
What We’re Thinking About
Welcome to our blog!
Every week, we publish articles written by our counselors on various mental health, spiritual formation, or overall wellness topics.
Instilling Hope: The Anchor of Our Soul
Hope can feel hard to come by. Thankfully, there are ways to practice hope in challenges.
Forgotten Vices, Forgotten Virtues: Wrath vs. Patience
Anger can turn to wrath; the best antidote is patience.
What to Do When You Are Overwhelmed
Sometimes, when we’re overwhelmed, the best thing we can do is practice release.
7 Ways to Prevent Ministry Burnout
What can ministry leaders do to keep going sustainably?
Growing Emotional Intelligence Through Bodily Awareness
One way to grow in emotional intelligence is by tuning into what your body is communicating to you.
How Pregnancy Changes Your Relationships With Others
One of pregnancy’s many changes is new dynamics with friends and family.
What Your Conflict Style Says About You
Lots of people do not like conflict. Thankfully, there are models and theories that help us think it through.
Resiliency: What Keeps Us Going During Hardship
Resiliency is a person’s ability to look at the difficulties of life and continue moving forward toward health.
What if It’s Good?: Encouragement for Life’s Stages
Life has many stages, and their transitions are often scary. Brynn Gutelius, LAC, challenges us to ask, what if it’s good?
How Pregnancy Changes Your Relationship to Work
If you are pregnant, a new mom, or a veteran mom, how has your relationship with work changed?
Abiding in the Love of God
When Valentine's Day comes around, we think about love. We are best able to love, even romantically, through the ultimate source of love.
Why Ministry Leaders Are Prone to Burnout
“How are you stressed when you only work one day a week?”
Art, God, and Water: An Interview with Artist David Krilov
Each of our offices showcases the work of local artist and friend of CCCRD, Dave Krilov. We sat down with him to discuss therapy, art, God, and water.
What Is Emotional Intelligence?
Emotional intelligence asks, how well are you able to feel?
Already, Not Yet, and Growing in the Meantime
Two intertwined stories in Mark 5 offer an important lesson on faith.
Life Is Smoke: Engaging Reality on Its Own Terms
Life feels absurd, but what if that’s a relief?
Read Before Resoluting
Before you think about New Year’s resolutions, consider this advice.
Reflections From a Christmas Service
This Christmas, may we have stronger eyes of faith to see God's blessings in our lives, big and small.
When Christmas Isn’t So Merry
How do we bridge the gap between the chaos and demands of the season with the peace and contentment we long for?
Forgotten Vices, Forgotten Virtues: Greed vs. Charity
Greed only sees riches as something to be acquired and used for one’s own gain. Charity sees the ultimate fulfillment of riches as something to be freely given away for the benefit of others.