First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/why-positive-thinking-matters/ Welcome to 2023! Whether it feels hard to believe or a long time coming, a hard transition or a welcome one, a new year hopefully means change, growth, and hope. This year at SureHope, our blogs…
Christmas-New Year’s and Core Wounds
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/christmas-new-years-and-core-wounds/ In my work with clients through the years, I have learned that the essence of most core wounds is value and worth. When we experience trauma and other negative events (especially in childhood) we are often…
From Wound to Connection
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/from-wound-to-connection/ “Thus, like Jesus, those who proclaim liberation are called not only to care for their own wounds and the wounds of others, but also to make their wounds into a major sources of healing power.” –…
Struggling with Porn? Look for Purpose
First posted to: http://First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/struggling-with-porn-look-for-purpose/ Jay Stringer argues that deprivation, dissociation, unconscious arousal, futility, lust, and anger align together to create a perpetual cycle of unwanted sexual behavior. He continues to remark that any one of these experiences…
Core Wounds and OCD
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/core-wounds-and-ocd/ There is an endless number of misconceptions regarding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) as well as what OCD counseling looks like, including the misconception that OCD is only about hand-washing and germ fears, that any obsession of…