Connections Christian Counseling

12/27/2022

12/27/2022

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12/27/2022

Your work isn’t to change who you are; it’s to find people who are able to give you the connection you need. Because despite what you feel, you are not too much. You are not too sensitive or too needy. . And with or without anyone’s acknowledgment or affection, you are enough.

— Daniell Koepke

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06/15/2020

How can EMDR help my trauma or PTSD?
More info at: HeHealsMe.com/emdr

https://youtu.be/VHXnFDLFCmo

06/04/2020

Working from home was wearing on Travis and Emily.

For years, they had been ignoring some nagging relationship issues, but now that they were together 24/7, it was getting more and more difficult to pretend that everything was fine.

They seemed to be stuck in a never-ending cycle of bickering… over nothing, it seemed. They were talking more, but communicating less. Travis, especially, was starting to shut down completely some days, just to avoid the possibility of conflict.

Emily thought about it for days before bringing it up with him. She was convinced that their relationship, for the most part, was basically a good one. They loved each other. They were both committed to the marriage. And there hadn’t been any infidelity.

So why couldn’t they seem to get along anymore? (read more at... https://www.HeHealsMe.com/gottman)

06/01/2020

Marissa thought she would never get past the memory of that horrible accident. During that first year, she considered the bad dreams and flashbacks to be normal. After all, it had taken months just for the broken bones to heal after the surgeries.

But three years later, nightmares were still waking her up in a cold sweat nearly every night. And every time she would hear the squeal of brakes, she would get a painful jolt of adrenaline and her heart would race out of control. She could barely force herself to get behind the wheel at all.

Finally, when her husband realized that she was still driving ten minutes out of her way every day just to avoid the intersection where it had happened, he begged her to get some help.

“Counseling?” she replied apprehensively. “I can’t bear the thought. I don’t even want to THINK about it, much less TALK about it.”

But she had to admit, she didn’t seem to be getting better with time. She didn’t want to tell him, but she couldn’t remember the last time she had had a good night’s sleep, and she was starting to have to MAKE herself leave the house for work every day.

If it were up to her, she’d just stay inside… where it was SAFE... and never get behind the wheel again.

Finally, a friend pointed out that she had many signs of PTSD, and suggested EMDR therapy. EMDR, Marissa learned, didn't require you to spend a lot of time talking about the trauma, and it was shown to be able to provide real relief from the distress of the traumatic memories. She decided to try it.

READ MORE.... https://www.HeHealsMe.com/emdr

06/01/2020

As Christian moms, we expect a lot of ourselves. We are passionate about our calling. We try so hard to hold ourselves to the highest values of faith and family. So why does it sometimes seem as though it just ... isn't ... enough? https://www.hehealsme.com/ashestobeauty