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    Looking Back with a Lion's Heart
    Samantha Stokesberry
    • Apr 14
    • 5 min

    Looking Back with a Lion's Heart

    "Oh yes, the past can hurt. But from the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it." - Rafiki If you’re a Disney fan...
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    Be with Yourself Before Being with Others
    David Yentzen
    • Apr 5
    • 2 min

    Be with Yourself Before Being with Others

    One of the unique things about Bowen family systems theory is how it conceptualizes self. Murray Bowen, who developed the theory, termed...
    190
    Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
    Tommy Estes
    • Mar 8
    • 2 min

    Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

    In the middle of the night my wife is shaking me awake in the hopes to pull me out of another nightmare. Hello, my name is Tommy and I am...
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    Misconceptions about Men and Therapy: from a male's perspective
    Tommy Estes
    • Mar 8
    • 2 min

    Misconceptions about Men and Therapy: from a male's perspective

    “Asking for help makes me weak.” I get it. I lived under this idea for years. As matter of fact, when I was in Basic Training, I remember...
    360
    To the Well-Meaning Counselor and Minister: Beware.
    Mary Carlisle Crehore
    • Feb 16
    • 4 min

    To the Well-Meaning Counselor and Minister: Beware.

    To the well-meaning counselor and minister: Beware the anxious bid that doth pull at your savior-complex heart strings. Today is...
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    Grief: A Natural Process
    Angel Hirsch, LPC
    • Feb 3
    • 2 min

    Grief: A Natural Process

    To grieve is to pay ransom to love. Edwin Shneidman Grief and grieving are no easy tasks. I understand firsthand, as one acquainted with...
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    How Special Needs Affects the Family
    Payton Sparks
    • Apr 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    How Special Needs Affects the Family

    Living with any sort of disability, whether it’s developmental, intellectual, or physical, comes with it’s own complex challenges and...
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    The Work of Your Hands
    Courtney Lipscomb
    • Apr 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Work of Your Hands

    As the summer winds down and the vacation season draws to a close, for a sizable number of us, September ushers in the routine of school...
    180
    Failing Well
    Angel Hirsch, LPC
    • Apr 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Failing Well

    I am familiar with behavior plans, as I was a teacher before I became a counselor. Behavior plans help children learn. But what are your...
    90
    Organic Families
    Rachel Gardner, LPC
    • Apr 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Organic Families

    We live in Austin. At least in the greater Austin area. It seems like the word “organic” is everywhere these days! So what on earth do I...
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    The Battle of the Moms in Stepfamily Life
    Jessica Patterson, LPC
    • Apr 26, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Battle of the Moms in Stepfamily Life

    One of my specialties and passions is helping stepfamilies. As both a stepmom and biological mom myself, I am able to understand blended...
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    Ready, Set, Holidays!
    Courtney Lipscomb
    • Apr 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Ready, Set, Holidays!

    Cooler weather, falling leaves, shorter days, a change in the atmosphere. Fall has arrived, and with it, anticipation of the holiday...
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    Standing on Your Own Two Feet, Side by Side
    Rachel Gardner, LPC
    • Apr 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Standing on Your Own Two Feet, Side by Side

    I think it’s fair to say there’s some free-floating anxiety running through the veins of society right now. Though it seems to somewhat...
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    Self as an Original Image of God
    Rachel Gardner, LPC
    • Apr 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Self as an Original Image of God

    I think the process of working towards a solid self is really a mystery. (See last’s months post for the first part of this...
    90
    Marriage: The Preflight Checklist
    Deana Reed, LPC
    • Apr 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Marriage: The Preflight Checklist

    What is the state of your marriage? Are you bringing the healthiest version of yourself to your marriage?
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    Your New Life, After Divorce
    Jessica Patterson, LPC
    • Apr 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Your New Life, After Divorce

    You never imagined it could happen to you. Your husband or wife would never [fill in the blank]. And yet, here you are discovering your...
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    Relationships in the New Year: A Tapestry of Tangles and Grace (Part 1)
    Rachel Gardner, LPC
    • Apr 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Relationships in the New Year: A Tapestry of Tangles and Grace (Part 1)

    One month into the new year, with memories from the holidays still fresh (and another relationship-related holiday coming up), the topic...
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    Relationships in the New Year: A Tapestry of Tangles and Grace (Part 2)
    Rachel Gardner, LPC
    • Apr 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Relationships in the New Year: A Tapestry of Tangles and Grace (Part 2)

    Last month I introduced the metaphor of viewing family systems as a tapestry, full of tangles and needing grace.  Now I would like to...
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    "Mom, Dad - We Need To Talk."
    Deana Reed, LPC
    • Apr 26, 2020
    • 4 min

    "Mom, Dad - We Need To Talk."

    Unlike parenting our own children, none of us look forward to the day that we have to begin to make decisions for our parents.  It can be...
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    Back to the Routine
    Jessica Patterson, LPC
    • Apr 26, 2020
    • 4 min

    Back to the Routine

    Twas the night before school starts, and all through the house, every creature was stirring, like a rabid mouse. The backpacks were...
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