by Jesse Masson, LPC | Aug 1, 2023 | Self Awareness
Reading Time: 3 minutesOriginally Published August 2020 Sitting around the family dinner table the other night, my youngest read a discussion prompt, “What emotion do you wish you’d never have to feel again?” The answers circled the table; “anger”-“fear”-“sad” –...
by Jesse Masson, LPC | Jul 11, 2023 | Anxiety, Self Awareness
Reading Time: 3 minutesOriginally Published August 2021 Let’s admit it, when any of us wrestle to gain control of an aspect in life, it can be rooted in fear and anxious feelings of losing control to some degree. The power struggle with a teenage child, a strenuous...
by Jesse Masson, LPC | Jun 27, 2023 | Anger, Communication, Marriage, Self Awareness
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I’d like to talk about a helpful conflict communication skill. In marriage, friendship, with a coworker, etc., the tensions easily and quickly rise during conflict. Sometimes it feels like we are ships passing in the night. Sometimes we...
by Jesse Masson, LPC | Jun 20, 2023 | Parenting, Self Awareness
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s summertime and family plans are either fulfilled or they fall out the window. It depends on how schedules are impacted once school is out. Most use the summer months to have vacations or trips to see other family members. In my family, we...
by Jesse Masson, LPC | May 16, 2023 | Self Awareness
Reading Time: 3 minutesWeekly I sit with clients who have experienced past relational wounds, and I am stunned by how much a client wants to either take the blame for others’ wrongdoings, or wants to minimize the realities of an event. Acknowledging past wounds can be...
by Jesse Masson, LPC | May 9, 2023 | Self Awareness
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday we are talking about self talk and how it forms. You are probably familiar with the idea that “although your past shapes who you are, it does not define you and it does not dictate who you have to be.” There is a lot of truth in this...
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