I am feeling very humbled these days. I have been told two times in the past 3 months that I should become a supervisor, mentor, or other such person that provides guidance and support to those up and coming in the counseling profession. And charge a nice fee for it too! For the most part, [...]
As a Christian who teaches at a Christian university, there is one discussion that I can predict will occur numerous times throughout coursework for both undergraduates and graduates. This discussion centers on a Christian response to homosexuality. Over the past few months this question has also made headlines due to two recent court cases involving [...]
I recently filled my car up with diesel fuel. That resulted in a number of problems for me since my car has a gasoline engine. I was rushing to pick my son up from pre-school and noticed the car needed gas. The car was parked at my wife’s workplace and we had agreed earlier that [...]
I just completed a Qualitative Research Methods course in my PhD program at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (which sounds dull but was AMAZING, thanks to the great Dr. Leahy, ha). Over this past year our portion (there are two) of the International Psychology cohort became very close. After witnessing our interactions and apparent [...]
Ever consider putting pen to paper and entering the literary world? Is there a book in you? Most of us have contemplated writing a book and most will never do it. The whole process from writing a manuscript to getting it published can be overwhelming. However, it is not a daunting task as you may [...]
When I was little I had these really fun army men. The kind that you buy at the toy store for a dollar or two in a big pack. I would arrange them in intricate battle scenes against the opposing army. It was usually green guys versus other green army guys. I was really in [...]
I used to be my worst enemy; a sleepless critic that would watch my every move and ruthlessly beat me down into my own submission. I can’t imagine what my critic would have done during this past week. We got news from my husband’s family that his father is having severe complications following an open [...]
Hopefully we have a pretty secure self-image of how we do in counseling sessions. Every workday we practice how to be the best counselor we can be. But sometimes that can backfire, and being the counselor can seem more attractive than being a normal person. The counselor, after all, seems to have all the answers. [...]
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