How To Rise and Shine

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH Whether we are facing depression or anxiety, love to sleep, or are just plain exhausted, we all have days where it is hard to find the willpower to get out of bed in the morning. The rigors of school, work, parenthood, and life may be all too daunting, and we end up […]

Outdoor Therapy: Nature’s Cure

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH When Stacy Bare returned from his deployment to Baghdad in 2006, he struggled with alcoholism, a cocaine habit, and suicidal thoughts. In 2010, a fellow veteran took him rock climbing and things began to turn around. “If I hadn’t started climbing, I’d probably be another sad statistic. The focus it gave me […]

Reclaiming the Bedroom, Part I: Benefits of Sex

  DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH **This will be the first post in a blog series on sex; this particular segment will focus on the benefits of sex. Stay tuned for my future posts on the common excuses/hindrances to sex, as well as how to communicate to overcome those barriers. Life can and will get in the […]

Finding Happiness After Pain - Cluff Counseling, Denton Therapist

Finding Happiness After Hurt

DESIGNED BY FREEPIK Life isn’t fair: people are unkind, injustices happen, and life sometimes seems to have dealt us a pretty hard hand. Here are practical tips to overcome emotional pain and find happiness. Every day I see clients who are hurting. Some are suffering from childhood trauma, others from addiction, chronic illness, or the […]