Try these tips to help find the right balance in your life.*
1. Value yourself:
Treat yourself with kindness and respect, and avoid self-criticism. Make time for your hobbies and favorite projects, or broaden your horizons. Do a daily crossword puzzle, plant a garden, take dance lessons, learn to play an instrument or become fluent in another language.
2. Take care of your body:
Taking care of yourself physically can improve your mental health. Be sure to:
After a difficult event (like a Hurricane) your body and brain can go into emotional overload. Through the stress, loss and helplessness it is normal to feel physical as well as emotional pain. It is crucial that you are aware of these signs as well as to implement coping strategies to overcome these reactions.
You and your spouse can build a healthy, lifelong marriage. One way to strengthen your relationship is to study the Bible together. To start, you can read the following devotions adapted from theKingdom Marriage Devotionalby Dr. Tony Evans, and discuss the questions with your husband or wife.
Kingdom couples embrace covenant
"Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." — 1 Corinthians 13:7.
I’ve been thinking about the holiday season, how it seems to have an outer shell of warmth, happiness, and for some that is what it is. For others I have noticed that underneath the warmth and happiness shell is a layer of stress, busy schedules, elaborate decorations, shopping, wrapping, baking, and the list could go on.
Lauren Rushton- Licensed Professional Counselor- Intern
I am located at Renewing Hope Counseling Center located off of I-10 and Dairy Ashford. I have weekend and evening appointments available and offer a reduced fee for counseling sessions.
Recently, I took advantage of some incredible training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). The name alone is daunting. It required some practice to say the full name correctly and describe the therapy to my clients in a way they could wrap their brains around it. Because EMDR is true “brain processing”...
“We're depending on God; he's everything we need. What's more, our hearts brim with joy since we've taken for our own his holy name. Love us, God, with all you've got — that's what we're depending on.” (Psalm 33:20-22 MSG)
This video is Christopher Duffley singing "Open the Eyes of My Heart Lord" here in Texas. Although he is both blind and autistic he continues to sing his praise to our Lord. It is amazing what we can do with Him.
Hello everyone. Just wanted to update everyone that our contact forms are now in working order!
The last thing is the Insurance Verification Page. Once this is finished everything will be up and running and our clients will be able to type in their insurance information before their scheduled appointment. This allows us to check your benefits before you come. :)
We hope everyone is staying safe and warm here in Houston, TX. Thank you for being so patient with us!
I was once told that shame is just the name for the feeling that makes you want to curl up in the corner and disappear. Until that point, I had been struggling with what made the idea of shame so powerful. I had struggled to understand why the strong men and women who came into my office were so emotionally torn apart by their own shame, especially when that shame resulted from the actions of someone else.
