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…
The Mother Wound
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/the-mother-wound/ Like the “Father Wound” there is also “ a “Mother Wound.” When the mother is emotionally unavailable, critical, or not attuned to the child’s needs, it plants seeds that can take years to change and transform….
The Grief Process
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/the-grief-process/ “Grief turns out to be not a state but a process. Grief is like a winding road where any bend may reveal a totally new landscape.” C.S. Lewis Grief is a word that many of us…
Healing Hurts Through Relationship
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/healing-hurts-through-relationship/ In our discussions of core wounds, we have learned that these wounds often propel us into believing that we are a mistake, undesirable, not worthy, insignificant, or even powerless. Sometimes the source of these wounds is…