Mott Counseling: Journey to Wholeness

10/15/2024

Let God’s love in—completely and without hesitation. Sometimes we build walls around our hearts, thinking we’re unworthy. But God’s love knows no limits and no conditions. You are cherished exactly as you are. Surrender, trust, and let God love you today and always.

07/03/2024

"Be joyful though you have considered all the facts." Wendell Berry

06/12/2024

“Recovery is possible by the grace of God, and I am blessed to experience that gift one day at a time.” Hunter Biden

02/03/2023

“Around us, life bursts forth with miracles – a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops… When we are tired and feel discouraged by life’s daily struggles, we may not notice these miracles, but they are always there.” - Thich Nhat Hanh (The Sun My Heart)

09/12/2022

https://neurosciencenews.com/anxiety-dopamine-21390/
Huh! Anxiety an ally? not just enemy? Or can it show up as both? Counseling can help sort out which is which.

Feeling anxious actually releases dopamine, motivating us to take action to pursue rewards and make changes to bring forth the futures we desire.

11/04/2020

Coronavirus time great for making your home more serene. Yes, this is for me, too!

Now that we’ve spent many months inside—which may last longer depending on your work situation and your kids’ camp and school situations—having a serene home seems especially essential. And it might feel especially impossible...

07/29/2020

In these strange COVID-strained days, self-care can be a few intentional minutes. Here are some some ideas.

Bleary-eyed and barely awake, I typically start the day with snoozing my phone alarm, scanning headlines, or checking my inbox. It’s, of course, the opposite of nourishing. Maybe you, too, find yourself mindlessly scrolling Facebook, reading your...

07/26/2020

Thing to remember is that we all have a degree of narcissism which may come out in certain situations. Realizing this can help us grow and deal with difficult situations.

When most people make errors, they are willing to learn from their mistakes. Those with narcissistic personality traits fail to acknowledge when they make mistakes and are thus unable to learn from errors they have made.

06/19/2020

"Don't protest, REQUEST!" is the counsel of Linda and Charlie Bloom in this helpful blog, also pointing out that Covid-19 has done a number on many previously positive relationships. Don't hesitate to ask for help when needed.

There is definitely a place in the world for protest, meaning to express a complaint of an action made by an individual or a group. Sometimes it can become necessary to make it clear that we don’t agree with something that someone has said or done....

09/27/2019

This is so key, so important to listen to yourself. Do you sound friendly or bossy?

Mothers who address their teens with a neutral tone of voice elicit more positive and less negative emotions in their children, increasing closeness. Those who speak with a controlling tone evoke negative emotions and have a less close bond with their teenage child.

09/26/2019

Check out some less popular keys to contentment and success.

For many of us, there comes a time when it becomes clear to us that a pursuit of happiness through amassing material wealth and power does not do the trick. Whether or not we’ve attained some level of external security, that inner peace and contentment...

08/14/2019

Co-dependents care intensely about another person while they actually are hurting them. Sometimes it takes coaching to learn healthy boundaries.

Codependency is characterized by a person belonging to a dysfunctional, one-sided relationship where one person relies on the other for meeting nearly all of their emotional and self-esteem needs. It

04/04/2019

Fascinating article: "[A] study of more than 12,000 Australians published in the American Journal of Public Health in 2016 found that individuals who increased the number of servings of fruits and vegetables that they ate reported that they were happier and more satisfied with their life than those whose diets remained the same."

What are your experiences with food and mood?

Nutritional psychiatrists counsel patients on how better eating may be another tool in helping to ease depression and anxiety and may lead to better mental health.

02/03/2019

Do you recognize in yourself any of these behaviors or reactions?

Experiencing emotional abuse growing up can have a lasting impact on an individual and we need to talk about it.

10/24/2018

Are you suffering from election stress? If so how are you dealing with it.

03/20/2018

When caring about doing well becomes destructive....Some ways to help. (Will work for you as well as your child!)

Perfectionism in children is driven by anxiety. There is nothing wrong with having high standards but the problem with perfectionism is that enough is never enough. It's exhausting and when perfectionism takes over, the whip-cracking chase for 'good enough' can feel endless - but we can change that.