by mcl | Sep 3, 2014 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Will McNeese, LPC, LMFTA In my life, I find myself vacillating between two extreme modes of operating. One is to relentlessly beat myself up over my mistakes and failures. I am quite skilled at this. All manner of mistakes feeds this mode of operating equally. I...
by mcl | Jul 30, 2014 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Molly Meeks, LPC, NCC The current trend of multitasking has caused many of us to get sucked into a chaotic lifestyle. Sometimes we find ourselves repeating the same pattern of behavior even though it isn’t working or is holding us back. Maybe you realize that you...
by mcl | Jun 23, 2014 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over
By Charles Boudreaux “Mary Margaret, I receive you as a precious gift from God. I pledge to give myself to you as Christ gave Himself for the church, His bride. I pledge to build a home together under God’s leadership and for His glory. I covenant before God and these...
by mcl | Apr 8, 2014 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
As a professional counselor, I find it interesting how some people view therapy. Often clients will say something about what a hard time they had actually coming in. They explain that coming to therapy felt like it meant they didn’t have it all together or that they...
by mcl | Nov 2, 2013 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By SUZANNE STAMBOULIEH As Thanksgiving approaches, we are often appropriately reminded to be thankful. When things are going smoothly in life, being thankful is easy. But, let’s face it, life can be hard and being thankful can sometimes be a challenging task....
by mcl | Oct 3, 2013 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By CHRISTINA CRIBB We all know the command. “Honor your father and mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you,” (Exodus 20:12). It must be important since it is one of the Ten Commandments, right? Have you ever wondered HOW to honor...