Friendship

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The Healing Cycle and The Wounding Cycle

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC, Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., LCSW, Carrissa Pannuzzo, M.A., LMFT, LPC, Laura Demetrician, M.S., LMFT

The wounding process in relationships can be cyclical. If repeated enough times, our responses become second nature...

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...

Knowing IF and WHEN to Have Difficult Conversations

Laura Demetrician, M.S., LMFT

Difficult conversations can easily go awry. Learn some strategies to determine IF and WHEN to have a difficult...

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...

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Broadcasts

The Love You Want - 4 of 5 - #3460

Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Lynda was asked to speak on the Song of Solomon. At first she recoiled thinking it to be too sensual and tricky to...

The Love You Want - 3 of 5 - #3459

Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Lynda was asked to speak on the Song of Solomon. At first she recoiled thinking it to be too sensual and tricky to...

The Love You Want - 2 of 5 - #3458

Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Lynda was asked to speak on the Song of Solomon. At first she recoiled thinking it to be too sensual and tricky to...

The Love You Want - 1 of 5 - #3457

Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Lynda was asked to speak on the Song of Solomon. At first she recoiled thinking it to be too sensual and tricky to...

Sabotaging Love – 5 of 5 – #3451

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Most individuals seek to find that special someone who will be their soul mate for life. As common as it may be...

Sabotaging Love – 4 of 5 – #3450

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Most individuals seek to find that special someone who will be their soul mate for life. As common as it may be...

Sabotaging Love – 2 of 5 – #3448

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Most individuals seek to find that special someone who will be their soul mate for life. As common as it may be...

Sabotaging Love – 3 of 5 – #3449

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Most individuals seek to find that special someone who will be their soul mate for life. As common as it may be...

Sabotaging Love – 1 of 5 – #3447

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Most individuals seek to find that special someone who will be their soul mate for life. As common as it may be...

Mars & Venus on the Rebound part 3 #3437

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Anyone who has had their heart broken will appreciate the information this series has to offer. Outlining the signs...

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