Sharing Our Personal Stories To Build Community

On June 26, 2012, I had the privilege of addressing the women of White Cross at Central Presbyterian Church. This is a lovely group of about 35 women from teens to older adults who roll bandages in the summer for hospitals in underprivileged countries. Women in...

Grieving With Hope

The Women in Ministry group at Central Presbyterian Church have recently asked me to prepare  a 3-week series on how to cope well with grief and loss. The format will be an interactive talk with practical exercises. It is designed to help us personally grieve well and...

A Quick Couple Tune Up: Remember A.R.E.

By Jonathan Sandberg, BYU   I remember working once with a young couple who I believe had been married less than a year.  Though the symptoms were common (periods of distance followed by conflict and more distance), I struggled to understand the cause of the...

Stress and Memory: What’s the Relationship?

Posted on June 14, 2011 By: Dr. Pascale Michelon Intuitively, stress does not seem to be a performance booster. We have all fumbled through documents right in the middle of a stressful presentation or conversation, unable to find the document we wanted! On the other...

Using Insurance For Counseling

Cost is a factor in any major purchase. Most of us pay dearly for our medical insurance benefits. Therefore, many of us assume that we should pick a counselor from a provider list or call the insurance company for a counselor near our zip code. Not so fast. It may be...