Care to Change Counseling - Practical Solutions for Positive Change

You may be starting to look at 2022 and evaluate what you are doing and asking yourself what it looks like to get to where you want to be. Join us as we remember our why, in understanding our value and why it’s important to have boundaries.  Put on your own oxygen mask before you put on someone else’s. Value yourself enough to invest in yourself and breathe. Join us as Executive Director of Care t...

Wrapping presents, holiday parties, finishing that last project before vacation, studying for finals, all of this is some of the reasons why we are not sleeping right now. It can be so easy to just press on until the holidays are over. Join us as we remember our why, and focus on where we have come in order to continue moving forward. Sleep is one of the basic foundations for a healthy mind and bo...

With the holiday hustle and bustle it can feel like stress is an all time high. It is so easy to miss the reason for all the busy and really focus on the main thing. Join us as we help you remember your why, and look back at all the things you have come through to get this far.  People are more stressed than ever, anxiety and depression are at an all time high, and we rarely pause to discuss what...

Sometimes to move forward we have to look back and see where we are coming from and remember our why. As the new year approaches we want to challenge you to refocus on your why, or even discover your why for the first time!  The holidays can bring up some hard things for us. The emotions that you feel are yours and can be very hard to explain. Unfortunately, we do not get to choose the grief and l...

Employers, Team Leaders, Teachers, and supervisors, this one is for you. HR Coordinator, Danielle Huff and Director of Care to Change, April Bordeau, discuss 5 steps building a culture of caring for team members via true gratitude. Steps include building trust facing conflict, establishing buy-in, practicing accountability, and recognizing results.  Resources:  ·        Five Disfunctions of a Team...

The topic every parent has wondered about… how to teach your kids to live with an attitude of gratitude. Listen in as director and TBRI  educator, April Bordeau, and fellow counselor and TBRI educator, Mike Spencer, address how to parent kids in a way to fosters real gratitude. It might not be what you think! Mike outlines 4 specific steps that include noticing what you’re grateful for and asking...

Life is already hard enough and it gets emotionally difficult when people who “should” show gratitude, don’t. Join director, April Bordeau, and student therapist, Ifen Donovan, as they talk about the difference between a state of gratitude and  living with the trait of gratitude and what the deeper connection is between attachment, sense of belonging and gratitude. It may just change your response...

What an intimate conversation between director, April Bordeau and therapist, Britt Smith. Britt has been recovering from a rare autoimmune disease that unexpectedly struck her body shortly after her dad learned he had kidney cancer. When her world changed without warning Britt had to learn the power of a grateful heart despite circumstances. How can you look for God in the details of this messy li...

Join April Bordeau, Director at Care to Change, and therapist, Brittany Gipson, as they discuss the correlation between anxiety and gratitude.   Most people don’t realize that there are two types of gratitude – one is the cultural norm of saying thank you, and the other, a deep heart felt positive emotional response that includes returning kindness and appreciation, which also is linked to positiv...

Join Director, April Bordeau and counselor Mike Spencer as they discuss why change is often met with feeling threatened. Mike validates the experience saying that people can feel threatened at just the idea of change because they immediately feel as though something must be wrong with them thus requiring change. However, change actually gives us opportunity to grow in becoming more skilled at life...

Change disrupts routine and often feels threatening, so how can you thrive in the midst of it? Interestingly, the word “thrive” actually means “to grow or develop strongly.” Care Team Administrator, Deb Kulchar and Director, April Bordeau, discuss real live examples of when life threw curve balls and what were learned about thriving during the unwanted change. Deb reminds listeners to focus on the...

7 Steps for Managing the Stress of Uncertainty and Change Join us for a unique discussion as therapist, Brittany Smith interviews our director, April Bordeau, reviewing 7 steps you can take to help manage the stress of uncertainty and change.  Steps include recognizing and giving space to your emotions, focusing on what you can control, eliminating toxic influences, creating healthy routines, embr...

Let’s face it: change is hard. Join director, April Bordeau, and therapist, Brittany Gipson, as they discuss the 5 stages of change and steps you can take to thrive in the midst of change.  Steps include precontemplation, contemplation, planning, launch, and maintenance – and during the discussion, the two added the stage that we tend to miss – celebration… all reinforcing that change IS possible,...

