First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/finding-meaning-in-our-daily-lives/ What is my purpose in life? This is a common question and it makes sense that it would be at the forefront of our minds. Discovering purpose is what motivates us, it is what adds substance…
The Benefits of Curiosity
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/the-importance-and-benefits-of-curiosity/ Curiosity is a strong desire to learn or know something and an excursion toward an answer or discovery. It can help us to step outside of our familiar world and into new worlds and possibilities. Moreover,…
Abounding in Hope
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/abounding-in-hope/ If you’re like me, chances are, you have had your ups and downs when it comes to hope. So much of life is waiting. Waiting for something to come or waiting for hardships to end. In…
Spiritual Strength
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/spiritual-strength/ An essential component of positive psychology is the focus on strengths versus weaknesses. What I find appealing about this is that it is an exception to the problem saturated, damaged model approach that is often at…
The Search for the Meaning of Life
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/the-search-for-the-meaning-of-life/ The search for meaning in life refers to the idea that individuals are strongly motivated to find meaning in their lives, that is, to be able to understand the nature of their personal existence, and feel it…
Why Is Hope So Important?
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/why-is-hope-so-important/ There is a verse in the Bible that directly speaks to the importance of hope. Why is so hope so important one may ask? Does having hope really matter? Is there a justification for having hope?…
Why Positive Thinking Matters
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…
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….