by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 21, 2017 | counseling, Emotional Literacy, self care, self worth
(CAUTION: I realize this may be a controversial subject and not everyone is going to see it this way. I have worked with women from abusive backgrounds and in abusive relationships long enough to have heard a few of their reasons for staying or going back. In the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Aug 26, 2016 | addiction, counseling
As I have worked in counseling and spiritual formation with women over the last 10 years, I have observed a particular attitude that it has taken me ten years to wrap my mind around and articulate what it is I am seeing. It finally all came together this past week...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 20, 2016 | Comfort, counseling, counselors
“Jesus didn’t wait for a crowd of perfectly well adjusted disciples to turn up; he appointed a real mixed bag of personalities, in spite of their weaknesses and struggles. There’s a place for everyone in the Church and it breaks my heart when I hear...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 11, 2016 | counseling, self-awareness
Over the years I have observed genogram discussion sessions with Dr. Michael Carns, a skilled family and marriage counseling educator and practitioner with over 35 years’ experience, as he invited the Titus 2 students into this tool of self-discovery. A genogram is a...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 3, 2016 | counseling, Hur, Spiritual Warfare
When I was a pre-schooler and in primary grades during the late 50’s and early 60’s my best friend, Beth Palmer, and I would roller skate together. Her home was in a busy downtown area and had no sidewalk readily available. My family lived on a quiet street that,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 29, 2016 | counseling, peace
Some mistake “peacekeeping” with “peacemaking”. When issues of disagreement are ignored and hurt is left to fester, the typical response is to slap a lid on it and bury the problem, ignoring the injured party’s pain. If that is done by...