Listen to an intimate conversation between director, April Bordeau, and trauma certified yoga instructor, Ginger Boyce, as they talk about  the purpose of hope and healing. Ginger outlines the why and how behind healing.   Resources: ·        The Body Keeps The Score ·       Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga: Reclaiming Your Body ·        Atomic Habits Text us your thoughts or questions at our Care L...

Listen to an  authentic conversation between director, April Bordeau, and student therapist, Seth Baker, as they talk about the difference between coping skills and the true healing process. Seth outlines the definition of coping and the definition of healing and gives great reference for how to begin the healing process.  Resources:  ·        Gentle & Lowly by Dane Ortland  ·        Recent ne...

How can you tell when you are walking a path that leads to dwindling hope?  What is the difference between hopelessness and depression?  What is the difference between feeling sad and struggling with depression?  Join Director, April Bordeau, and therapist, Jared Jones as they discuss what to do when you feel hope dwindling and what steps to take to help you get unstuck. Resources: Alive to Thrive...

Make no mistake, you have purpose.  Join Director, April Bordeau, and therapist, Jean Crane, as they discuss how to find the purpose for your life.  Jean gives and explains three questions to ask yourself: 1.     What are you passionate about? 2.     What do you have a burden for?  3.     What are you good at doing?  At the same time we are reminded to ask ourselves what is stopping us from living...

In our last conversation in our connection and friendship series we get a different perspective on relationships. Join us as Executive Director of Care to Change, April Bordeau, and Lauren, Emma, and Kinley as they answer your questions about Teens and relationships, and discuss practical solutions for positive change. Text us your thoughts or questions at our Care Line: 317-979-7133 For more info...

Friendship is hard but can be so rewarding. There are times when we need to know when is a good time to set up our own boundary and how we can do what is best for us and our friend. Join us as Executive Director of Care to Change, April Bordeau, and therapist at Care to Change, Sarah Barksdale, as they discuss practical solutions for positive change in connection and friendships.  Resources Refere...

This is a hard question to tackle, but one that is so needed to be asked. Many of us don’t want to feel like a burden, but also know we are called to be in relationship with others.  Join us as Executive Director of Care to Change, April Bordeau, and therapist at Care to Change, Brittany Gipson, as they discuss practical solutions for positive change in connection and friendships.  Resources Refer...

We all know someone who doesn’t say what they mean, and mean what they say. It’s hard to understand how to relate to them, and how to be their friend. Join us as Executive Director of Care to Change, April Bordeau, and therapist at Care to Change, Jean Crane, as they discuss practical solutions for positive change in connection and friendships.  Resources Referenced:  Boundaries – Cloud and Townse...

Does it feel like your friends changes with seasons? Is it hard to find consistent people to be in your tribe? What's the big thing about a "tribe" anyway?  Do you feel like sometimes you are the one that struggles with friendships? Truth is, many women (and men for that matter!) do. Join Director of Care to Change, April Bordeau, and therapist , Britt Smith, as they discuss practic...

Join Executive Director of Care to Change, April Bordeau, and therapist at Care to Change, Jared Jones, as they answer your questions and discuss practical solutions for positive change in finding the freedom you deserve. Freedom: the state of not being imprisoned/enslaved People want freedom from fear their past addictions financial debt suffering/pain expectation of others comparison Gal 5:1 say...

Learning How to Love Yourself Enough to Set Boundaries  Join Executive Director of Care to Change, April Bordeau, and therapist at Care to Change, Jean Crane, as they discuss practical solutions for positive change in getting freedom from your past.  Text us your thoughts or questions at our Care Line: 317-979-7133  For more information about Care to Change visit  www.caretochange.org   Follow Car...

This series is designed to help you find freedom, and this episode is all about finding freedom from what was done to you.  Join Executive Director of Care to Change, April Bordeau, and therapist  , Brittany Gipson, as they discuss practical solutions for positive change in getting freedom from your past.  Text us your thoughts or questions at our Care Line: 317-979-7133  For more information abou...