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Ten Unhelpful Marital and Relationship Thought Patterns
It’s natural to interpret what is happening around us. As humans, we are continually interpreting our past, our present and our future as well as our relationships with others, our relationship with ourselves and our relationship with God. Many times the interpretation of circumstances in our lives is accurate, but sometimes it can be distorted due to fears of rejection, abandonment, failure, need for control, approval or perfectionism. The way we feel, therefore, can interfere with how we think. Below is a list of some ways couples might struggle with distorted thoughts and communication patterns in their relationship. Ten Unhelpful Marital and Relationship Thought Patterns: Filtering. We magnify the negative…
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The Best Valentine’s Day Gift: Another Chance
By Cathy Downen, MA, MA, PLPC Love is a many splendored thing when you’re first dating Mr. or Miss Right, and Valentine’s Day seems to have been invented just for the two of you to celebrate your very special love. But after a few years of marriage (a few hours in some cases), when Miss Right has turned into “Mrs. Always Right” and Mr. Right has deteriorated into “Mr. Can’t Get it Right” (or vice versa), Valentine’s Day may seem like a trumped-up tradition of forced, and often expensive, displays of affection custom-made for commercialism, hyped-up expectations, and often disappointment. The gift industry would have us believe that flowers, candy…
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2015 Greater St Louis Area Home Educators Expo
March 19th – 21st Agape’s Director of Children’s Therapeutic Services, Carolyn Knarr, will be a speaker at the Home Educators Expo this year. We will also have a table at the event, so please stop by to meet Carolyn and our other child therapists! The purpose of the Greater St. Louis Area Home Educators Expo (GSLAHE) is to equip and encourage parents as they seek to raise and educate their children. The GSLAHE organization was created to provide the community with a conference that focuses on bringing educational and family topics to the community. We also strive to inform the community at large about home education. Click here for more……
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‘Parenting the Love and Logic Way’ Comes to Agape
By Kathy Bleitner, MEd, LPC Agape Christian Counseling has recently started offering Parenting the Love and Logic Way Classes! What is Love and Logic? Love and Logic is a philosophy of raising and teaching children, which allows adults to be happier, empowered, and more skilled in their interactions with children. Love allows children to grow through their mistakes. Logic allows children to live with the consequences of their choices. Love and Logic is a way of working with children that puts parents back in control, teaches children to be responsible, and prepares young people to live in the real world with its many choices and consequences. Love and Logic tells…
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