by TH | Mar 22, 2023 | Psychology, Theology
A topic that has been near and dear to me recently is the idea of powerlessness. As a certified sex addiction therapist-in-training, I am familiar with this concept in terms of addiction. It is the first step of any 12-Step program such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)....
by TH | Jun 28, 2022 | Psychology
One of the hardest things about codependency is letting go of the urge to control the opinions and narratives that others have of us. We often engage in behavior and actions not because we genuinely want to, but in the back of our minds, we know this influences how a...
by TH | Jun 21, 2022 | Psychology
The other day, a friend showed me the security cameras at their house where two people, in masks, came up to the cars in their driveway. They were peaking into the vehicles, presumably to see if there was anything of value to steal from them. So why do people do bad...
by TH | Jun 13, 2022 | Psychology
There are two sides to the coin of lust. When you think of lust, it’s often within the context of your thoughts toward a person. However, the other side of it is being lusted after. What in the world does that mean? Let’s take a step back and define...
by TH | Apr 22, 2022 | Psychology
During the readings of the day of Monday, the Church in Her wisdom has two parallels or two things occurring. You have the prophecies on one track and what happens with Christ on the other. The Church starts by speaking about creation and the Fall in the prophecies....
by TH | Apr 3, 2022 | Psychology
The question we heard today in the readings of Christ healing the paralytic man was the first of 3 questions that Mark Laaser poses to the reader in his book, Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction. I’ve shared it here as it is a profound question not only to...
