Patricia says, “My husband went to heaven three years ago. We had sex 1-3 times a day. I want that again, but I’m not married.” Read more to find out what Josh Spurlock, Counselor & Sex Therapist, says about grieving the loss of your lover, navigating sexual desire as a widow, and how to lean on trusted friends in your life as you grieve.
You have taken the brave and painful step and sought out help to start addressing the infidelity in your marriage. You are experiencing the realities of this vulnerable work with your spouse, processing full disclosure of the infidelity, the inventory of its impact on you, and the steps needed to restore trust in your marriage. While sorting through the mountain of emotional, physical and spiritual debris of the events, how do you respond to your relatives and friends who want to know “how to help” you?
Learn to recognize, accept, and manage your emotions effectively as a church leader facing the fallout from a moral failure within the leadership.
Discover essential self-care strategies for church leaders to maintain well-being and effectively support their congregation during a crisis. Prioritize your health today!
Learn how to support your spouse and children during a church leadership crisis with strategies for emotional validation, open communication, and practical support.
Discover strategies to maintain your spiritual health and strengthen your relationship with God during times of turmoil. Essential tips for pastors and church staff.
Explore the impact of secondary trauma on pastors and the importance of self-care. Learn strategies to maintain emotional health and provide effective pastoral care.
Get the support you need during church crises. MyCounselor.Online offers faith-based counseling for church staff navigating stress, grief, and leadership changes.
No sleep, no sex, no breaks, no solitude. The single parent may find themselves thinking “How can I be craving alone time but feel so desperately alone at the same time?”
You’re ready to dive deep into your mental health, armed with your insurance card, only to find out that the top-tier therapists—the ones who totally get the nuances of anxiety, depression, or those tricky relationship hurdles—often don’t mesh with insurance plans.
Some of the most common things I hear as a counselor are “I am just not an emotional person,” “ I don’t know what to do with my emotions” or “I don’t know how to feel and talk about my emotions.”
Have you been feeling the roller coaster effect in your dating or marriage relationship? Perhaps there are periods of closeness where the two of you feel safe and connected. But these times are inevitably followed by someone pulling back, or by hurt and conflict. After a while, the closeness comes back but you know the downward plummet will eventually come again, and you feel stuck riding the relationship roller coaster.
