Written by Marissa Halstead Supporting Loved Ones in Pain One of the many benefits of counseling is that counselors use empathic listening skills, which is a form of active listening. Active listening takes a certain level of thoughtfulness before we speak, and is different from what we often experience in…
A WORD FROM Dr Veronica… Part of what I do as a marriage counselor is help spouses say the obvious. We are so familiar with our own thoughts that we forget our spouse doesn’t actually know them. Realities like “You’re my first priority,” or “I like being with you” often…
Written by Marissa Halstead In my last blog, I covered some basic information on the cycle of self-abandonment. Now we finally get to the good stuff: healing! If you find yourself in this cycle, you are not alone. You might feel unworthy of anything good or just have an overall…
Written by Marissa Halstead Cycle of Self-Abandonment: Part One There are many people in the world who struggle with self-abandonment. It often starts in childhood when we attempt to make sense of pain we’ve experienced. In our youth, we are ego-centric, meaning we make sense of things based on “me.” …