Healing Hearts Counseling Blog

I'm embarrassed to tell you this, but one time in 3rd grade, my watch got wet. I didn't want to wear a wet watch around so I microwaved it to dry it off a bit! Umm y'all, this was a terrible...

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My husband is a private pilot and he taught me that if you get off your planned course by just one or two degrees, over enough time you can literally be 10s or 100s of miles away from where you...

Okay stay with me, I’m going to tell you about my son’s field trip to NASA, the time I switched places with my twin sister, and the discovery of germs, all to essentially recommend a...

"You wanna know the good news? I love you just the same!" I say these words pretty frequently now, but I first said it after sitting through a huge meltdown with one of my kiddos. He was...

Let's be honest. Big emotions can make us uncomfortable. Someone starts crying in a small group, and the crowd gets a little antsy. A toddler has a meltdown, and parents and others people near can...

Okay I didn’t swim long with thousands of jellyfish because let’s be honest, I’m kind of a wuss when it comes to squirmy things. I was vacationing with my family and we took a...

America is in a mental health crisis. According to the CDC, one of the leading causes of death for U.S. teens is suicide!! As a professional counselor to kids, teens, and adults, I’ve...

My husband Matt and I went to a Zach Williams concert and actually met Zach. Fear is a Liar is his song. When I met him, I called him Zach and said, "Wow it really feels like we’re friends."...

The conversation went something like this...

Lincoln (my 5 year old) upon waking up in the morning: I don't want to go to school. 

Me (in a rather playful and exaggerated tone): Me either. I...

Recently, my husband cleared a substantial amount of trees on our property, and it made for an epic bon fire. We have 3 boys, so you can imagine the delight! The fire was raging soon...