2 of the Series Keys to Your Personal Development Success If we are honest, most of us get panic stricken when we hear the word “review” at work, or when a friend says, “Can we talk?” No one...
View ArticleIndividual Counseling for Homing: Returning to One’s True Self
Part 1 of a 2-Part One’s True Self Series Years ago, I took a solo trip to the islands of Oahu and Kauai. During my 10 days in Hawaii, I experienced beauty, adventure, peace, and exhilaration....
View ArticleIndividual Counseling for Homing: Connecting and Returning to Your True Self
Part 2 of a 2-Part Series In my first article on homing, I talked about those times that you want to remember forever – whether it be a trip, a certain experience in nature, or your memories of a...
View ArticleWhat is Forgiveness?
Article 3-A of a Forgiveness Section of the Positive Psychology Series In my previous articles in this series on forgiveness, I presented the scientific confirmation of the benefits that forgiveness...
View ArticleExploring Forgiveness Further
Article 3-B of the Forgiveness Section of the Positive Psychology Series My previous article introduced the question of what exactly forgiveness is and sought to probe this question in a deeper way....
View ArticleForgiveness — What It is Not
Article 4-A of the Forgiveness Section of the Positive Psychology Series In my recent series of articles on forgiveness – a key component in the study of Positive Psychology – I have discussed the...
View ArticleBreaking Unhealthy Habits: A Christian Counselor’s Thoughts
I used to bite my fingernails down to the quick. In a nervous moment, I would rip off those babies as soon as they began to grow. For years I was embarrassed at how my hands looked and very...
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