Restoration Center Chicago

04/19/2025

As you sit in reflection of the significance of today, what are you noticing?

Does hope feel lost?

Do you find yourself in a dry dark season?

What does tomorrow bring for you?

If you’re celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus tomorrow, where will you be worshipping the Risen King?

If you don’t have a church and would like to connect with a community to learn more about this Jesus who died for you, check the comments for some locations for you to consider. ❤️‍🔥✨

04/02/2025

Middle school can be a uniquely challenging time. For some, Sundays can be filled with anxiety and fears about the week ahead. If this resonates with you and you are in 6th-8th grade, we welcome you to come “get the Sunday scaries out.” Leave the weekly workshop feeling supported and empowered to overcome the week ahead.

Plus, enjoy snacks!

03/26/2025

Considering change? Ready to start a process of discovering what you want and the path to arrive at victory in achieving your goals and walking in the vision you have for your life?

Schedule a free consultation with Anthony.

Disclaimer: tips and posts are not clinical advice and are not a substitute for a therapeutic process. In any of this resonated with you, connect with therapist.

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03/26/2025

Good Morning Mamas!

This group was intentionally created to be a virtual encouragement on Sunday evenings.

We are attempting to find a time that new moms are most likely to be able to join in. Your little might be sleeping OR might be nursing OR might be wide awake pulling for all of your attention and love; we welcome you and your little on screen in the real beauty and thick of it.

03/22/2025

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Uninhibited: Therapy as a Tool to Deepen Your Spiritual Life

Written By our very own Sami and Ivory

✨What if therapy wasn’t a barrier to your spiritual life, and instead, allowed your spiritual life to flourish and be strengthened through therapy?

📸: Ivory

03/15/2025

Beginning March 30th, one of our therapists, Sami Lockenour, will be
facilitating a six-week virtual Christian postpartum mom’s group
designed to provide a safe and nurturing space for moms to connect,
process their birth experiences, and navigate the many transitions
that come with new motherhood—including relational, physical,
vocational, emotional, and spiritual adjustments.

Group Details:
Dates: March 30th – May 4th

Time: Thursdays, 8:30–9:30 PM (CST)

Location: Virtual (Zoom)

Cost: $25 per session

Registration Link: https://www.rcchicago.life/new-moms

This group is designed for moms seeking faith-based support and community as they navigate the postpartum season.

03/12/2025

Sunday Scaries?!

7th and 8th grade can bring some unique challenges.

✨Come release the stress and take in the reset to close out the weekend and start the week off well. 😌

Check out our website for more details. www.rcchicago.life

03/04/2025

Shared Value: A mutual understanding and agreement on life priorities, beliefs, and long-term goals, creating alignment and agreement in decision-making.

Two questions to ask yourself:

✨Do you and your spouse share common priorities about family, finances, faith, etc.?
✨How do you navigate differences in short-term and long-term goals or values?

Two steps to increase a sense of shared value:
✨Make a list or vision board of all the shared goals to align the priorities. Maintain regular ongoing discussions about these goals and priority of them.
✨Find ways to integrate individual passions and beliefs while pursuing shared dreams.



References
Gottman, J. M., & Silver, N. (1999). The seven principles for making marriage work. Three Rivers Press.

Worthington, E. L. (2005). Handbook of forgiveness. Routledge.

Gottman, J. M. (2011). The science of trust: Emotional attunement for couples. W.W. Norton & Company.

03/03/2025

Forgiveness: ability to release resentment and bitterness toward your spouse for past hurts while fostering a forward-focused

Two questions to ask yourself:

👏Do you struggle to move past your spouse’s mistakes or perceived wrongs?
👏When conflicts are resolved, do you feel that forgiveness is genuine and lasting?

Two steps to increase forgiveness:

🤍Identify and articulate the specific actions or behaviors that caused hurt.
🤍Consider your spouse’s perspective and intentions behind the action – it helps contextualize it and reduce resentment

03/02/2025

Commitment: strong intentional dedication to the relationship, prioritizing it over external influences.

🤍 Two questions to ask yourself:

🤍Do you and your spouse prioritize your relationship above other commitments, like work or social obligations
🤍How confident are you in your mutual dedication to overcoming challenges together?

Two steps to increase commitment:

✨Reaffirm your commitment by discussing shared future and setting long-term goals as a team.
✨Turn towards one another, by checking in during stressful times or expressing gratitude for effort.

03/01/2025

✨Intimacy ✨pursuing and maintaining physical and emotional nearness

🤍Do you feel emotionally connected to your spouse?
🤍Are you satisfied with your physical relationship and do you feel comfortable discussing it?

✨Two steps to increase intimacy✨
🤍Set apart time for non-sexual intimacy (i.e. cuddling, hand-holding, sharing a hobby).
🤍Prioritize date nights or activities that strengthen emotional and physical intimacy

02/28/2025