Shaken, But Not Too Stirred: Stress Reduction during the Christmas Holidays I recently heard a pastor use the snow globe as a metaphor for holiday stress. We have all been fascinated by a snow globe at one time or another as a child. We can appreciate the beauty of falling snow and the peaceful ...
Disability versus Ability
Disability versus Ability December 3rd marks the “International Day of Persons with Disabilities”. This is not a day we hear much about but such a very important day. Follow this link to see the overview of this day of observance and some of the latest stats concerning individuals with ...
Importance of Gratitude!
Importance of Gratitude! In the season of Thanksgiving it is important to be reminded how significant gratitude is in our lives and how important it is to live out each day! A treasured story about the power of gratitude even in the hardest of times comes from what the Bible scholar Matthew ...
Happy Thanksgiving!
SureHope Counseling & Training Center wants to wish you and your families a very happy Thanksgiving! We thank you for inviting us into your lives and consider it a great honor from God to work with you! ...
Fostering Attachment Bonds – The Ties That Bind
Fostering Attachment Bonds – The Ties That Bind Our lives in this day and age are often characterized by two contrasting issues: being over-connected (through social media and constant “online” presence) and under-connected (no real face time or genuine quality time spent with loved ones. Want to ...
How Career Counseling can Help You!
What is Career Counseling How Career Counseling can Help You! Should I go to college or should I go and learn a trade? I am not really satisfied with my job anymore, should I find a new career? I need to re-enter the workforce but where do I start? What do I do? I just found out I am ...
Adult ADHD
Adult ADHD We are celebrating this month awareness of ADHD (attention deficit hyper activity disorder). In our previous blog we went in detail about ADHD within children. In this blog we will explore more about adult ADHD. A wonderful resource is found at: helpguide.org - Adult ADHD In this ...
Life With ADHD
Life With ADHD – The Child’s Mind Happy ADHD Awareness Month! It’s not uncommon for people to misuse the phrase “I’m ADHD” and for misdiagnoses to occur. ADHD can be particularly difficult to identify in children because of the symptom’s similarities with normal child developmental states, and ...
Sex Addiction 101
Sex Addiction 101 Scott Smith While the problem of substance use and addiction has gained cultural notoriety as an individual, social, and healthcare problem worldwide, behavioral-based addictions such as sex addiction have had a much harder time gaining acceptance within the medical, ...
What is Grieving? What you should and should not say to someone who is grieving!
What is Grieving? What you should and should not say to someone who is grieving! Grief is not something you “get over”. When you love someone, your love does not diminish when they die and their memory lives on with you even if they are physically no longer here. A lot of people say grief is ...