One minute your daughter is taking her first steps and the next minute she is asking for your car keys. As parents, we aren’t sure where the time goes but it sure does go fast! Your teen is experiencing a lot of new emotions and changes as they grow up and sometimes it can be
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Through my personal and professional experiences, I have found that many of us are in the pursuit of happiness. However, this pursuit can seemingly be a bottomless pit, because when we finally get the “thing” that makes us happy, we start believing there is something else that would make us more happy. Thus, the pursuit
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Author: Gary Chapman Year Published: 2005 Category: Marriage, Couples, Christianity Review: ‘The Marriage You’ve Always Wanted’ looks at the key issues that will help you get just what the title says. It answers real-life questions such as, ‘Why won’t they change? Why do we always fight about tasks and responsibilities? Why should we have to
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Authors: Henry Cloud John Townsend Year Published: 1996 Category: Personal Growth Review: Cloud and Townsend observe that it is from mothers that we learn our emotional and relational patterns. Successes and challenges in how we connect with others are largely determined by how we were mothered and how we responded to that mothering (p. 11).
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Authors: Dr. Robert Hemfelt Dr. Frank Minirth Dr. Paul Meier Year Published: 2004 Category: Codependency Review: ‘Love is a Choice’ is a helpful read to understand codependency which all humans are susceptible to, how it develops from family of origin dysfunctions and attachment wounds and how it can be overcome by working through past pains
read moreOrlando Counseling | FAQ We would like to share some questions and answers to help you better understand Gilstrap & Associates as well as the industry in general. 1. What is the difference between a counselor, a psychologist and a psychiatrist? The differences in these professions can be summarized by differences in education focus and
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