By Marcia Deah Seeing a therapist is a big decision and it can be intimidating! Picking the right therapist is hard. There are so many different types of therapists out there with so many specialties. What makes a family therapist or counselor any different (throughout this article I will [...]
By Marcia Deah Getting married is incredibly exciting, so why would we need premarital counseling beforehand? We’ve been together for years and are practically married already. What could a therapist possibly tell me about my partner that I don’t already know? If we need counseling before marriage, maybe we [...]
Amidst the pitch of a noisy world, we also experience a hum of Heaven-to-heart communication. Our hearts talk frequently, but sometimes we don’t hear above the whir of life’s hurried pace. We ignore or desensitize ourselves to the messages, oblivious. That is, until tragedy erupts, or transition ensues. Disruption [...]
If you notice that your child has trouble focusing on a particular task and is often overtaken by impulses and whatever he or she feels like doing, often without a thought of what the results of actions will be, or if he or she is unusually busy and active [...]
A familiar adage asks, “Why put off tomorrow what you can do today?” If procrastination could be summed up in a few words, that phrase would capture it all. Many have been touched by the effects of procrastination. The stress of waiting until the last minute, the angst of [...]
Once Upon an Ordinary Day One ordinary school day, Mrs. Johnson picked up elementary-aged Timothy from school and could tell something was bothering him. So she asked him, “How was your day, Timothy?” With a deep sigh, Timothy relayed the happenings of the day with great emotional clarity and [...]
Our jobs, whatever they may be, take up much of our lives. Not only does it take time to get educated or trained for whatever vocation we pursue, but once we start working, a significant amount of time is taken up with it until we retire from it. Work [...]
If you root around social media and television long enough, you’ll find an endless supply of fascinating things going on. There’s a plethora of shows, YouTube channels, Instagram stories, and more that explore different cuisines across the world. Among those, there’s an equally full selection of media that’s centered around [...]
Fear of abandonment is an overwhelming feeling which can come as a result of earlier experiences in which someone was abandoned or left alone either physically or mentally. It can also come when a person’s source of comfort and safety has been suddenly removed. The result is a feeling [...]
The difficulties related to aging are often ignored in our society. It seems that society values youth and vigor, and when people get to a certain age, they’re often subjected to shocking statements related to their age by those who have not been confronted about their ageist prejudices, presumptions, and [...]
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