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The We/They Mentality
Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC
This mentality can be destructive. Although perhaps temporarily necessary in something like sports, the we/then...
Games People Play to Avoid Taking Responsibility
Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC
People, because they fear losing love or arousing anger often learn to get their needs met by indirect means. Games...
Guess What?
Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC
There are specific dynamics that hinder communication. One is to withhold out of fear of another’s anger or...
A Rock Through the Front Window
Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., LCSW
Have you ever felt as if someone threw a rock through the front window of your life? The Lord promises to bind up...
EQ: What Emotional Intelligence Is and How to Develop It
Carrissa Pannuzzo, M.A., LMFT, LPC
Emotional intelligence is integral to mental and relational health. Understanding emotions, their impact on...
Stretched
Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC
Long-term friendships as well as marriages experience seasons in which each person is challenged to move out of...
Our True Inheritance
Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC
Nothing reveals more about individuals that seeing how they respond to receiving an inheritance. Many reading this...
The Stories We Tell
Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., LCSW
Children are wonderfully creative at thinking up stories, in which they are heroic and triumphant. However, when...
One Sure Thing In Successful Relationships
Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC
I’m teaching a couples class. I’m sharing with them well-researched and applied points that assure success in...
Take Time to Celebrate
Laura Demetrician, M.S., LMFT
I recently watched an old movie that involved a beautiful and elegant couple dancing. I don’t know about you, but...
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