Renewed Hopes Counseling

04/19/2026

This is spot on! Below is a Ted Talk by Brene Brown addressing the difference between shame and guilt.

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04/02/2026

https://voyagepennsylvania.com/interview/community-highlights-meet-ina-gould-ms-lpc-cctp-of-renewed-hopes-counseling

Today we’d like to introduce you to Ina Gould MS, LPC, CCTP. Hi Ina, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.My professional career began as a teacher in Bronx, New York. I taught elementary and middle school for seven years before moving to Pennsylvania in 20...

03/15/2026

Healing the effects of trauma includes identifying triggers and how they impact your life. This brings us to increased self awareness. But sometimes we are so focused on the triggers, we forget to notice the “glimmers.” Glimmers help us embrace gratitude and operate in joy. What were your glimmers today?

02/08/2026

Although we cannot contol the thoughts that come Into our minds, we give power to what we reflect on. Shifting our mindset to accepting those things outside of our control and focusing on those things we can control empowers us to cope with and challenge negative thought processes.

11/12/2025

09/24/2025

Too many times we become reactive when we feel emotionally disconnected from our partner and what ensues is a disagreement What would it look like to use “I” statements instead, express your need, and skip the disagreement? Emotionally connected relationships grow through vulnerability and courageously sharing needs with one another.

09/14/2025

Beautiful sunny day celebrating the staff and families at Renewed Hopes Counseling at the Reading Phils Game Today! Specil guest appearance from Audra Smallwood founder and CEO of Leave the Light on Counseling and her wonderful
Family.

09/13/2025

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You can be firm without being harsh. Your words and tone can protect both your boundaries and your relationships. Make sure your message lands the way you intend.

Comment “TONE” for a resource to help you say what you mean without being hurtful.

06/02/2025

This is a great article that reminds us to check in on our relationships. Emotional connection is vitally important in a healthy relationship. A lack of emotional bonding can cause distance and loneliness for each partner in the relationship. Changing this harmful pattern can be done by intentionally choosing to reconnect with your partner, recognizing the red flags, and communicating needs to one another.

Emotional neglect in a marriage is the absence of emotional attunement and connection. How can you see what's not there? Here are 10 signs to look for.

05/26/2025

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psychiatrys-think-tank/202305/not-just-bbqs-and-parades-memorial-day-can-be-painful/amp

As many across the U.S. celebrate Memorial Day this weekend, let us also remember how the holiday impacts the mental health of service members, veterans, and their families.

05/11/2025

Sending love and honoring all ladies who share of themselves and nurture love. Happy Mother’s Day!

05/01/2025

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At 40 years old, the eagle faces a life-or-death choice.
Its talons have grown too long and curved — they can no longer grasp prey.
Its beak becomes too bent — it can’t tear food.
Its chest and wing feathers are too heavy — they make flight nearly impossible.

Now the eagle has only two options:
die… or endure a long, painful transformation.

It retreats to its mountaintop nest.
There, it begins the brutal process of rebirth.

It smashes its beak against a rock until it breaks off.
Then it waits. Slowly, painfully, a new beak grows.
With that beak, it pulls out its old talons — one by one.
And once those regrow, the eagle uses them to rip out the heavy feathers from its chest and wings.

150 days of struggle. Pain. Isolation. Silence.

But when the process is over — it soars again.
Reborn.
Stronger.
Free.
And it lives on… for another 30 years.

Sometimes, to truly live — we must change.
Change often comes with fear, discomfort, even heartbreak.
But clinging to what no longer serves us — old habits, toxic patterns, outdated beliefs — weighs us down.
Only when we release the burden of the past can we rise into the future.

The pain of transformation is real — but so is the power of rebirth.