Foundry Church has asked me to come back to speak the evening of February 22nd! This will be a special evening event discussing parenting teens. This is open to anyone and even includes childcare if you register here. Topics I’ll be covering: To see an example of how Veronica speaks, try one of these clips. […]
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There’s this thing we humans do in relationships when we try to make sense of something some else has done: we go dark. We come up with a negative interpretation of the other person’s intentions. What’s more, our conclusion sounds logical, but it doesn’t take all of reality into consideration. Here are some examples: The
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We love to say Yes! to our spouse. It is so good to be supportive and encouraging. It seems like if our loved one wants something, it is the best thing for them. You want to go back to college? Yes, let’s make that happen! You want to change jobs? Yes, I want you to
How I integrate Christianity and therapy starts with considering why I integrate faith in therapy. So I’ll begin by writing about the reason to integrate Christian faith into therapy? For me, the reasoning is… The whole point of integration, the whole point of anything in Christian faith, is love. Now, I’m not talking about this
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Couples need to fight. And when I say fight, I don’t mean yelling, screaming, and name-calling. In fact, I really don’t mean any of those things. When I say fight, I mean engage. Couples need to engage about the differences in their relationship. My parents called it “having a discussion.” My siblings and I used
Right away, I need to insert a caveat. Couples need to fight. Click here for a post that is specifically about that topic. In this particular section of the world wide web, however, we’re going to stay focused on couples who fight more than they actually need to. Is this you? If so, take heart,
We are born with many personality traits. Psychologists talk about the “Big 5” personality traits which exist in just about every study on personality. These 5 traits include openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Personality theorists insist that we are born with some level of these 5 traits. In general, these personality traits remain pretty
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I have just been asked to speak at a retreat in Georgia in late January! It will be designed for mothers and teen daughters and the theme verse will be Hebrews 6:19-20 “We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain.”
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Castle Oaks Evangelical Covenant Church has asked me to speak on December 29th during Advent. My message is called “Simeon Waits for the Savior” from Luke 2. We’ll be addressing the experience of unmet expectations. Click here for examples of how Dr. Veronica engages on spiritual topics. Here is the full sermon from Dec. 29,
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The Connection Church has asked me to speak on October 20th – this will be my first time preaching there! I’ll be speaking about love through humility. Click here to see examples of how Veronica speaks.
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