Hi, I’m an 11 year girl and there have been times when I didn’t like my body. I’m really tall and I’m about to go to 6th grade. I’m much taller than most kids my age. Even though people tell me, “You’re so skinny and tall. You look like a model.” I don’t think so. One day […]
I think we often feel like we’re falling short somewhere in life, like we could be doing more. There is that perpetual sense of guilt that most of us walk around with, that we don’t even realize. “Am I doing enough for my kids? Should I be doing more at work? Am I really giving
“So, what has changed is that I learned that I am not my symptoms or diagnoses, and that I have the right to make my own decisions, I have the right to speak, and I have the right and ability to create how I want to live. By focusing on the healthy patterns I’m choosing,
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My mom and dad are divorced. When they got a divorce I was extremely sad. Soon, a lot of things would start to change. My Dad would move into his own house, we all wouldn’t spend time together like we used to do. I used to cry every day after school because I would start
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“Therapy has helped me learn to connect to myself. I am more aware of my behaviors and feel more in control of my life. I now am able to set boundaries, am learning to say ‘no’, and have stopped putting myself in unhealthy situations. I also feel much more grounded and am able to make
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“Most important to me, is that she ALWAYS shows deep respect and support for my religion and spirituality. She has made it clear that she considers my love for God as one of my greatest assets in recovery, and has never in any way tried to undermine that relationship. Over the last almost 4 years,
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“Prior to finding the Growth and Healing Wellness Center I tried two different therapists. Both were kind and listened but that was where it ended. I sort of felt that I was just paying someone to listen to me vent. At the Growth and Healing Wellness Center, I gained insight into who I am and
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“She has always seen the healthy me, and she focuses on that, even when I haven’t been able to. I truly believe she sees in me the person I would have been without the abuse. And she teaches me to see her, too. She has always treated me with dignity and respect, even when I
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“I am an incest survivor, which led me into a teenage marriage full of violence and abuse that lasted over 14 years. I had been diagnosed with clinical depression, PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), D.I.D. and then Bi-polar disorder. Various doctors placed this ‘alphabet soup’ of diagnoses on me, making me feel more and more
“Therapy has been very stabilizing as I learn new, healthy skills to replace old, negative and unhealthy patterns and symptoms. My therapist creates an environment where I feel safe expressing and exploring my issues, experiences, family patterns, and current interpersonal situations. Therapy has been a place I feel comfortable going to, especially on those days