Friendship
Articles
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...
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...