Boundaries for Others Good fences make good neighbors. Robert Frost As a therapist, Ive noticed that not many people, at least not many who come to therapy, have been taught good things about bound

Connection to Others There can be an imbalance in parenting when a child is taught hes very special, but isnt taught everyone else is, too. This quickly plays itself out in behavioral issues and ent

Body, Mind, Spirit God created man. He didnt create spirit, soul, and body separately and then somehow weave them together. In the scripture quote above, St. Paul refers to all three of these aspects

Openness with Myself Like any relationship, your relationship to yourself is a process. When you look at a baby or small child, do you think they have a grasp on the fullness of who they are as an ind

My Boundaries for Myself Boundaries are protective limits to ensure safety, health, and right order. They arent just a right, but a responsibility, because they are an essential component of being go

Valuing Myself How common is it for us to find value in our performance, talents, skills, physical appearance, wealth, or status? The scripture at the beginning of this section puts our value in right

Connection to Self Healthy confidence and self-worth are fruits of personal integration. The same factors that are essential for connection to God are also essential for connection to self being kno

Going Deeper When we take a moment to look at nature, we find that life is always a process. Whether it is the acorn becoming a mighty oak, an egg hatching into a duckling, or a baby growing into an a

Powerlessness The common denominator throughout almost every experience that causes us suffering is that of powerlessness. As people, we have limited ability to affect change in situations that are d

Knowing Myself What is the truth of who we are as God sees us? In creating us he made us in his own image and likeness and called us very good. (Genesis 1:31) He called us his own and bound himself in