The Counselor's Couch

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. Welcome back to The Couch.  Have you ever wondered why your life has turned out this way?  Do you continue to struggle with making the changes you truly want in life.  Are you looking for someone to rescue you from your patterns of repetitive self- sabotage?  People often spend their entire life waiting for the cavalry to ride...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. "There is nothing more powerful in the world than a good story". Everybody has a story.  What does that really mean?  Our story is more than a historical reflection of our past.  Our story can shape our present and mold our future.  Our story can create an identity.  Many people struggle to make the changes they desi...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. I don't know if I have ever met a person that has never been asked this question, either by someone else or as an internal reflection.  What is WRONG with me?  This has become the mantra of many people we encounter today.  But why does it have to be wrong?   Although, it is common to ask the question, it is the manner in...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. Momma is going to worry (and so is Daddy), the sooner you accept this, you will find peace.  Worrying about people is what we do as human beings, it is often a sign that we care about them.  So why do we try to tell ourselves or others not to do it?  Especially, since that never works out anyway.  Join Calvin, as he contemplat...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. Hold on to your socks for this one!!  Join Calvin as he goes down the rabbit hole of what motivates our habit of making unacceptable behaviors, acceptable.  We do it all the time.  Some of us more often than others.  Unfortunately, we set ourselves up for disappointment because the reality is that we cannot truly make somethin...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. Have you ever looked for something that was never lost in the first place?  We all do it from time to time.  We look for the keys or the remote control that was never really lost, it was simply covered up by something else.  If something is never really lost, can it be found?  Join Calvin as he explores the simple truth we all...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. Grab the green ribbons it is Mental Health Awareness Month all year long!!!  Or should I say every day is Mental Health Awareness Day.   Why dedicate a month to mental health when it is such an important part of your daily life.  Join Calvin as he explores the importance of self-care in maintaining your mental well-being.  Wha...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. Welcome Back to The Couch. In this episode, Calvin explains trauma and the impact it has on our development and our ability to function.  Whether it is trauma with a capital "T" or trauma with a lower case "t", it is still trauma.  Calvin explores how trauma is more than an emotional reaction to a disturbin...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. Nashville HOT chicken and who burned down the boat!!!  Nobody truly enjoys making mistakes.  We ALL make mistakes, period, end of sentence.  This is the simple honest truth.  Mistakes happen, for some of us more often than we prefer, but they happen.  It is not really about the mistake it is about what you do afterwards that t...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. Welcome Back to The Counselor's Couch!  Pull up a cushion, kick off your shoes and grab a cup of coffee - Let's get started with the session. We all have relationships of every kind, romantic partners, coworkers, children, friendships and so many more.  It is simple a part of the human experience.  We are designed to...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. "What do you want for dinner?  I don't know what do you want for dinner? I don't know."  Have you ever had this familiar conversation?  Probably in one form or another.  Every evening across the world this conversation or a similar one usually takes place.  What makes a simple decision such a perplexing won...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. Let's talk about FEAR.  Fear can be overwhelming.  It can drive behavior, make decisions, avoid opportunities and stir up self-doubt.  It confuses, conflicts and controls - but only if you give it power in your life.  Join Calvin as he unpacks fear in order to help you find a true meaning behind your emotion creating an o...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. Do you ever feel like your fire within is going out?  Perhaps you are struggling with the psychological phenomenon known as BURNOUT.  In this episode, Calvin will explore the difference between stress and burnout, how stress leads to burnout and some helpful hints to develop a Self-Care Plan. Support the show Thanks for listen...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. Welcome Back to The Couch.  Calvin returns for Season 2 with the goal to empower listeners to take an active role in their life.  This session explores the true definition of Hope as a cognitive process.  Accepting the fact that life will bring problems and struggles allows us to navigate them more effectively.  When we unders...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. Buckle Up and Hold On!!  We are pulling back the curtain and giving you a glimpse behind the scenes of Calvin's life.  As we prepare for Season 2 of The Counselor's Couch, we are leaning into the courage of vulnerability.  Join Calvin as he introduces you to his primary support group - the family.  Calvin is joined b...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. Do you remember learning in school that there was no such thing as a stupid question?  It's true.  Questions are how we learn, change and grow as a human being.  But when does questioning become something else?  When does it become an excuse to beat ourselves up.  When does questioning become condemnation.  Join Calvin as...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. In this episode, Calvin challenges the practice of blaming by exploring what motivates this behavior in many of us.  Blaming as an attempt to avoid personal responsibility establishes and maintains a victim role.  Calvin will address the concern that many people revictimize themselves by participating in the blame game years a...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. Did you know that anxiety can affect your vision and even cause rashes?  Sometimes we get so caught up in looking for the forest that we miss the trees.  In this episode, Calvin returns to the emotional elephant in the room that many of us are struggling with in our current climate - ANXIETY.  He explores the various physical...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. Do you fear making the wrong decision or making a mistake?  Well, you will do exactly that at some time - it is inevitable.  In this episode, Calvin explores the reality of living in a world of chaos and embracing the fact that things will go wrong - it's alright - you will be OK.  Why? Because we are hard wired to cope b...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. In this timely episode, Calvin shares an exploration of his thoughts and questions regarding the wide spectrum of reactions we are currently seeing in response to COVID.  He explores openly and candidly the confusion manifested by mixed messages and emotional reactions amid facts, truths, beliefs, values, perspectives and opin...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. Welcome Back!  Calvin returns from the mid season break with his usual curiosity and insight.  Have you ever felt like your life or the world around you was spinning out of control?  What if you were to learn you never had control in the first place?  In this episode, Calvin explores the concept of control and how quickly we i...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. Have you ever heard someone say "you make me angry" or "You push my buttons"?  Where is this mysterious button panel and why are we letting people push our buttons?  Statements like this foster a disconnect from our personal power over our emotions.  They distance us from our feelings, justify our behaviors...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. As the summer begins and COVID restrictions lift, many families find themselves gearing up for the summer road trip or vacation.  In this episode, Calvin explores  how quickly our trips and travel plans can  lead to conflicts and stress, resulting in the desire to stop the car and run away.  Vacation means to devote time for r...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. Have you ever made a decision that you regretted?  Of course you have, we all do it from time to time.  In this episode, Calvin will explore the fundamental conclusions that often lie beneath our decisional regret and some helpful strategies to improve your decision making skills utilizing a 7 step process for making decisions...

Let us know you care. Drop a quick text and let us know what you think. Welcome back to The Counselor's Couch.  In this episode, Calvin explores the impact words have on our lives and the lives of others.  He explores the importance of being aware of dominant thought in your communication with others and the conversations we all have in our own heads.  The skill of using words effectively can...