How to Handle Conflict with Your Spouse
Every marriage, from healthy to unhealthy ones, experience fights and arguments. Here are some easy ways you can resolve fights faster and come out stronger on the other side.
Parenting Teens About Performance-Based Stress
People are often surprised when I tell them how much pressure many kids in DuPage County face. They picture the area as quiet and idyllic, a welcome break from the noise of Chicago. In some ways, they’re right. There [...]
The Biggest Problem Christians Don’t Talk About
By Grant Stenzel, MS Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor As a general rule, addictions are pretty much equal opportunity. Men and women are equally susceptible to them. And process addictions (gambling, eating, spending, sex) are no exception. Marnie Ferree, a [...]
How To Be There For Someone Who’s Been Abused
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,” —James 1:19 When you first learn that someone you love has been abused in some way, [...]
How To Tell Someone They Need Help
By Grant Stenzel, MS Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor You’re already picturing an intervention, right? Makes sense. We’ve been conditioned by pop culture to think interventions—a group of loved ones presenting a united front to tell a person battling addiction [...]
Learn Better Sleep Habits For An Improved Lifestyle
By Grant Stenzel, MS Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one third of Americans don’t get enough sleep on a regular basis. Our bodies require appropriate rest in order [...]