by Kris Reece | Apr 18, 2017 | Christian Counseling, Spiritual Growth
What almost killed me in my early days of being a step-mom was my naïve belief that my step-kids would welcome me with loving arms. I felt sure that once my husband’s kids saw what true love was and got some guidance and structure that they would fall right in love... by Kris Reece | Apr 5, 2017 | Christian Counseling, Personal Growth, Relationship
Toxic people are a rare breed. “Then why do they always seem to find me?” is a question I hear frequently in my Christian counseling practice. I work with women who want to reinvent their lives and move forward into a greater purpose and without fail, every woman that... by Kris Reece | Mar 5, 2017 | Personal Growth, Spiritual Growth
I confess, I have a few pet peeves. I don’t like when drivers cut you off and then drive slowly. But an even bigger pet peeve is the overuse of the word “just.” If you listen closely, you’ll hear it frequently in conversations. It’s a filler word, like “um” and “uh,”... by Kris Reece | Feb 8, 2017 | Personal Growth
If I could wave a magic wand and cure everyone of one thing, it would be feelings of low self-esteem. Low self-esteem is a contributing factor, if not the root problem, in most psychological disorders as well as in general feelings of dissatisfaction. It wrecks... by Kris Reece | Jan 3, 2017 | Personal Growth
You’ve likely heard the phrase work smarter, not harder. Many perfectionists land more on the “work harder” side of that equation—since their standards are so high, they have to work harder than everyone else. That’s what they’d like you to believe, anyway—many times...