Complex Trauma
Complex Trauma Written By: Marissa Halstead In my previous blog, I covered the difference between acute and chronic trauma. So if you haven’t read that one yet, I encourage you…
Understanding Trauma
Understanding Trauma Written By: Marissa Halstead Many people experience events that can be described as traumatic. Trauma occurs when a person’s brain, body, and nervous system respond to an overwhelming—and…
Do this One Thing to Feel Less Stress
Do This One Thing to Feel Less Stress Stop reading other people’s minds. Sounds easy enough, but it happens all the time. We are always making sense of things –…
How Long Does Therapy Take?
How Long Does Therapy Take? Written By: Marissa Halstead One of the first questions many clients ask after sharing an overview of their lives during our 45–50-minute intake session is, “How…
Pop Culture Processing
Pop Culture Processing I don’t listen to nearly as much pop music as I used to. Maybe it’s because I’m getting older, or maybe my musical tastes have simply changed…
JOMO
JOMO Written By: Marissa Halstead Many people have heard of FOMO—the fear of missing out—but I want to bring another concept into consideration: JOMO, the joy of missing out. Maybe…
Confronting Negative Beliefs
Confronting Negative Beliefs Written By: Marissa Halstead Being human means carrying scars—both literal and figurative. From a Christian perspective, sin has touched every part of life, and the brokenness around…
Beyond the Self
Beyond the Self Written by Dr. Veronica Johnson April 20, 2026 The first time I saw Shayne Smith on Dry Bar Comedy, I was an instant fan. He’s a great story teller and…
The Anxious Generation
The Anxious Generation: Important Information for Parents Written by Dr. Veronica Johnson, March 4, 2026 I recently read The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic…
Wounds Heal
Shamefully My mom is better at Instagram than I am. She’s good at interacting with posts and sending me reels that are interesting. She also likes all of our Envision…