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Attachment in Adoption: Practical Ways to Spend Meaningful Time
by Becky Smith, PLMHP The very beginning of my life involved a lot of life changing people, I think. As a kid I sometimes imagined ninjas and princesses involved in my adoption…who knows? Maybe I was an heir to some Korean throne? There were a lot of...
“We Pull Apart the Dark”
by Christy Denne, LIMHP, NCC "Like fireworks We pull apart the dark." -In the Embers, by Sleeping at Last Last week, one of my clients introduced me to their favorite band, Sleeping at Last. I have been listening to their album Atlas all week. The lyrics are so...
How to Catch Your Breath: 8 Steps to Writing Your Wellness Plan
by Christy Denne, LIMHP "She had a strange feeling in the pit of her stomach, like when you’re swimming and you want to put your feet down on something solid, but the water’s deeper than you think and there’s nothing there." ― Julia Gregson, East of the Sun Have you...
You Are More
Guest Post by Angela PrusiaFor the past ten years, my husband and I have volunteered with TEEN REACH, a camp and mentoring program providing hope to teens residing in foster care. Recently we visited one of our campers at a detention center for incarcerated...
To Journal or Not To Journal… That is the Question!
by Denise Legg, M.A., LIMHP It’s one of those things you've thought about doing or maybe you've actually started a journal, or two, or ten over the years. Most likely, you either love it or you hate it. You know it’s probably a good idea and you've...
The Healing Language of Art
by Christy Denne, LIMHP, NCC There are roughly 6,700 languages spoken in the world today. Each of these languages are comprised of thousands upon thousands words organized together to form sentences, paragraphs, exclamations, and conversations. But who can relate to...
A Perfectionistic Perspective
by Denise Legg, M.A., LIMHP If you have ever experienced that moment of utter disappointment in yourself, realizing that you have once again fallen short of what was formerly a dream of accomplishing perfection, you are not alone. In society today, many...
Obsessed with Thin
Guest Post by Hannah The only thing more frustrating than “feeling fat,” was the number on the scale, which quickly became my identity. Why hadn’t I met my goal? Why was it so easy for every other girl in high school to stay at a beautiful 110 pounds,...
Coaching v. Counseling: What’s the Difference?
by Denise Legg, M.A., LIMHP What is the difference between Counseling and Coaching? Though all people could find both Counseling and Coaching helpful at some point in their lives, how should one decide which is most appropriate at a specific time in his...
Self-Care is Not Selfish
by Denise Legg, M.A., LIMHP A few years ago I was in the Omaha airport after returning from a very restful and healing trip to Florida with my husband. Since it was just the two of us traveling, my husband went to get our car and I went to get our luggage. I scooted...
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