Recently, I was listening to Psychologist Kelly McGonigal talk about stress. We all know that stress can be detrimental, and there is significant research that indicates its negative impact on health. However, stress is something that most of us experience a moderate to high amount in life. There are many … Read More
Divorce 911: Identify the Problems to Find the Solutions
Recently, GROW Counseling and Dr. Wendy Dickinson partnered with Divorce 911 to create a few short videos addressing common themes in divorce. In this video, they discuss how to deal with problems that are under your control or outside of your control.
The Power of Play
Kids look like small adults. At times, they may even sound like mini grownups–especially when they get a little sassy or parrot back a parents’ own words to them. External resemblance aside, kids process things much differently from adults. Kids’ brains haven’t matured to the same place that an adult … Read More
Divorce 911: Your Inner Strength
Recently, GROW Counseling and Dr. Wendy Dickinson partnered with Divorce 911 to create a few short videos addressing common themes in divorce. In this video, they discuss the topic of your inner “bad ass” and how important it is to find the help you need to educate and find courage when … Read More
Thoughts: Friend or Foe? – Part 3
In this series, we are taking a look at some of the most common ways our thought process can become distorted, causing us to feel depressed, bad about ourselves, negative or hopeless. One of the most common patterns is Catastrophic Thinking, or “Catastrophizing”. This occurs when your thoughts automatically go … Read More
Is Weight Gain Weighing Heavy on Your Marriage?
Spouse’s undergo a lot of change throughout the developmental stages of their marriage. Weight gain is often a change in one or both partner’s after children are born, demanding jobs, or health issues arise. Research has found that once a major weight disparity exists between partners, conflict often follows. Partners … Read More
Divorce 911: Normalize Your Emotions
Recently, GROW Counseling and Dr. Wendy Dickinson partnered with Divorce 911 to create a few short videos addressing common themes in divorce. In this video, they discuss the topic of “normalizing” your emotions.
Emotional Healing
Sadness. Anger. Frustration. Loneliness. Helplessness. Grief. These are all universal emotional experiences. Many people don’t want to allow themselves to feel these emotions, and so often in our culture there is not room for you to feel them. You feel pressure to continue through your day to day routine, looking … Read More
Thoughts: Friend or Foe? – Part 2
In this series, we are taking a look at some of the most common ways our thought process can become distorted, causing us to feel depressed, bad about ourselves, negative or hopeless. One of the most common patterns is All or Nothing (Black and White) thinking. One way this often … Read More
Compassion and Mindfulness
Mindfulness can bring a high level of self-awareness, but it also brings a level of awareness of what others are experiencing.
