First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/the-wilderness-where-god-sees-your-wounds/ El Roi -“The God Who Sees Me” “I’ve been forgotten, and my heart feels so heavy and weak. Why was I not enough? What could I have done differently? What did I do to be treated…
Core Wound: I Am a Mistake
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/core-wound-i-am-a-mistake/ It is rare (if at all) that the core of something is immediately noticeable. NASA provides a succinct description of this when describing how close we can get to observing the core of the sun: “Since…
Denying Your Core Wounds and The False Self
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/denying-your-core-wounds-and-the-false-self/ Denying your core wounds leads to the false self. Facing and healing from your core wounds helps your true self come alive. The False Self is the self we create to cover up our deficiencies that…
Core Wound: I Am Incapable
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/core-wound-i-am-incapable/ The core wound of “I am incapable” can cover many areas of life. For instance, there can be a belief that one is incapable of love, incapable of achieving, incapable of being known, incapable of intimacy,…
I Am Unworthy: The Betrayed Female Partner
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/i-am-unworthy-the-betrayed-female-partner/ The core wound, “I am unworthy” may be triggered by various circumstances in one’s life however, in the following it will be addressed from the perspective of a sexually betrayed female partner. The crisis of sexual…
Core Wounds: How They Attack Your Identity
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/core-wounds-how-they-attack-your-identity/ Core wounds are significant and deep. Many times, they are wounds that first took root as a small child and throughout life were reinforced throughout a myriad of negative situations and circumstances. There are many examples…
Core Wound: I Am Not Safe
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/core-wound-i-am-not-safe/ When John was a child, his father would come home from a night of drinking, angry and volatile. During those times neither John nor his sisters would know what to expect. He could be verbally and…
“The Father Wound” – Understanding Problems in the Child & Father Relationship
“The Father Wound” article was first posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/the-father-wound-understanding-problems-in-the-child-father-relationship/ “The Father Wound” is a trauma wound affecting more people than drugs or alcohol combined. It cuts deeper than flesh and bone and works its way to the soul. It affects…
Core Wounds – “I Am Unknown”
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/core-wounds-i-am-unknown/ The desire to be known is at the core of the human experience. We were created for a relationship with God and for relationships with each other, in which we are fully known and fully loved….
What is a Core Wound?
First posted to: https://surehopecounseling.com/what-is-a-core-wound/ Core wounds. Perhaps you have never heard of such a term, but chances are, you have dealt with them in some way. A core wound is a deep emotional wound, most often formed from suppressed pain…
SEX ADDICTION AND OUR RELATIONAL WOUNDS
First posted at: https://surehopecounseling.com/sex-addiction-and-our-relational-wounds/ We come into this world expecting that our needs are going to be met. From the womb to our last breath, we yearn for affirmation, comfort, care, security, guidance, and a place of belonging. When these…
Why Is Sex Addiction So Difficult to Stop?
First posted at: https://surehopecounseling.com/2021/11/30/why-is-sex-addiction-so-difficult-to-stop/ Andrew sat across from me in my office and echoed a refrain I have heard many times. With both resignation and confusion, he asked me why, despite strong effort, he had not been able to stop…