Articles filed under Good Counsel

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   Listen to the pain

   By Josi Peters and ChristianWeek on Mar 28, 2014

   During my years as a professional counsellor, I have met many people who live with a chronic pain condition. When they wonder why their physician would refer them for talk therapy, they are often dismayed to learn that depression and…Read More→

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   Advent’s hope lights post-holiday blues

   By Josi Peters and ChristianWeek on Jan 17, 2014

   It’s January. The decorations are long put away; the tree has been dismantled; the bills for our holiday spending have arrived; and the scale has confirmed our worst fears. The annual excess of food, socializing, and expressions of good cheer…Read More→

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   Just as I am

   By Josi Peters on Nov 1, 2013

   “It all sounds pretty pathetic, doesn’t it?” My client smiled weakly after recounting events in her life and her choices in response. “I guess that means I have low self-esteem.” Psychologists define self-esteem as our sense of personal value or…Read More→

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   How to love your neighbour

   By Josi Peters on Aug 23, 2013

   “I’m just so tired,” my client sobbed. “I do everything for everybody, my husband, my kids, my single-mom sister, and my aging parents. “When is it ever going to be my turn?” When I suggested it would be her turn…Read More→

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   Walk a mile in their shoes

   By Josi Peters on Apr 8, 2013

   Although I don’t watch much television, I recently I watched three programs where characters used the words crazy, psycho, or whack job to refer to people with mental illness. The entertainment world reflects what society believes. So I’m not surprised…Read More→

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   Signs of the times: Mental illness stereotypes are never okay

   By Josi Peters on Jan 17, 2013

   One of my favourite hobbies is reading signs. Some are clever or witty. Some are blunt and eye-catching. Some are helpful and some just bother me. Several months ago in front of a local church, I saw one that proclaimed,…Read More→