I’m a Christian; what happened to my self-esteem?
First you sin We’ve all been in that situation where you know doing something will not end well, you do it any way, and– SURPRISE– something bad happens. This may have looked like something as minor as...
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Can it Happen Through Fallibility? by Eric Gomez, MS, LMFT, MHP The Questions Who am I? Where am I headed in life? What is my purpose? How do I change? These are familiar questions we ask ourselves...
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By Erik Mildes, MA, LMHC Our words reveal the truth about who we really are. In the social media culture we live in, we are all familiar with using words. Behind a screen, we can be patient, kind,...
View ArticleFinding Your Voice Again: A Christian Counselor on Recovering from Abuse
When someone’s personhood has been shattered by sexual abuse, how can we begin to put back some of the pieces and bring healing to painful wounds? One place to start is with the voice. The secrecy and...
View ArticleHow the Separating Self Drive Intimacy in Marriage
A Christian Counselor on Becoming Part 1 of a 5-Part Series “Sanctity is becoming who I am … discovering my true self.” (Thomas Merton) “Our lives are mostly a constant evasion of ourselves.” (T.S....
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