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Four Premarital Counseling Questions You Will Be Asked
You’re ready to get married, but nervous about which premarital counseling questions you might be asked–that’s totally normal! You may be asking yourself “what actually happens in session? Although every marriage counselor has her or his own approach, here are the...
Burnout Symptoms (& How Counseling Can Help!)
Burnout symptoms are sneaky, you may not notice them as they can appear slowly over time. Do you find yourself taking more time and energy than usual to tackle a routine task? Do you feel easily irritated, cynical, or angry at comments or inconveniences which used to...
Burnout in Nursing (& Tips To Help)
As a former nurse, my heart aches as I imagine the long nights, difficult patient conversations, and the deep burnout in nursing that must be taking root one year in. As each evening’s newscast brings images and testimonies of the many doctors, nurses, and health...
How Unprocessed Emotions Lead To Burnout
Burnout, in general, can be overwhelming to work through. After all, we are not human doings. First and foremost, we are human beings. Yet being with ourselves can often be a scary prospect. Often, when we pause, our bodily signals mix with our racing thoughts and it...
Raw Spots: Why Conversations Turn into Arguments in Relationships
Arguments in relationships are completely normal things. Can you remember a time when you or your partner had an incredibly strong reaction to something seemingly trivial? We’ve all been there. You're spending time with your loved one, talking about outwardly benign...
Is It Normal to Lose Attraction to My Spouse?
Life and love are funny things, one moment you’re just meeting, and then the next you’re questioning, “Is it normal to lose attraction to my spouse?” Do you remember way back when? You saw that cute girl or good-looking guy across the room and butterflies settled in...
Hope: 3 Practical Ways To Engage
As a Cornerstone team, we are working on increasing vulnerability in 2021. (Yes, I know how funny this sounds coming from a team of counselors). It's because of this process of vulnerability, that I discovered and embraced these steps to practical hope. I'm learning...
Hope For The Weary
Can we all agree that we need hope for the weary! We are the weary people and we need a whole lot of hope! This past Advent, I purchased a devotional called, “The Soul Felt its Worth” by Frank & Norman. Each day features a different Christmas song or hymn. The...
New Counselor – Meet Paul Schuller
We love the Colorado Springs community that we have gotten to know over the years. At Cornerstone, we want to continue to offer affordable Christian Counseling to as many people as we can in the Colorado Springs area. So we have the exciting pleasure of introducing...
Meet Intern Amber Vigueria
Our team is growing again with the addition of intern Amber Vigueria! We love the Colorado Springs community that we have gotten to know over the years. At Cornerstone, we want to continue to offer affordable Christian Counseling to as many people as we can in the...