Many individuals who come into counseling are holding onto unresolved bitterness and resentment toward others who have done them wrong. This anger could relate to their childhood upbringing or failed ...

The scene is etched painfully in my memory: the time more than 50 years ago when I took a deep breath and told my long-time boyfriend Mike that I had fallen in love with someone else. He was ...

When the person who wronged you doesn’t seem to face any consequences, holding a grudge can feel like the only way to restore some sort of justice. Sure, they may be completely oblivious to the ...

Have you ever wanted something so bad, that you’d be willing to do anything to get it? Then when you see what it’s going to take to get, you’re like nope… that’s just too much of a cost or sacrifice.

It's true. While the idea of "getting even" might offer a fleeting sense of satisfaction, it's a trap. When we dwell on past hurts and fantasize about revenge, we give those who wronged us continued ...

Ring, ring, ring. Once or twice a day, we get a phone call from our new old friend. Sometimes I find myself stumbling out of bed at 7 or 8 a.m. toward the phone thinking it's important to hear the ...

“See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.” Hebrews 12:15. Until recently, I’d never heard of a strangler fig. I was at a women’s ...