Why do People Develop Eating Disorders?
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:35:30-08:00When they find out that I counsel people with eating disorders, many people ask me the same question: “Why don’t they like food?” Or, “I could never imagine throwing [...]
Facing Life’s Transitions
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:36:58-08:00The future is called “perhaps,” which is the only possible thing to call the future. And the important thing is not to allow that to scare you. ~ Tennessee [...]
6 Steps to Adapting to Change
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:37:12-08:00Transitions can be exciting: A move to another country, a job with more responsibility, the birth of a child, marriage to someone you love, a new puppy, a new [...]
Stronger Self-Esteem Through Vulnerability
Chris Chandler, Kate Motaung2024-12-30T04:25:09-08:00References Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown, LMSW The idea of enhancing your self-esteem by [...]
What is Forgiveness?
Andrew Engstrom, Kate Motaung2024-12-30T04:26:46-08:00Article 3-A of a Forgiveness Section of the Positive Psychology Series In my previous articles in this series on forgiveness, I presented the scientific confirmation of the benefits that [...]
A Guide to the Best Personal Development Books
Kate Motaung2024-11-30T03:58:21-08:00A Christian Counselor's Recommendations Personal development is a popular topic in our society. While most folks shop online for the latest book releases, there is still a healthy section [...]
Finding a Therapist – 10 Questions You Should Ask
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:40:11-08:00From time to time, everyone can benefit from talking with a therapist. Life offers many opportunities for growth and change, along with challenges, disappointments, and heartbreaks. As a therapist, [...]
Seven Signs You Are in an Abusive Relationship
Chris Chandler, Kate Motaung2024-12-30T04:29:19-08:00References The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D If you place a frog in a pot of room temperature water, and gradually increase the [...]
What Vulnerability Is Not
Chris Chandler, Kate Motaung2024-12-30T04:30:14-08:00References Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown, LMSW Vulnerability has gotten a bad rap. Many [...]
5 Steps to Understanding and Improving Social Anxiety Symptoms
Kate Motaung2024-11-27T04:40:57-08:00To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around it. -- Richie Norton We all feel anxious. It is a given that from time to time we [...]