This post originally appeared in 2017. It's still relevant in 2021. ~Terra This time of year brings nostalgic memories, painful losses, and a whirlwind of a running to-do list. It’s the most wonderful time of year, and yet the hustle and bustle is so counter to the...

The years 2020 and 2021 have been marked by adversity and challenge. None of us escaped it, and many are still navigating seasons marked by unexpected transition, failure and disappointment. The global pandemic pulled the rug out from underneath us all, and it is now...

My parents raised me in church, but I got to know Jesus alone in my childhood room. When I was in elementary school, my family went through a traumatic experience and it turned my world upside down. I would stay up at night and worry about everyone, everything. I...

After school shopping, organizing supplies, and getting signed up for Fall activities, it’s time to do a heart check with our kids. It’s been way too long since we had any sense of “normalcy.” School rhythms might feel foreign to some of us as we wonder what it will...

Recently, while staying in a hotel with my family, my 8-year old daughter and I went down to the pool. Because of COVID, it had been well over a year since she had been in the pool. While she has always been a fairly strong swimmer, the time away from the water and...

Alex Rankin, LMFT, LPC - Living Wholehearted Clinical Supervisor In 1997, a little known Italian actor and director named Roberto Benigni released the film La Vita è Bella, translated into English as Life is Beautiful, to international acclaim. Wikipedia describes the...

Human beings are a complex blend of body, mind and spirit. While we highly prize our ability to think and reason, and we rarely question physical sensations in our bodies, emotions are often considered with much more suspicion and apprehension.  In different...

Thanks for celebrating 10 Years of Living Wholehearted with us! Over the years in our counseling, coaching, and organizational development work, we have utilized many clinical, biblical, relational, and business tools and assessments to help bring about transformation...