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“Take Two” How This Habit Can Help You Have Better Responses

By Jen Hughes / May 30, 2018

There’s a bumper sticker that reads: “Don’t believe everything you think.” That’s true – because sometimes your first thoughts, feelings, and reactions to irritants and situations are negative and/or false.…

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How To Overcome Dysfunctional Family Patterns

By Jen Hughes / April 18, 2018

Perhaps one or both of your parents caused significant problems for you for one or more of the following reasons: because of their sin because of their mistreatment of you…

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Are You Suffering From Structure-Deficiency?

By Jen Hughes / March 21, 2018

It’s understandable if you’ve ever pushed back against strict rules, stifling boundaries, or legalism. After all, “commandments” and “doctrines” of men can have an appearance of wisdom and self-discipline; while…

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Can You Have Signs of Anxiety If You Don’t “Have” Anxiety?

By Jen Hughes / March 7, 2018

You don’t need a clinical diagnosis of anxiety to experience it. In fact, it can be argued that anxiety is a modern-day epidemic impacting the vast majority of the American…

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A Few Good Things You Can Say When Someone’s Just Lost A Loved One

By Jen Hughes / February 28, 2018

It happens a lot. You’re not the only one to feel like you just said the worst possible thing to someone grieving because you felt so awkward and emotional. It’s…

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Taking Medication for Anxiety or Depression

By Jen Hughes / January 24, 2018

It comes up all the time in counseling. “Do I need to take medication for anxiety?” “Why do I have to take medication for depression?” Not everyone needs to take…

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Book Review: She’s Got The Wrong Guy by Deepak Reju

By Jen Hughes / November 27, 2017

Biblical Counseling Pastor, Deepak Reju has written a book for any girl who dates…and for those who love her. In She’s Got The Wrong Guy: Why Smart Women Settle, Deepak…

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Book Review: #Truth by Josh McDowell

By Jen Hughes / November 8, 2017

In the same way that parents often ask for parenting book recommendations, teens love to ask their Christian counselors/mentors what devotional books they recommend. Josh McDowell’s #Truth: 365 Devotions for…

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