How to Know if you Need Counseling to Recover from Your Past

guy and girl leaning on wall Contributor: Ryan Moffat, BS in Bible and Theology from Multnomah University. Pastor of Vast Church. “We all come from dysfunction families, the question is not “if” but simply, “to what degree” are you dysfunctional!” -Counselor Bob This is one of the first memories I have being in professional counseling. It was our pre-marital counseling and [...]
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Forgiving Myself

Contributor: Ryan Moffat, BS in Bible and Theology from Multnomah University. Pastor of Vast Church. “I should’ve been a better mother…it’s all my fault” -47 year old mother of 3 “The reason mom and dad got divorced was because us kids were too hard to raise. We should’ve obeyed a little bit better and then [...]
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Utilizing Motivational Interviewing in Addiction Treatment

Contributor: Daniel Angres, M.D., serves as the Medical Director of the Positive Sobriety Institute as well as Chief Medical Officer of RiverMend Health Addiction Services. We all want to see those we love and care about get the help they need if they are suffering from addiction. But what happens when our loved one isn’t [...]
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Forgetting My Fear and Helping Someone Else

Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Special Projects Coordinator at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope The recovery process from addiction and substance abuse can be full of unknowns. After struggling with an addiction to drugs and alcohol for any length of time, letting go of old habits and learning to trust the process of recovery can [...]
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Being Honest with God

Contributor: Ryan Moffat, BS in Bible and Theology from Multnomah University. Pastor of Vast Church. It seems to me that God loves a little bit of rhetoric. If you don’t believe me just look at the first question that shows up in the Bible: “Where are you?” Now listen….if you’re missing one of your kids [...]
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