by Javan | Oct 24, 2014 | Abandonment, Addiction, Anxiety
Many addiction sufferers are unable to experience a full range of emotional health within their day to day lives. This also leads to another issue of being unable to process and resolve interpersonal issues with other people and within themselves. The ability to... by Nancy | Oct 20, 2014 | Anger, Self-Help
Defensiveness is an excellent indicator to help find woundedness in the human heart. After all, we defend places that hurt, like a lion protecting a paw with a thorn in it. Dealing with the defensiveness of those we love can be just as dangerous as taking on that... by Nancy | Oct 7, 2014 | Individual Therapy, Marital Therapy, Self-Help, Uncategorized
Gratitude is one of the best daily practices you can foster. If you are on Facebook, you have likely seen posts about the gratitude challenge, asking people to post, for seven days, three things they are grateful for. Having a daily practice of this for a little bit... by Javan | May 2, 2014 | Family Counseling, Individual Therapy, Marital Therapy, Self-Help, Uncategorized
The Shame Pimp steals your time, hope, and self-respect. What makes you doubt your abilities? What steals your joy? Becoming disillusioned by shame creates over reactions and over reaching. Sometimes even hopelessness. Shame is another layer of emotional bindings. The... by Javan | Apr 4, 2014 | Family Counseling, Individual Therapy, Marital Therapy, Self-Help, Uncategorized
It takes courage to be vulnerable, to love, to believe, to know, even in dark times, that the truth is worth knowing. Getting to the truth can be hard. Children know truth, that’s why the phrase, “kids say the darndest things” is so popular. As we...