by Terri | Dec 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Communication is like playing a game of catch – a cooperative interaction between pitcher (message sender) and the catcher (message receiver). The pitcher seeks to send the best pitch they can, aiming directly for the catcher’s glove, but should the pitcher miss...
by Terri | Dec 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Opening the long-held chest of emotional pain can be like a backdraft – a powerful force that can catch us off guard. It can seem counterproductive and terrible, yet this rush often signifies a positive turn on the road to peace. This phenomenon can happen when we...
by Terri | Oct 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
I think much of what causes anxiety and depression is rooted in how we talk to, and what we believe about, ourselves. Many of these messages were planted in us at an early age, before we were ever even aware or able to consider whether or not they were even true....
by Terri | Oct 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
I am certainly not implying this is new information to these systems, but it has been shocking and heavy on my heart to be witness to this on more than one occasion. In my own experience, at one time, I felt I needed a restraining order… because I was afraid. I...
by Terri | Sep 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
To the moms of older teens and young adults. For the times it feels like parenting in the dark. When they struggle. When it feels just too hard. When fear is vicious, and self-blame runs rampant. When worry fills the mind and the soul and the whole damn room. When it...
by Terri | Sep 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Concern: It’s funny that I do a complex job and I serve hundreds of people and I’m not nervous, but the second I want to do something that will help me grow in my relationship with God or with myself, I become small; a shy little baby. Answer: It’s...
