Therapy Thursday – Acceptance
Hello Sheli, Welcome to the Human Race!
The Four Horsemen
Image by Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay Let’s start with a moment of self-reflection. This is not about anyone else or their behavior– this is about YOU. Mirror, Mirror on the wall Tell me, tell me true… Which of these awful relationship habits are the ones I do? Criticism Stonewalling Defensiveness Contempt hurts relationships. Criticism Criticism…
Therapy Thursday – Relationships, part 2
Session 9: My Role in Relationships Sigh…. the eternal task of self-reflection. In this session, we focused on my role in relationships. I have always been independent and strong-willed, and disinclined to rely on a partner for much of anything, preferring to problem-solve on my own. (Is it because I have a fear of appearing…
The Power of Grace
I am not a perfect person. Far from it. And I know it. As Pastor Michael Todd says, Not perfect, but progressing.” When I recognize an area where I struggle, I really, really try to work on improving in that area. Being critical is one such area. Critical of myself, critical of others. Image by…
Origins
I could have turned out differently. Wait, that’s a terrible introduction. Let me start over… What came first, the chicken or the egg? Nature or Nurture? Are we the way we are because of genetics, or have we been primarily impacted by how we were raised? Image by Lolame from Pixabay Image by Jasmine Milton…
Mental Health – part 4
Black Sheep – Shadows & Light As a kid, I was considered the black sheep of the family. I was constantly told that I would not amount to anything one moment and that I had potential the next moment. I was always in trouble, confused, did not have a voice, questioned why I was even…