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Trauma/Relationship Specialist-Training-Consulting-Coaching
Dana Barrows is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and private practitioner with 20 years of experience.

10/20/2026
10/17/2026

There is a difference between telling a child the truth about their family and asking them to carry an adult conflict. And that difference matters.

As children grow, they begin to notice the gaps anyway. Why don’t we see them? Why did you stop speaking? Why is everyone tense when that person is mentioned? Why do you trust this relative but keep your distance from another?

Pretending there is no story does not protect them from it. It simply leaves them to fill in the blanks themselves.

They deserve honest, age-appropriate context.

Not a character assassination. Not every painful detail. Not an invitation to take our side. But enough truth to understand the relationships around them and, especially, the boundaries we have put in place.

We can say: I loved this person, but the relationship became unhealthy for me.
This happened, and it changed what I was willing to accept.
There are reasons I am careful here.
You are allowed to have your own feelings about them, and I will never ask you to carry mine.

That is not gossip.

There are family stories worth preserving because they are beautiful. There are others worth telling because they contain warnings, patterns, strength, survival, mistakes and choices — things our children may one day need to recognise in their own lives.

And it is not betrayal to tell the truth simply because the truth may make someone else uncomfortable.

There is a difference between speaking badly about someone and speaking honestly about the things they did.

The truth does not become gossip simply because someone would prefer it stayed hidden. ❤️

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10/17/2026

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I have telehealth openings available on Wednesday. To schedule an appointment or for more information you can call 618.5...
10/12/2026

I have telehealth openings available on Wednesday. To schedule an appointment or for more information you can call 618.521.1180 or you can schedule directly:

Brain based behavioral health therapy in Red Bud, IL. Paperwork can be filled out online. Online payments are accepted. Schedule an appointment today. Contact us at (618) 521-1180.

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200 East 1st Street
Waterloo, IL
62298

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Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 8pm
Saturday 10am - 12pm

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