There’s a lot of talk in social media about “healing journeys”, which might leave you wondering what to expect on yours. I wish I could say it’s all rainbow and butterflies, but it isn’t….and that is actually a beautiful thing. Here’s what you might experience while healing your trauma wounds: 1. It might feel like …
Why are we all expected to function normally when our entire world was turned upside down two years ago? The world experienced significant threats and losses, yet we’re expected to go about our lives as “normal.” Most of us went through abrupt changes to our daily life, which some of us haven’t recovered from. Our …
The majority of people will seek out professional counseling services at some point in their life. Our society is becoming more open and accepting of people seeking counseling, so mental health services are slightly more accessible now than in the past. As humans, we’re pretty resilient when it comes to moving through challenging seasons in …
Most people confuse values and goals as synonyms, but they’re actually quite different. Both are beneficial to have in order to grow as a person and have a fulfilling life. Below are three important distinctions about values: Values don’t have an end. When you set a goal, you take specific, measurable steps to meet that …
Do you ever feel like your mind is uncontrollably running wild? We create scenarios aboutsituations that haven’t happened and we play out conversations in our head that haven’thappened. Our brains overthink, overanalyze, and play out these scenarios to help protect us.This would be really helpful if we could tell the future, but unfortunately we can’t. …
Our society continuously tells us that relationships should be effortless, easy, and flow naturally on their own – without any heavy lifting. Although we may reach points in our relationship where things flow well, strong relationshipstake a lot of time, effort, and energy. Below are ten facts about strong relationships: 1) We accept our partner. …