It is an important question to ask when we have the choice to engage discomfort and pain: will this step be for my good? If the answer is yes, perhaps stepping into discomfort and pain is the choice we should be making!

It is easy to overlook when things begin to break down. But, what is the cost? Take a quick listen about how diving in and examining some wreckage is for our good. Honesty about what is happening is the best way to move forward.

Why do we do the things we do? Are we living a life where the motives are oriented towards changing out of love? Or, are we depending on guilt, duty, or fear to get us to change. If it is the latter, let's take a look at that!

We will have to make apologies; we will get things wrong. But as life goes on, we should be changing, growing, and learning to do better. Not everyone loves that for us. We may have to make apologies, but not for changing.

There is immaturity afoot when we refuse to see the evil parts in others, and the evil parts in ourselves. Wellness and health includes understanding evil.

Living life to its fullest, and living with meaning means some risk, some pain, and definitely a host of discomfort. If we are willing to learn how to navigate it - tolerate distress and build some skills - there is no telling what is available to us! Take a quick listen.

Join us for a neat interview with Chad Hughes, a local gym owner who is nutrition and fitness educated, trauma informed, and engages a "whole person" approach for wellness and health. His emphasis on body, mind, and spirit wellness and his love for his clientele come through loud and clear as he shares about his style of meeting people where they are at and helping them grow.

Suicide is a tragedy. If we cannot even fathom it as an option, there are protective factors at play which should lead to humility and gratitude. For those affected by such a severe loss, how hard. I'm sorry.

When we follow the thread of our thoughts, perhaps we stumble on a faulty pattern that is causing distress and big reactions. I travel through my personal narrative of recent therapy work that has helped me disrupt some automatic patterns that are not helpful. It can be painful, but following the thread can be productive and healing

When we resist help, we are resisting genuine relationship. Take a quick listen.