Guest Entries
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I have an addictive personality; if I have even a glass of wine I will become addicted.I don’t have the stamina to be a social worker; if I work with children, I will cry a lot and not have the ability to separate work from home. Never date a police officer; they have anger problems
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Welcome fellow counselor “Kris” to the Caring Counselor blog. Check out her take on putting yourself first rather than last like many of us do. Why are we, as humans, so programmed to put ourselves last? I have been working since I was 14 years old, and in those 12 years, I have never called
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Seldom do we find people genuinely passionate about making the world a better place. Back in college, I met a fellow psychology major who just transferred in. Just talking to her, you could see the fire in her eyes. Even in her first semester, she wasted no time getting involved with volunteering with on-campus organizations
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This is for anyone who needs a pick-me-up. I’ve been there. I know how it feels, and I’ve gone through it. If you have read this far, I hope you continue to the end of this article. I’ve walked a rough road through life as well. I grew up poor. I was 8 years old
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We all want more money and more freedom in our lives. Getting out of debt is step one for financial freedom and personal health. With more money comes peace of mind and better living habits, better food, and more time spent doing the things you love doing. Even if all you love doing is walking
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Want to make more money? Want to be debt free? Ever dream of waking up and doing whatever you want? You can, but it’s a bit more complicated than you might think. It’s part of the American dream to have home ownership and financial freedom. But how do you get there? Don’t put yourself down
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We are all flawed. Each and every one of us. We all do things that we regret or we didn’t mean to do. Maybe we were in a bad mood or bitter about something. Every single person in the world has done something that they wish they hadn’t. Work wears on us. Life wears on
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Do you ever stop? Like really stop? We are all so busy with our lives and work, trying to find time to catch a little TV or take a breath outside in the cool evening air. But do you ever stop? Stop thinking a million miles an hour and focusing on things that don’t really
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I cracked open another can of cold soup. I was eating it with one of those plastic spoons they give out at Wawa for free. I had taken a few more than I should. However, they were free, so I helped myself. It was already dark outside. I made a light out of an extension
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We’ve all heard the phrase “just get over it” or “just give it time”. You’ll bounce back, right? But what if you don’t? What if the person you were and the person you are now are very different and that person you once were is gone? Dead. Changed. Dissolved. There are many traumatic things that
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