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Navigating Differences at the Holiday Dinner Table with Grace

This year, let’s approach the holiday dinner with a mindset of curiosity, understanding, and unity. By Lauren Holler, ALC, Holistic Nutrition and Wellness Coach

Bridget CrowderNovember 17, 2024holiday hurt, home for the holidays, hard conversations, election trauma, tough conversations, how to communicate healthier, healthy holiday conversation, family drama, family dynamics, family disagreements, lauren holler

4 Tips to Best Adapt to Daylight Savings

This month, learn how to thrive -not just survive! By Lauren Holler, ALC, Holistic Nutrition and Wellness Coach

PHYSICALBridget CrowderNovember 3, 2024daylight savings, how to thrive, adjusting your sleep, christian therapy, health coaching, health coach, sleep expert, improve sleep quiality, survive daylight savings, fight off daylight savings depression, lauren holler, hardin loife, hardinlife

A Therapist’s Tip to Improve All Your Relationships

Understanding the 3 core needs of people is the secret Insight that counselors know and now you can too! By Karla Hardin, MS LPC-S, SEP

The Secret Recipe for Successfully Communicating With Tough People

A time-tested method for changing hard conversations to productive ones! By Audrey Hardin, LPC-S

SOCIALBridget CrowderOctober 12, 2024communication problems, communication struggles marriage, successful communication, hard conversations, communication tips for tough people, how to talk with an asshole, christian communication, christ like communiucation, taming the tongue, fear itself holding you back, afraid to communicate, afraid to speak up, how to stop being defensive, be more like christ, be more like christ in my communication, stop being so reactive, fear of being abandoned, attachment wounds in marriage, attachment style communication, successful communication strategies, henry cloud, lysa terkeurst, biblical communication, biblical confrontation, defend without defensiveness, I tend to project my stuff on others, shame and blame communication, hardin life, Audrey Hardin, biblical counseling, christian therapy, christian mental health

What Do You Do When Your Marriage Stops Following God’s Design?

God’s Biblical Ideal does not always match the reality of our marriages. Learn how to identify yours and what to do next. By Philip K. Hardin, M.A., M. Div., LMFT, LPC

Feeling Anxious? Walk it Out. Literally.

5 reasons walking will change your battle with anxiety. By Rachel Dunne, ALC and Certified Stepfamily Coach, “Spiritual Stepmom”

EMOTIONALBridget CrowderSeptember 3, 2024walking for anxiety, walking the anxiety antidote, walk off your anxiety, walking for brain regulation, nervous system regulation, walk to regulate your nervous system, how to calm your anxiety, practical tips for anxiety relief, rachel dunne, spiritualstepmom, christian therapy, christian shame, biblical counseling

Book Review: The Anxious Generation

Learn more about the current mental health crisis facing our young people. By Deborah Hopkins, MS ALC and IASIS Certified Provider

Bridget CrowderAugust 11, 2024the anxious generation, screen time and health, screen time and behavior issues, screens linked to anxiety, doom scrolling, scrolling when anxious, Jonathan Haidt, mental health crisis, Gen Z anxeity, Gen Z anxious generation, christian therapy, mental health, biblical counseling, hardin life, hard in life, deb hopkins

SEX! What Was God Thinking?

God’s original design for sex can be distorted by brokenness. Consider his best for you! By Philip K. Hardin, M.A., M. Div., LMFT, LPC

PHYSICAL, SOCIALBridget CrowderAugust 5, 2024SEX, christian sex, God's intention for sex, sex in marriage, sex outside of marriage, sex for marriage, Christian view of sex, sex therapy, christian sex therapy, sex education for christians, Biblical view of sex, Phil Hardin, philip hardin, sex therapist, christian therapy, mens coaching

The Healing Power of Boundaries: A Peacemaker's Journey

Protecting your value over keeping the peace leads to lasting healthy relationships for life. By Lauren Holler, ALC, Holistic Nutrition and Wellness Coach

SOCIAL, EMOTIONALBridget CrowderJuly 28, 2024bible and boundaries, boundaries in the Bible, biblical truth about your worth, peacemakers and boundaries, how to set boundaries, set boundaries as a peacemaker, God set boundaries, Jesus set limits, Jesus had boundaries, healing I could never imagine, healing community, simple steps for boundary setting, henry cloud, Henry Cloud Boundaries, christian therapy, biblical counseling

Prayer: Where Do I Start and How Do I Pray In Today's Cultural Climate?

A Simple Guide To Pray Effectively Right Now By Karla S. Hardin, MS LPC-S, SEP

6 Tips When You Feel Burned Out

Busy-ness and rushing put us in a constant state of STRESS. Consider these tips to prevent and recover from burnout. By Lauren Holler, ALC, Holistic Nutrition and Wellness Coach

A Book Review of "The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss"

A neuroscientist’s research on how grief shows up in the brain invites us into more compassion and hope on our grief journeys. By Deborah Hopkins, MS ALC and IASIS Certified Provider

SOCIALBridget CrowderJuly 7, 2024The Grieving Brain, science behind loss, what we learn from love and loss, deb hopkins, Deborah Hopkins neurofeedback, christian neuroscience research, neurofeedback, grief is stress, book review, GLASS, Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor, attachment and connection needs, problem with grief, why we need to grieve, grieving is good for you, the church and grief, christian therapy

The Need for Trust: Move from “I” to “We”

The quality of our life depends on the quality of trust we have in our relationships. Learn how to deepen yours. By Philip K. Hardin, M.A., M. Div., LMFT, LPC

I'm Ready to Get Healthy, but I Don't Know Where to Start!

Are you paralyzed by information overload when it comes to your health? Here’s where to begin! By Lauren Holler, ALC, Holistic Nutrition and Wellness Coach

PHYSICALBridget CrowderJune 9, 2024live and love wellness, get healthy, how to get healthy, how do i get healthy, where to start to get healthy, what is true about getting healthy, become health, holistic health, holistic health food, lauren kimbrough

The Spiritual Discipline Too Many Christians Neglect

When we fail to consider the treatment of our bodies as a spiritual discipline, we fail to honor God with our whole selves. By Karla S. Hardin, MS LPC-S, SEP

Bridget CrowderJune 2, 2024spiritual discipline, health a spiritual discipline, healthy living, become a good steward of my body, body as a temple, sleep when I'm dead, stewardship, steward my body well, how to become healthy, Mental Health, physical health is mental health, taking care of myself to honor God, christian therapy, biblical counseling

Pack Your Day With Protein with This Summer Recipe

Summer Yogurt Bowls: A FUN way to get a protein in at breakfast and support your body and mind! By Lauren Holler, ALC, Holistic Nutrition and Wellness Coach

PHYSICALBridget CrowderMay 26, 2024protein yogurt bowl, protein matters, live and love wellness, care for your body, how to eat more protein, summer recipe, breakfast bowl, local pulse pensacola, eastern shore alabama, mental health, physical health is mental health

How Enmeshment Can Hurt Your Blended Family

Enmeshment can provide a false sense of safety because we have been raised to believe that closeness protects us… By Rachel Dunne, ALC and Certified Stepfamily Coach, “Spiritual Stepmom”