According to the 2014 Washington Behavioral Health Barometer, a report published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),...
continue reading » The steps to begin healing from any trauma can look similar. This is because there are some standard components that...
continue reading » Part I of a Series So I’m driving with my tween daughter to the store the other day when she...
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Cybersex, Part 1 of a 2-Part Series Sexual addiction is the inability to stop sexual behavior, even when it damages...
continue reading » Chosen by a Counselor Specializing in Grief and Trauma Here are some quotes and verses I have compiled about grief. I...
continue reading » “Why don’t you just eat a cheeseburger?” ? “You’re not fat. How can you even think that?” ? “You make yourself...
continue reading » What does this statement mean? It may mean that you are seeking some helpful communication techniques: how to fight fair,...
continue reading » Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. – Confucius It...
continue reading » It’s Not Easy Series Part 2 In my previous article, I talked about eating disorders and how serious they can...
continue reading » “I hate my mother and just wish she would die. But I shouldn’t feel like this!” said one of my...
continue reading » One of my favorite books is a children’s book by Jack Kent, entitled There’s No Such Thing as a Dragon. Aside...
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