Marriage & Relationships
Posted on November 8, 2024
by Karen Gotto, LMHC
When I was training to get my counseling degree, we often did a group activity that I liked so much that I adapted it to use with my kids, extended family, and even my Sunday school class. My son labeled it the “Positive Circle.”
Marriage & Relationships
Posted on September 15, 2024
by Lindy Hinckley, tLMFT
Feeling a chill in your marriage? Feeling like your spouse has become more like a roommate? A cooling marriage is without spark or love, when you and your partner are turning away from each other, and moments of connectedness or intimacy are rare. If this sounds familiar, read on to find three tips for reconnecting!
Marriage & Relationships
Posted on August 20, 2024
by Ruth Barz, tLMHC
If we are honest, most goodbyes involve some type of grief. We may be seeing that person tomorrow or weeks from now, but there is some sadness that the goodness of our present time together is over. Goodbyes for any reason can be hard to know how to handle, but with the right tools goodbyes can be both happy and healthy.
Marriage & Relationships
Posted on July 20, 2024
by Lindy Hinckley, tLMFT
Cohabitation: all the benefits of marriage without any responsibilities! Sounds like a good option on the surface, but it’s a pipe dream to which many have fallen victim. During research for a book I’m writing about success in marriage, every couple I interviewed who lived together before they married conceded they wished they hadn’t.
Marriage & Relationships
Posted on November 14, 2023
by Hannah Fowler, tLMFT
As a marriage and family therapist, I hear couples express their concern about feeling more like roommates than lovers as the demands of life slowly take over. We all have constant demands on our time. However, we ultimately get to choose how we spend our time. And how we choose to spend the time we have communicates what matters most to us.
Lutheran Family Service News
Posted on September 1, 2023
by Lindy Hinckley, tLMFT
Meet Lindy Hinckley, tLMFT, a marriage and family therapist serving clients in Deadwood, South Dakota, as well as the surrounding area including Sturgis and Rapid City, and throughout the state via telehealth. With a passion for fostering community and connection as an antidote to isolation, Lindy brings understanding and experience as a pastor’s wife and parent of a child with special needs.
Marriage & Relationships
Posted on August 21, 2023
by Lindy Hinckley, tLMFT
How to rewire your mind towards compassion and love. Looking for love, or “whatever is lovely” in your life and relationships? Read on! The pain-body Like static overpowering a radio signal, negativity can block us from tuning in to the positive healing of love, whether it be with God, in our relationships, or within ourselves. […]
Godly Living
Posted on July 24, 2023
by Rev. Jonathan Conner
This post is the second in a two part series: A Way to Think and a Work to Do; Processing and Responding to Bad News. Click here to read part one: A Way to Think; Processing Bad News. Do Promoting and protecting human flourishing Now, what should we do? How should we as a people, […]
Lutheran Family Service News
Posted on June 5, 2023
by Ruth Barz, tLMHC
Ruth Barz is a counselor, wife, mom, and one of the newest members of the Lutheran Family Service mental health counseling team. With a deep love of God’s Word and His truth and master’s level training as a mental health counselor, Ruth brings vast experience and insight to her practice. Read on as we discuss navigating life transitions, the power of relationships, different types of trauma, when to seek counseling, and the healing and hope found in Christ alone.
Church Worker Wellness
Posted on May 24, 2023
by Rev. David Gunderson, tLMFT
Find strategies to create more margin in your life. After hearing the words, “Dust you are and dust you shall return” during an Ash Wednesday service, Billy, a four-year-old boy asked his mother “what does that mean?”. His mother explained that God created people from the dust of the earth, but when they die, they […]
