Worth the Work: Healthy Habits and Practices for Good Sleep
by Lisa Green, LPC-MHSP, Executive Director There are many daily practices that support our health and wellbeing- both physical and emotional- but few can impact our health as profoundly as sleep. For something that we spend a quarter to a third of our lives on, sleep can be a real struggle for many
WHEN HYPERCOMPETENCE FAILS US
By Amber Steffen, Communications & Design Summer often brings a different rhythm – travel, home assignments, teammates gone for extended stretches, a shift in pace as life around you slows down. (I don’t know about you but extreme heat means recognizing I’m just not capable of doing
Trauma Panel Discussion
FROM OUR CLINICAL TEAM AT OLIVE TREE COUNSELING CENTER We’re wrapping up our trauma series with an insightful panel discussion from our team of clinicians at Olive Tree. You’ve heard from them in writing, but we hope you’ll take the time now to listen to them share together from their wealth o
Trauma Doesn’t Affect Us All the Same
by Amber Goodloe, LPC “Trauma is not what happens to you, but what happens inside you as a result of what happened to you.” — Dr. Gabor Maté Last month’s article beautifully explained this quote; we may all go through traumatic experiences, but we will not all be traumatized by them
TRAUMA 101: The Brain and Body Remember What the Mind Forgets
By Nick Steffen, LMHC, Pastoral & Clinical Counselor This is the first of our series on understanding trauma, and we hope this will help those of you specifically working in (or with those in) cross-cultural ministry contexts. What We Mean When We Say “Trauma” ‘Trauma’ ha
Learning from Darkness
by Amber Goodloe, LPC “I have learned things in the dark that I could never have learned in the light, things that have saved my life over and over again, so that there is really only one logical conclusion. I need darkness as much as I need light.”― Barbara Brown Taylor, Learning to
Window of Tolerance
by Corinne Gnepf, LCMHC, NCC Have you ever wondered why a person (child, teenager or adult) reacted in a way that made no sense to you, or that seemed like it came out of nowhere without warning? Or why the reaction was much more intense than usual? People all around us react in “irrational” way
When To Refer: A Guide for Member Care Providers
by Amber Goodloe, LPC One of the questions we often get from member care providers (and clients) is “How do I know what kind of help do they need? When is member care ‘not enough’ and clinical counseling should be considered? When would something like spiritual direction be more appropri
Self Care Means Limits
by Nick Steffen, LMHC I have heard the term “self-care” thrown around quite a bit during my working life. Sometimes it seems like little more than a way to offload the responsibility of toxic systems onto the individuals hurt by it the most. Other times, I feel the shared frustration as people w
AT THE CORE OF IT
HOW OUR CORE BELIEFS IMPACT OUR LIVES Written by Anna Collette, LPCC-S “The greatest sources of our suffering are the lies we tell ourselves.” -Elvin Semrad The word “trigger” has become a buzzword of sorts, but it basically refers to experiencing an intense negative feeling brought on by an