Very few people enjoy criticizing others. If you’re like me and very empathetic, you can even feel the pain of others as you criticize them (not to mention your own), so you naturally avoid it. I believe you need to criticize those you love, though. Here’s why. If you don’t criticize their behavior toward you, you’ll likely break up with them (or vice versa)…

Relationships and TrustJeff MoweryJune 20, 2019Restoring Lives Counseling Services relationships, criticize, love, empathy, break up, peace, behavior, argue, argumentsComment

Using Out-of-Network Benefits for Mental Health Care

Did you know that you can still see a provider that is not in-network with your insurance? Below is the letter we give everyone explaining how to use out-of-network benefits...

Insurance, Mental Health InsightsJeff MoweryJune 11, 2019Restoring Lives Counseling Servicesinsurance, benefits, health care, deductible, therapy, out of network, mental health, find a therapist Comment

A Tip for Dealing with Passive Aggression

Passive aggressiveness is insidious and it has little respect for your thoughts on it. People are often passive-aggressive because they don’t have the necessary people skills to work through relational challenges head-on (I’ve been guilty of this). Is it your job to teach them people skills? No. So how can you deal with passive-aggressive people?

Anger and ResentmentJeff MoweryJune 6, 2019Restoring Lives Counseling Servicespassive, aggresion, anger, coping, trauma, traumatic, control, pain, emotional painComment

Sense of Self: Stage Two

Welcome back! As we consider together what makes a person strong, resilient, and well-adjusted, we come to Erickson’s second stage of human development…

Shame, DoubtKrista ThomasMarch 18, 2019sense of self, Erickson, crisis, environment, self doubt, self-esteem, confidence, child, childhood, development, normsComment

Sense of Self: Stage One

In this article I’ll be using Erickson’s Eight Stages of development (link included below) as an outline, as his understanding of how humans develop into stable and flourishing individuals is creative and thorough…

Self-Worth, Relationships and TrustKrista ThomasMarch 6, 2019Restoring Lives Counseling Services sense of self, self-acceptance, self-esteem, self love, self image, low self worth, self worth, self crisisComment

Two Steps Ahead

After doing therapy for some time, it didn’t take me long to feel that I was involved in some kind of game as a therapist. I began to feel like I was on candid camera or I was part of a mass prank…

Counseling and TherapyJeff MoweryJanuary 27, 2019Restoring Lives Counseling Servicestherapy, psychotherapy, counseling, counseling colorado Springs, counseling Denver colorado, why therapy helps, How therapy can help, does therapy work?, effective therapy, quality therapy, change, behavioral changeComment

Caring When It's Cold

I used to resent homeless people, especially in the winter. I had this autopilot response when I’d see them bundled up, clouds of carbon monoxide vaporizing above their heads, trading spots on cold concrete to try and find some kind of warmth…

Counseling and TherapyKrista ThomasJanuary 23, 2019Restoring Lives Counseling Services therapy, existential therapist, homelessness, Colorado Springs Colorado, Restoring Lives Counseling Services, restoration, hope, mental health, counseling, change of heart, Colorado Springs, homeless Comment

Why Addiction?

Yesterday, I was thinking about why people become addicted. Don’t remember where I heard this, but while thinking of this, something I learned years ago came back to me. When we seek refuge in drugs, alcohol, sex, gambling, love or whatever the addiction may be, we are attempting to satisfy one (or all) of these three needs…

Addiction and Recovery, Counseling and TherapyJeff MoweryJanuary 22, 2019Restoring Lives Counseling Services addiction, Anxiety treatment, depression, alcoholism, pain, hopelessness, hope, drug addiction, sex addiction, how to overcome addiction, how to drug addiction, peace, why addictionComment

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