Date Night with Myself

“Maybe there are some of you out there that are sick and tired of the online dating game. Sure, we can learn a lot from {the time suck of} swiping left and right for hours on end, then maybe having some never-ending texting conversations that lead nowhere… and maybe, just maybe a real date or…

EveryPerson.com

Have you ever wondered things about Life and God that you didn’t really want to let others know you were considering right away. Some things are harder to ask about publicly. “When I was an atheist, there was nothing more mysterious to me than this: “Having faith in God.” I wondered, how does a rational person…

Living Hygge

Hygge (pronounced hue-guh not hoo-gah) is a Danish word used when acknowledging a feeling or moment, whether alone or with friends, at home or out, ordinary or extraordinary as cosy, charming or special. Hygge (or to be “hyggeligt”) doesn’t require learning “how to hygge”, adopting it as a lifestyle or buying anything. It simply requires…

What Happens in Counseling?

Many single parents know they need someone to talk to but may not be comfortable with speaking to a counselor.  The money it takes to see a professional counselor may not be worth it when they have no idea what the outcome would be. It often feels like putting on a blindfold to buy a…

Why Jesus & Counseling?

I am a Counselor: LPC-intern. This means that I have the degree, passed my exam but am now in a phase of time where I am observed and get the privilege of being molded by those already working in the field. I wanted to share my theory of counseling with you because it primarily comes…

Fight Fire with Fire

The hate hurt! I hate drama! Whether it’s arguments with my ex over how we co-parent, being on hold for an hour and half with the Attorney General’s office – yes, that really does happen, or fighting over medical bills, I’m exhausted and it all makes my heart hurt. I want to do something about…

Blog Article: Blessings in Disguise

A Blog By: Vanessa Jackson as posted on http://www.vanessajacksonsblog.com Sometimes life has unexpected, not so pleasant bumps.  I’m not talking about our big life crises, though I do not think these are exempt from what I am about to say. I’m specifically talking about the bumps in the road that have a way of sending us…

Divorce Group Healing: Divorce Care

Divorce Care is a 15 week support group, held U.S. wide in locations near you, where participants spend time discussing the different aspects of divorce. Each week the group starts with watching a video and then discusses what was presented in that week’s video seminar and what is going on in the lives of group…

Take Time to Understand Yourself

During your “Me Time” I highly encourage you to poor as much time in to self-healing as you can. I know that not everyone likes to read, believe it to not I count myself in those numbers, so I’m no going to suggest you read a ton. I do have some absolute favorites that I…

Hope found in a Randall’s Parking Lot. … Who is your real enemy?

A Blog By: Vanessa Jackson I was having a conversation recently with a parent who seemed to be allowing their children to set the boundaries of their home. This person said to me, “What can I do? I can’t make them do anything!” I could see the hopelessness this person was feeling and lack of…

Group Healing from Grief: GriefShare

Grief is a big thing that affects us each differently. You may know very well that what you are experiencing is grief but surprisingly many going through it, didn’t even know that this is what it was they were feeling. Grief is hard because one can’t see it, or touch it. The wounds don’t literally…

Single and Parenting

Single and Parenting is an excellent way to think through and discuss openly the things about single parenting that only other single parents will understand, free from judgment and free from fear of abandonment. http://www.singleandparenting.org/ Other people don’t truly understand how tough it is to be a single parent—day after day after day. Sometimes you…