Who Comes First?
Empathy and compassion are two of the most wonderful character traits in my opinion. I feel this way because these
Category: Self-Care
“Selfish Love”
With February now here and Valentine’s Day in the air, what better time to talk about the topic of Love.
Compassion. Empathy. Forgiveness. Patience.
These four words are all gifts that we would gladly give to someone who is in need of them. We
Emotions Cannot Be Canceled: 4 Steps for Working Through Emotions
Unfriend. Unfollow. Unsubscribe. Delete. Cancel. Canceling has become such a phenomenon that Merriam-Webster added the word cancel culture to the
Self-Care or Selfish
Self-care is something therapists constantly talk about both for themselves as well as advise their clients to do. Even though it’s constantly
Connecting in 2020
Many times in my counseling sessions I hear phrases like, “I just want to connect,” “we are struggling to connect,”
Maintaining Mental Health During COVID-19 with Intentionality
The mental health impacts of COVID-19 remain to be seen, and I anticipate there will be some significant fallout. This list is not meant to be an exhaustive approach to boosting your mental health as there are a lot of ways to improve your mental well-being, but as I think about spending more time at home than I might be used to, these were strategies that came to mind that I will be intentional to practice over the next several weeks. We are in this pandemic together. Let’s be intentional about encouraging one another to take care of ourselves physically AND emotionally.
How to Be Resilient and Last a Lifetime in Ministry
Pastors and their families work every day with emotional, relational, financial and spiritual stress…It comes with a Call—what many pastors see as a mandate in life.
Shame, Shame, Shame [Part 1]
Shame was the topic that was addressed at our latest Frontlines: Counseling Conversations for Church Leader seminar. This blog series serves as a follow up to that event and is also an attempt to confront shame head-on.
Dysfunctional Self-Care Repeats Itself
Ask anyone who uses porn or smokes weed or some other life-controlling behavior how they feel soon after his or her latest use and the common answer is ashamed, embarrassed, fearful or worthless. Those specific feelings: shame, embarrassment, fear or worthlessness are among our most painful feelings.
Heritage Counseling Center Blog 