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Elaine Csoros MSW
Jul 173 min read
Access to Help: The Power of 988
988 is a mental health crisis text line available 24/7 365 days a year.
Elisha Swoverland, MA
Jul 53 min read
Nature-Based Therapy & Adolescents
An article compiled by Elisha Swoverland MA. With fast technological advancements, it’s safe to say that there is a high correlation...
David Vraza MA
Mar 251 min read
Losing Autonomy
Some thoughts from Andy Partington’s “Hope In Addiction” compiled by David Vraza MA. The popular culture uses the word addiction to cover...
David Vraza MA
Feb 261 min read
Lack of Satisfying Relationships is Good Soil for Problematic Sexual Behaviors
Some thoughts from Andy Partington’s “Hope In Addiction” compiled by David Vraza MA. People stuck in sexually compulsive behaviors tell...
David Vraza MA
Jan 261 min read
Co-dependency
Some thoughts from Gerald May’s “Addiction & Grace” compiled by David Vraza MA. I’m continuing to explore May’s thesis that...
David Vraza MA
Jan 191 min read
Alternatives to Quitting — A Cycle of Brief Success and Relapse
Some thoughts from Gerald May’s “Addiction & Grace” compiled by David Vraza MA. I’m continuing to explore May’s thesis that...
David Vraza MA
Jan 121 min read
Alternatives to Quitting — Giving Up
Some thoughts from Gerald May’s “Addiction & Grace” compiled by David Vraza MA. I’m continuing to explore May’s thesis that...
David Vraza MA
Jan 51 min read
Alternatives to Quitting — Delaying Tactics
Some thoughts from Gerald May’s “Addiction & Grace” compiled by David Vraza MA. I’m spending a couple of weeks examining May’s thesis...
David Vraza MA
Dec 29, 20231 min read
Alternatives to Quitting — Rationalization
Some thoughts from Gerald May’s “Addiction & Grace” compiled by David Vraza MA. Last week I shared some of May’s thoughts on denial and...
David Vraza MA
Dec 22, 20231 min read
Self-Deception
Some thoughts from Gerald May’s “Addiction & Grace” compiled by David Vraza MA. Self-deception lies at the heart of addiction. These mind...
David Vraza MA
Dec 15, 20231 min read
5 Markers of Addiction
Some thoughts from Gerald May’s “Addiction & Grace” compiled by David Vraza MA. May defines addiction as any compulsive, habitual...
Cynthia Gill MA, LMFT
Dec 8, 20232 min read
A Family Exercise
A family exercise compiled by Cynthia Gill MA, LMFT. This is one tool to build relationships, appreciation, and provide support for each...
Cynthia Gill MA, LMFT
Dec 1, 20234 min read
Tips for How to Defeat Depression
Thoughts compiled by Cynthia Gill MA, LMFT. Depression is rampant in our society, and here are some ways to overcome it. 1. Let yourself...
Cynthia Gill MA, LMFT
Nov 24, 20233 min read
Tips for Self-Care
Thoughts compiled by Cynthia Gill MA, LMFT. There is a cost to caring for and reaching out to troubled people! However, we need to be...
Cynthia Gill MA, LMFT
Nov 17, 20235 min read
Self-care or Self-indulgence?
Thoughts compiled by Cynthia Gill MA, LMFT. Recently it came to my attention that some people confuse self-care with self-indulgence....
Cynthia Gill MA, LMFT
Nov 10, 20235 min read
Fasting: Little Used, Incredibly Powerful
Thoughts compiled by Cynthia Gill MA, LMFT. It's the best kept secret of the American church. Perhaps the church world-wide, but I think...
Cynthia Gill MA, LMFT
Nov 3, 20232 min read
Tricks to Happiness
Thoughts compiled by Cynthia Gill MA, LMFT. Clients come in and most of them say, "I just want to be happy!" Here are four tips to...
Cynthia Gill MA, LMFT
Oct 27, 20232 min read
Reflections in a Foggy Mirror
Thoughts compiled by Cynthia Gill MA, LMFT. Gone are the days of sitting by the lake fishing, and just thinking. Far in the past memories...
Cynthia Gill MA, LMFT
Oct 20, 20234 min read
Are Boundaries Biblical?
Thoughts about boundaries compiled by Cynthia Gill MA, LMFT. "It's more blessed to give than receive,” quote many Christians, who think...
Cynthia Gill MA, LMFT
Oct 13, 20232 min read
Tricks for Anxiety and Worry
Thoughts about Anxiety and Worry compiled by Cynthia Gill MA, LMFT. Anxiety has replaced depression as the Number 1 mental health problem...
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