Clifton Fuller Counseling and Life Coaching

04/28/2026

Clifton Fuller Newsletter (April 2026)

April is Stress Awareness Month.

03/30/2026

New on the blog: Healthy Self-Love and Self-Care — why caring for yourself helps you care for others. Self-care is not selfish; it’s maintenance: quiet, steady work that keeps you grounded so what you give is genuine and sustainable. Read practical ways to rest, set boundaries, and tend to your wellbeing. https://wix.to/6dQjGZo

03/19/2026

Spring is a great excuse to choose growth—deliberately. In my new guide, I walk through five garden‑inspired steps to help you plan, prepare, plant, pull weeds, and gently nurture the life you want to grow.

Which small seed will you plant this season—one minute of daily self‑care, a single brave conversation, or a tiny new habit? Name it. Tend it. Celebrate it.

If this resonated, subscribe to my free newsletter for weekly tools and reflections, or schedule a session to dig a little deeper together. Your garden is waiting. 🌱🌼

Read more and get practical steps: https://wix.to/EZtc8QA

06/20/2025

Every person (couple, family, individual) has power to strengthen relationships through caring deeds. Discover simple yet meaningful actions that can change your connection with anyone. Read more: https://wix.to/qfIo58x

02/09/2025

Optimism is a force that can truly change lives for the better. Switch to an optimistic mindset and unlock the path to better physical, mental, and emotional health! 🌟 Learn more about the life-changing benefits of optimism here: https://wix.to/vTFBFdS

12/17/2024

We all experience challenges in life, but some individuals or families will experience devastating traumas. Traumas can come from an attack or abuse by a stranger or from a deeply loved partner. Trauma can come from natural disasters, hurricanes, tornados, floods, fires or earthquakes. Trauma can come from political leaders who control, abuse, and demean people in inhuman ways. Trauma can come through the loss of a loved one, or seeing others traumatized. It may be from an injury that is dramatic but heals, or from an injury that causes a career to end or causes lifelong pain. Trauma can be both physical and/or emotional. Some traumas are obvious, while other traumas are not visible initially, but carry deep pain, loss, and needed healing.

With physical trauma, our body goes into shock. In the same manner, with trauma, our minds also go into shock, and we must address our emotional and mental health, as well.

Traumas occur when someone, or something, over which we have little or no control, harms or threatens us or others and our safety.

None of us want to experience trauma and often take elaborate steps to avoid it at all costs. However, sometimes traumas make us stronger, give us the ability to understand and empathize with others suffering loss, and can help prepare us for future traumas we may experience or see others experience.

Read more at https://www.cliftonfuller.com/post/trauma

Health

12/17/2024

We all face trauma at different points in our lives. Understanding trauma's complexities can guide us to healing, greater life happiness, and empathy toward others facing trauma.

Read more at: https://www.cliftonfuller.com/post/trauma

12/03/2024

Just when you thought you'd dealt with the grief you'd experienced, the holidays roll around, and you feel that loss intensely once again. You wonder if the pain will ever end. You are not alone.

Grief is a tricky companion; one we don't necessarily want walking with us in our journey of life. But it is there whether we want it or not. We feel grief when we have experienced loss, and everyone will experience loss in their life at some time or other. It's how we deal with the loss that can allow us to grow stronger, even in our pain, and move forward in life. It's a complex, difficult process, but there are ways to address grief and loss. We can also learn to help those suffering from loss to feel comforted.

Read more at: https://www.cliftonfuller.com/post/grief-during-holidays

12/02/2024

There are times when we all need a friend. Whether it's having someone to relax with, talk to, or share what's happening in our life, a close friend or family member may be exactly what we need to get through a tough time, share exciting news with, use as a sounding board and vent frustrations we are experiencing in life. These friends may be mentors or people we trust to keep our information confidential. They also may be the ones we know will get a message out to everyone else.

Sometimes we also may see a friend struggling and realize our input may not be what they need. They may need a boost to help them address a difficult situation or challenging time in their life. They may need coaching or insights from a non-partisan party. Sometimes finances may play a role in their ability to obtain needed care on insights.

That's where our Care Card Gift Cards come in. These prepaid Care Cards can be specifically designed for a friend, family, or business associate's needs. They can be for one session...or for multiple sessions.

For more information and video, check out https://www.cliftonfuller.com/carecards

A Care Card may make the difference your friend or family member needs right now.

12/02/2024

Family is the first building block that forms who we are. It is the reason the holidays are so important to us as we gather to be with family we love and know, and it may also be a reason why holidays and family gatherings are so stressful, as these are the people we know and love the best, and their words and actions can also hurt us deeply.

Families come in all shapes and sizes, have wide varieties of opinions and personalities, and levels of engagement. The close relationships found in families can make us stronger, or weaker. It's important to discover ways that we can build stronger families, not in the physical sense, but in the sense of developing families that have emotional support for us and are a caring community with whom we can thrive and experience relaxed times and happiness.

Read more at: https://www.cliftonfuller.com/post/family

Care about a friend or family member and want to help them through a transition time or a difficult time? For Counseling or Coaching Gift Cards, Check out our Card Cards. Sometimes, all we need is a little help from our friends (or family).