The yellow jacket nest that I (Laura) mowed over was not forgiving. After trying to carefully manicure the grass around my little rock garden, I made the mistake of bumping one of the rocks with my pushmower, exposing the unseen entrance to the nest and mowing over the top....
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Coping with Grief and Loss During the Holidays
I’m in a curious place this holiday season. It’s hard to know what to feel. Over the course of sixteen months I’ve had two miscarriages and I (Laura) am currently pregnant for a third time. It’s not like there is a lot of literature out there about...
So Your Spouse Is Having an Affair…A Practical Christian Guide
You are dumb-founded. You can’t believe this is happening to you. You are stunned. Horrified. Shocked. You ask yourself, “What have I done to deserve this?” You have been working hard, taking care of the kids, attending church, paying bills, etc. You have been responsible. You ask yourself, “How...
New To the Mooresville Area? What You Need to Do to Feel Like Part of the Community
Feeling left out feels awful. When you feel like you don’t know anyone and that no one cares about you, it is incredibly isolating, lonely, and overwhelming. Being a part of “something” is a desire of the human condition. Madeleine L’Engle addresses this concept in the novel...
From Fairy Godmother To Medicine Man: What Is a Counselor?
Going to a counselor can be helpful, but it can also be disappointing for some. Years of sitting across from struggling and hurting clients have taught me so much about the counseling process. I (Laura) think that some of the greatest disappointments in the counseling...
Seven Signs You May Be In A Toxic Friendship
Songs have been written about them, a tv show is named after them, and we all need them: friends. Friends are our cheerleaders, adopted family members and our social network. For some people, however, friendships can be exhausting, angering, and unhealthy. The very definition of friend is...
Eleven Ways Parents Sabotage Their Kids’ Future & How To Stop
It’s almost a daily occurrence; I hear “My child will not do his homework! I have to sit on him to get it done!” Another variation of this is, “She is great at school, but when she’s home…that’s a different story!” These days, parents are on high...
Five Things Your Kids Need To See You Do
Selfishness and entitlement seem to have become a prominent character trait of many children AND adults today. As a therapist, I believe some of this results from misplaced priorities in parenting, and even in trying to shield our children from perceived harm. Character development starts...
Three Unconventional Ways You Can Boost Your Confidence Today
A few decades of promoting increased self-esteem, pop psychology’s answer to all that ails society, has led to the converse. People seem to feel more disillusioned with themselves and life now more than ever before. If rewarding us with trophies, medals, or cheeseburgers every time we do...
Cutting And Teens: There Is Hope
Tiny beads of blood rose on the inside of Jenna’s forearm as she drew the razor blade up her arm. Her mind was filled with a blank silence, as she savored the numbness. “Everything is quiet now, everything is right” she rationalized. Her mother’s voice calls from downstairs and...
