By Jaki Hitzelberger, MA, Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern Surrounding yourself with a team of people who are knowledgeable, who support you, who understand and care, and who work towards helping you help yourself to a better, healthier life – that is an important part of our approach at White Picket Fence Counseling Center. One of the […]
Have you been feeling stressed lately? Stress. It’s everywhere. Like a bad penny, it keeps turning up, affecting your mood, your personality, your effectiveness, and often causing anxiety or irritability on the job, at school, or at home. It’s not a pleasant feeling when you want to enjoy life, but can’t. Wouldn’t it be nice […]
What Does it Mean to Surrender?
Twelve step programs have many recovery tools that can be beneficial to those who are struggling with food addiction, emotional eating, anorexia, compulsive eating or bulimia. One of these valuable concepts is surrender.
Guilt and Shame in the Land of Oz
By Erika Bent, B.A., graduate student intern In the Wizard of Oz, the entire community was built upon the reputation of a powerful and knowing wizard. The tin man, lion, scarecrow and Dorothy admired his great power and sought guidance. They succumbed to his great voice and awing appearance. However, when an innocent dog peeled […]
Make Amends to Make Your Guilt Disappear
12-step programs such as Overeaters Anonymous and Eating Disorders Anonymous contain many useful tools that any of us can use. When it comes to healing guilt, one of the best methods is found in steps 8 and 9. Step 8 reads, “Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make […]
Five Things That Get in the Way of Your Spiritual Connection
This month we’ve been discussing the spiritual piece of the recovery puzzle. For some, spirituality is an untapped resource. Once you learn about ways of accessing your own spiritual connection and make a conscious effort to do that, a whole new world is opened for you. Sometimes, though, the path to spiritual awareness can be […]
How I Incorporate Spirituality into my Life
In last week's article we discussed how spirituality is a vital part of the recovery puzzle, just as important as your emotional and physical healing. Here's how I incorporate spiritual practices into my daily life: Yoga – I've been doing yoga on and off since I was in high school. My mother was even a […]
The Spiritual Piece of the Recovery Puzzle
While therapy is primarily about emotional healing, at White Picket Fence Counseling Center it’s also important to us that we don’t shy away from addressing physical recovery. Yet there is another piece of the puzzle that hasn’t always been getting the attention it deserves, and that is spiritual recovery. While it’s easy to push spiritual […]
How Triggers are Worked into the Group Therapy Process
When triggers are worked out in a group process, it is an opportunity to witness microscopic behaviors and patterns being played out in real-life scenarios. The experience is transformational, sincere and real, and is one of the greatest advantages of group therapy.
Use a Pen to Fight Your Triggers
One of the most helpful tools in 12-step recovery programs is the daily written inventory of what you did well that day, where you could improve, and if there is anything you need to set right with an apology or other action. This practice can be extremely useful when you're learning how to cope with […]
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