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Reconciliation Part Two: an act of atonement
Metanoia, a Greek concept, often stated in religious texts, stands for a profound change of perspective or a turning around. This definition of repentance accurately portrays what is needed for atonement: a complete and profound change. A turning around indicates facing and walking an entirely different direction. True repentance can heal both ourselves and the other, and it brings us from a state of guilt to peace again. It is not simply an “I am sorry.” It is a widespread b
Crystal King
Reconciliation Part One: an act of attunement
In order for us to encounter real reconciliation, we must understand attunement first. Attunement is the ability to recognize and “tune in” to another person’s needs or internal state. It’s like setting our radio frequency to the same station that another is experiencing internally. Whether it is a joyous station or an angsty and melancholy station, tuning in to their affect or mood state opens a path to connection. When we are listening to the same station as another, commun
Crystal King
The soul of shame: retelling the stories we believe about ourselves
The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves, written by psychiatrist, speaker, and author Curt Thompson, is entirely about the way shame behaves in the human psyche, it’s impact, it’s consequence, it’s roots, and the way we can dismantle it. It is written entirely from a Biblical perspective, incorporating theology and the design of God as the launching pad.
Crystal King
Healing the shame that binds you
The book Healing the Shame that Binds You is a thorough look into all types of shame. Interweaving some historical and religious concepts throughout his discourse, Bradshaw makes important distinctions between healthy shame and toxic shame.
Crystal King
The Yes Brain
In their book, The Yes Brain, Siegel and Payne use neuroscience to explain how parents can assist their children’s emotional regulation through the development of four fundamentals: empathy, resilience, balance and insight.
Nichole Bomar
The Ladder of Forgiveness
Forgiveness is often misunderstood as a simple act of saying “I forgive you,” but true forgiveness is a deeper, intentional process that heals the body, mind, and heart. Drawing on the story of WWII POW survivor Louis Zamperini, this article explores how genuine forgiveness requires facing our wounds, grieving our pain, and slowly climbing a “ladder” toward empathy, release, and freedom. When we engage fully in this process, forgiveness becomes a profound act of healing rathe
Crystal King
Calm Harm App Review
The Calm Harm app was developed by the UK-based charity stem4 to support teen mental health through science-backed techniques that help reduce the urge to self-harm. Designed with input from clinicians and young people, the app offers accessible, anonymous coping tools that encourage emotional regulation and mindful distraction.
From a clinician’s perspective, Calm Harm can be an effective part of a safety plan—helping users replace harmful behaviors with healthier coping st
Nichole Bomar
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain
In Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain, Dr. Dan Siegel invites parents to see adolescence not as a phase to survive, but as a vital stage of transformation. Backed by neuroscience, Siegel challenges the myth that teens are simply irrational. Instead, he reveals how emotional spark, curiosity, and creativity shape identity and connection.
Through his “Mindsight Tools,” parents learn how to pause, reflect, and engage in meaningful conversations that help tee
Nichole Bomar
Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone Your Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder
PLOT SUMMARY:
“It can be frustrating and heartbreaking to watch people you love act in ways that hurt themselves and others. But no matter what you do, you can’t control others’ behavior. Moreover, it’s not your job…your job is to know who you are, to act according to your own values and beliefs, and to communicate what you need and want to the people in your life”
Nichole Bomar
Anger: A Torch That Lights Our Way
At first, his anger was a wildfire. There was no controlling it. The scorching heat of his actions impacted the terrain of his relationships: both those who experienced being scorched by him, as well as those who saw the blackened earth he left behind.
Crystal King
The Future of Fatherhood: Raising Boys and Ourselves
Dr. Becky creates meaningful conversations around the development of boys vs girls and how our expectations within the home and the school setting is more “girl-oriented” leading to feelings and beliefs that something is wrong with my son or something is wrong with me as his parent.
Nichole Bomar
What Boys and Dads Really Need with Richard Reeves
In these episodes (episode 206 and 207) Dr. Becky Kennedy, a renowned clinical psychologist known for her skills-based parenting approach, explores the importance of fatherhood and the role it plays in our children’s lives.
Nichole Bomar
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
In his four-part book, The Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt explores the toll the internet, gaming, smart phones and social media has taken on youth beginning in the early 2010’s. Part one and two provide the history of the impact of technology use has had, providing many charts and graphs tracking the decline in the mental health of our youth worldwide. Haidt compares the “play-based” childhood to the “phone-based” childhood.
Nichole Bomar
Attachment Activities for Children and Adolescents
What is attachment? In simple terms, an innate need to connect for a sense of safety with a secure base to gain confidence to explore our environment, develop resilience, boundaries, and emotional regulation. In her book, Attachment (2018), Christina Resse, PhD, LCPC uses Merriam-Webster’s online definitions of the following words to help expand the definition of attachment:
Life's Journey Counseling
THE SOUL OF LIFE with Keith Miller
The SOUL OF LIFE Podcast interviews Jenna Riemersma and offers a very informative description of IFS, specifically in relationship to Christianity and being made in the Image of God. Through thoughtful questioning and fair skepticism, Keith Miller’s conversation with Jenna helps listeners demystify the IFS model of therapy.
Felicia Hyllested
PURE DESIRE with Nick Stumbo and Trevor Winsor
Part 1 and 2: The PURE DESIRE Podcast interviews Jenna Riemersma once again to help make sense of what is going on below the surface of the struggles listeners may be having in life.
Crystal King
PURE DESIRE with Nick Stumbo and Trevor Winsor
The PURE DESIRE Podcast interviews Jenna Riemersma to gain a better understanding of the IFS therapy model through the lens of Christianity.
Crystal King
HUSBAND MATERIAL
The HUSBAND MATERIAL Podcast interviews the author of the book Altogether You.
Crystal King
The Importance of Play
Play is a child’s form of communication and is an intricate part of healthy development. In play children learn to solve problems, develop
Nichole Bomar
GRIEF (Part 2)
If we’ve ever experienced devastating loss, we NEED to grieve. Without grief, we are certain to grow weary with bitterness, misplaced anger,
Crystal King
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