Month: October 2018

4 Truths Forgiveness Has Taught Me-Cluff Counseling, Denton Therapy
Relationships

4 Truths Forgiveness Has Taught Me

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” ~Louis B. Smedes Back in May I wrote a post on the best form of self-care–forgiving oneself. Today I want to address another important aspect of forgiveness–forgiving others. As a counselor, I see many clients who are working to forgive

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Battling Baby Blues - Cluff Counseling - North Texas Therapy
Self-Care

Battling Baby Blues

More than half of new moms aren’t getting mental health support during or after pregnancy. Recognizing this problem may be the first step in changing it! A few of my clients are new moms seeing me for postpartum depression, or another post-baby-related mental illnesses. I wish I saw more moms in this situation, though, because

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Adding Sex to Your Agenda - Cluff Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy
Relationships

Adding Sex to Your Agenda

“We all need attention, affection, and the feeling of being appreciated in our life, and it is great when you can give and get that from your partner on a regular basis.” —Lawrence Lovell If you are like me, anything and everything important needs to go in my calendar. If I want to get something

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Opiods - Cluff Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy
Addiction

The Opioid Epidemic: Just a Prescription Away

When a person takes a prescription drug for a nonmedical reason, it can quickly lead to addiction and the need for drug treatment. In fact, 25 percent of people who misused prescription drugs by age 13 ended up with an addiction at some point in their life. One of my clients recently recounted some of

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