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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David Yentzen
- Apr 5, 2022
- 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...
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Tommy Estes
- Mar 8, 2022
- 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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Tommy Estes
- Mar 8, 2022
- 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...
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Mary Carlisle Crehore
- Feb 16, 2022
- 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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Angel Hirsch, LPC
- Feb 3, 2022
- 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...
420
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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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...
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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...
220
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...
350
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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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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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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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...
300
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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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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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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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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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...
420
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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