by Rev. Dr. Thaeda Franz | Sep 29, 2019 | Counseling, Self-Care
People often decide to go to therapy when they are in a crisis. Once the crisis passes or they start to feel a little better, they stop going to therapy until the next crisis hits. Despite my having worked in human services for much of my adult life, I have yet to be...
by Rev. Dr. Thaeda Franz | Jul 31, 2019 | Self-Care
What we resist receives our attention. “What you resist persists and what you look at disappears”- Neale Donald Walsch Generally, people don’t want to feel anything except what we call the “good” feelings. As soon as they are sad, anxious, frustrated, or angry, they...
by Rev. Dr. Thaeda Franz | Jul 24, 2019 | Self-Care
I have found little in my life more powerful than the power of gratitude. Gratitude works like sunlight. Whatever you shine the light of gratitude on, you feed. In the jungle, plants and trees fight for the sunlight. They grow around and through reaching up and up,...
by Daniel Derrer | Jul 17, 2019 | Self-Care
Please do not “should” all over yourself… This phrase was made famous by Albert Ellis, who expounded upon this premise of holding oneself to an impossible standard of fretting over the past; after all, who can change the past? Of course we can learn from the...
by Daniel Derrer | Jul 13, 2019 | Family, Self-Care
I have always wanted to do “something great for God,” and when I was a stay-at-home mom with four sons, I often noticed thinking that I would never do that “something great.” However, during a time when I experienced what I perceived as a deep depression, and...
by Lisa Vespico | May 28, 2019 | Self-Care
There is often much talk about what mindfulness is and I think we would all agree that we need more in our life but how do we actually go about practicing this ancient tradition? Focusing on the present moment sounds wonderful but we tend to get caught up in the drama...
