SureHope Counseling and Training Center wants to wish you and your family a very happy Easter! As we approach the Easter holiday, while thinking about “healing family of origin wounds” that we have been focusing on this year, I cannot help to think about where ultimate healing of families take ...
Wounds of a Mostly Happy Childhood
Healing from family-of-origin wounds may seem irrelevant if you remember mostly a happy childhood. Maybe even more so if you were “raised in the church.” Consider these words from a wise pastor and author of “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality” who asserts that spiritual maturity and emotional health ...
Healing from Being Parentified
Perhaps you have heard the term “parentified”, and by hearing it, you may be able to draw some conclusions of what it is. However, many people do not understand the lasting impact this can have and may also not know how to heal. Let’s first begin with defining what being parentified is, and then go ...
Healing from Toxic Family Patterns
In the beginning “God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good” (Genesis 1:31). The term "very good" signifies the perfection and harmony of creation before the fall of man. This divine evaluation and approval indicates that everything was functioning according to God's perfect ...
Healing from a Fear-Bonded, Low-Joy Childhood
One of the most significant types of bonds between two people is the bond between parent and child. The impact of this formative relationship, forms the foundation for a felt sense of safety and security, while establishing a framework for future relationships. Joy is a vital experience for ...
Healing Family of Origin Wounds: The Inner Child
For some, reflecting on the past seems like a waste of time. After all, that was then, this is now. The present is what matters and what can be done now. What is done is done, time to move on. Well, you may be done with the past but what if the past is not done with you? Often the choices we make, ...
A New Year, A New Generation: Healing Family of Origin Wounds
We at SureHope Counseling & Training Center want to wish you a very Happy New Year! As we begin 2025, many take a moment to reflect on the previous years and what is to come. As we go forward, some may make goals, or resolutions, to lose weight, finish a degree, read more, find that new job, ...
Merry Christmas: O Holy Night, A Lament
We at SureHope Counseling & Training Center want to wish you and your family ma very Merry Christmas! For the year of 2024, SureHope Counseling & Training Center has focused on the process of lamenting. We have explored how lamenting is a spiritual practice that leads to mental, ...
Lamenting Holidays Past
I don’t know anyone who is free from pain as we look forward to Christmas and the New Year. Many people I care for are shouldering significant burdens, and the holiday season intensifies their heartache. Why mention this as we deck the halls and make our days merry? We *could* use excessive holiday ...
Ashes to Beauty: Lament to Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a perspective. Not a set of circumstances. This year at SureHope we have focused on the spiritual and psychological benefits of lamenting. The amazing aspect about lamenting is when we practice lamenting, we are never far from expressing thanksgiving. A big piece of lamenting ...
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