Looking for some low-pressure date ideas for couples in Stone Oak, Texas? If so, this article is for you. Life gets busy, and it’s easy for things, even the most important things, to get squeezed out. It’s not uncommon for couples with a lot of responsibilities to lose track of opportunities to check-in with each other, or to just be together without needing to discuss chores, school pick-ups or other things that need doing to keep their lives going. [...]
My Experience With Trauma I remember it like it was yesterday. I knew I had bad dreams and had trouble sleeping. But it was my “normal,” and as I grew into adulthood, I thought nothing of it. It was the fall of 1991, just days after I was married. We spent part of our honeymoon visiting her family in Nebraska. We were staying in a guest room at her parents’ house on an air mattress. We drifted off to [...]
Have you ever truly loved someone and given of yourself for their well-being? It might have been Plato or Shakespeare who said something about love being a sort of madness, and that has a ring of truth to it. Love, however, doesn’t have to be self-destructive or uninformed. It certainly doesn’t need to be codependent to qualify as love, and that’s one reason why knowing the signs of codependency can help you show love well. Several signs of codependency will [...]
Infidelity can turn your world upside down, causing you to feel shocked, angry, wounded, betrayed, and confused. You may find yourself wondering if and how you can possibly heal from this overwhelmingly devastating experience. If so, take heart. As shattering as the betrayal of infidelity can feel, it does not have to mark the end of your relationship. With hard work and dedication, trust and intimacy can be restored. It may, however, be a long and painful process that involves [...]
If you have experienced the loss of a loved one, we invite you to consider finding support from Christian grief counseling in Stone Oak, Texas. Experiencing the loss of a loved one or something important to you can feel overwhelming. In addition to grieving the actual loss, thoughts of what your life could have been may also weigh heavily on your heart. You may want to isolate and withdraw from others as you try to navigate through the intense emotions [...]
Many things are good and helpful in moderation, but bad and destructive in excess. One of those things is anger, which is a natural human emotion that we’ve all felt at one point or another in our lives. Maybe you last got angry when you felt that the wrong politician got voted in, or when someone was late to a meeting and didn’t apologize, or when your children sassed you. Whatever the occasion, we’ve all felt anger in one [...]
You were never meant to stay wrapped in anxiety’s grip. The fight-or-flight response is a remarkable response activated by the nervous system to protect us in times of danger. However, our minds can take this one step further and leave us in a state of chronic anxiety. If anxiety is interfering with your life, you need to make lasting lifestyle changes to lessen its effect. At Stone Oak Christian Counseling in Texas, we offer practical ways to help with [...]
Not everyone alive today will reach old age. However, it’s hard to see aging as the gift and privilege it is because society is geared toward youth and the young. The beauty and wellness industry, advertising, entertainment, and professional sectors have drilled it into our thinking that old age equates to mental decline, disease, and unhappiness. Not only is this insulting to those who are aging, but it’s incorrect. While there are new challenges to face as you age, [...]
Have you ever wondered how and why your emotions flare up during stressful situations? Our emotional responses often dictate our actions more than we realize; thus, monitoring them becomes essential for growth. Luckily, everyone has a natural in-built internal mechanism to gauge their temper – an Anger Thermometer. Yes, you read that right. You have an anger thermometer that measures frustration levels, which can help you identify when feelings of irritation start spiking and help you recognize triggers. By understanding [...]
Many people who had a difficult childhood grew up knowing that their parents were the problem, but only much later realized the specific issue was that their parents were narcissistic. Narcissistic parents are self-centered, controlling, or emotionally neglectful and tend to cause much emotional and psychological damage to their children. Sadly, narcissists do not change with age. The first step in dealing with narcissistic parents is to learn the particular tactics they use. If we can’t teach an old dog [...]
We all walk into marriage hoping and praying for the best. When we make our vows at the altar, we pledge our love and loyalty to the man we have chosen to spend the rest of our lives with. When we talk about standing with our partner in sickness and in health during our vows, most of us use physical sickness as a reference, but we rarely think of mental health issues like depression as being in that category. Depression, [...]
Typical teenage behavior can confuse even the most knowledgeable parent. Behaviors such as the teens wanting more private time at home, wanting to hang out with friends more than their family, or they might stay up all night on Friday night playing video games, only to sleep until Saturday afternoon. None of those behaviors alone are necessarily bad for your teen. But when does seemingly normal teen behavior become a serious problem? How can you tell if your child [...]
