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How Practicing Self-Kindness Can Change Your Mental Health and Well-Being In our fast-paced world, most of us are far harder on ourselves than we would ever be on a friend. We criticize our mistakes harshly, replay failures endlessly in our minds, and judge ourselves with a level of cruelty that can undermine confidence and fuel…

Navigating Boundaries and Building Healthier Adult Relationships with Your Grown Children One of life’s most profound transitions happens quietly—when your child graduates high school, moves out, or starts their first job. Suddenly, the role that defined you for decades fundamentally shifts. At Strengthened Heart Counseling, we’ve worked with countless parents navigating this delicate transformation. Many…

Breaking Free From Family Patterns: Understanding Your Past to Transform Your Present You are a living testimony to what you believe about yourself, others, and the world. Much of what you believe is rooted not in conscious choice, but in experiences you may barely remember, lessons absorbed before you could even question them, and patterns…

Healing Relationship Patterns Through Attachment-Based Therapy and Counseling At Strengthened Heart Counseling, we believe that understanding your attachment style is one of the most powerful keys to transforming your relationships and emotional wellbeing. For years, we’ve helped individuals and couples in our community recognize how their early experiences with caregivers shaped their current relationship patterns,…

Loss is one of life’s most universal yet deeply personal experiences. When someone you love dies, the pain can feel overwhelming and isolating. You may experience sadness, anger, confusion, guilt, or moments where emotions shift unexpectedly. There’s no “right” timeline for healing. At Strengthened Heart Counseling, we understand that grief is a journey, not a…