Healing Hearts Counseling Center

04/09/2026

Take courage my friends …. You might be here. Don’t lose hope.

04/07/2026

The hardest part of coming back from a period of coldness is owning that you created it. Not because you don't have valid feelings. Because you expressed them sideways instead of directly.

Coming back with honesty closes the thing that the coldness left open.

Save this for the next time you need it.

04/05/2026

04/02/2026

🌟 New Group Starting Next Wednesday! 🌟
We’re excited to announce that we will be launching a 12‑Step Program Group beginning next Wednesday. This group is designed to offer connection, support, and guidance for anyone looking to strengthen their recovery through the principles of the 12‑step model.

Participants will have the opportunity to:

Explore each of the 12 steps in a supportive environment

Build community with others in recovery

Share experiences, strengths, and hope

Learn how to apply 12‑step principles in daily life

Strengthen accountability and personal growth

Whether you’re brand new to the 12‑step approach or already attending AA/NA and want additional support, this group is a great place to grow, connect, and continue building your recovery foundation.

We look forward to seeing you there and walking this journey together. 🌱💬✨

03/28/2026

✨ A Beautiful Web of Connection at HHCC ✨

Yesterday at Healing Hearts Counseling Center, we witnessed one of those "unusual, amazing days" that reminds us just how much our lives are intertwined in ways we can’t see.

Years ago, we knew a fellow counselor here in Mansfield. He was a good man who helped many, even while navigating his own personal struggles. He passed away several years ago, but his legacy wasn't finished.

The Story Unfolds...

The Meeting: An employee brought a young man from her church to meet my husband—not for a session, but simply because she felt they should connect.

The Revelation: During their talk, the young man asked if we knew his father. It turns out, his father was that very counselor we had known years ago. They had only spoken once, and the son was looking for pieces of his father’s story. My husband was able to share those stories with him.

The Full Circle: We later remembered another employee who often shared how that same counselor had literally saved her life. She had always wanted to thank him, but he passed before she could. When we told her his son was here, she saw it as her "God-moment" to finally give back to the man who saved her by pouring into his son.

They are meeting for the first time this Sunday. ---

Finding Hope in the Intertwining

In our group sessions today, our clients were moved by this story. They spoke about:

Hope: Knowing that no good seed planted is ever truly lost.

Awareness: Stirring our hearts to notice the connections around us.

Participation: The realization that God invites us to participate in the wonderful things He is doing in the lives of others.

The group began sharing their own amazing stories of connection, relationship, and hope. It reminded us all that we are never as alone as we feel.

This is one of those "only God" stories that reminds us why we do what we do. It’s a beautiful testament to how hope isn't just a feeling—it’s a ripple effect that spans generations.

🗨️ What about you?

We want to hear from our community. Have you ever experienced a "small world" connection that felt like more than a coincidence? How have you seen lives intertwine in ways that brought you hope?

Share your stories of connection in the comments below! 👇

A special invitation to those in group today to share!

02/10/2026

When a dear friend was facing a significant illness, the writer John O’Donohue sent a letter that included the words: “May you find in yourself a courageous hospitality toward what is difficult, painful, and unknown.”

What we need the most amid personal challenges is hospitality.We often believe that personal change will come through persistence—by pushing harder, seeking insights, and doing more. But often, that persistence is actually leading us further away from the core issues we need to address.

Outsourcing our needs to others and relying on will power are tenuous solutions. The more sustainable option is to teach ourselves that, even in our deepest vulnerability, we can become the soothing, safe, and secure presence we need.

Without personal hospitality, we risk using other people as sanatoriums and seeking quick fixes to profound questions that, if given the space to be processed, could transform us.

Hospitality may feel slower, but the healing and growth it fosters are far more profound—and in the long run, faster.

01/30/2026

When you lack a solid connection to yourself, you end up using other people to feel solid. How can you tell if your connection to yourself has room to grow?

If you fall apart when you’re alone, find yourself angry when someone doesn’t come through for you, grow angsty when people disagree with you, or feel insecure about the amount of money, power, or attraction you possess, these are all signs that your sense of self has room to develop.

The insecurities we feel in our external world are always a reflection of the insecurities we feel within. We think the solution is to attain or achieve more, but it’s not.

The antidote is a desire to develop greater intimacy with the self.

12/31/2025

🎉 NEW YEAR, GENTLE START 🎉
✨ Small steps. Real change. Kind goals. ✨

🌟 Set Intentions You Can Actually Keep
The new year doesn’t need a full life overhaul — just compassionate, doable steps that support your well‑being.

🎯 Easy, Achievable Goals for 2025
🚶‍♀️ Take a 10‑minute walk a few times a week

💧 Add one extra glass of water a day

📵 Choose one “no‑phone hour” each week

🌙 Create a simple morning or bedtime ritual

📚 Read one chapter of a book each month

🧘‍♂️ Practice saying “no” when you need rest

🎉 Plan one fun activity each month

✨ Write one gratitude note each week

🗂️ Declutter one drawer or corner at a time

🤝 Reach out to a friend once a month

🎊 Celebrate Every Small Win
Growth doesn’t have to be loud.
Every tiny step counts.
Every moment of effort matters.

💛 Wishing you a peaceful, hopeful, and healing new year. 💛