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Even the most extraordinary comments eventually fade into the endless stream of other posts.... [![](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/coaching-1.jpg?width=365&name=coaching-1.jpg) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/coaching-vs-counseling-difference) ## [Coaching vs Counseling What’s the Difference?](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/coaching-vs-counseling-difference) Honestly, I was pretty skeptical of this whole [Life Coaching](https://reallifecounseling.us/coaching/) thing. I didn’t have any earth-shattering problems I couldn’t handle. But then I was asked this: “Are there any areas of your life that... [![A person looking over a lake with snowcapped mountains in the distance. ](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/getting-better-1-1.jpg?width=365&name=getting-better-1-1.jpg) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/getting-better-psychotherapy) ## [Getting Better – This isn't going to happen overnight](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/getting-better-psychotherapy) So often, when I sit down with an individual person, or a family I hear something along the lines of, “fix it,” or, “fix me.”  Here’s the thing about **getting better** – this (whatever it is – anxiety,... [![A person silhouetted against a purple and blue sunrise looks out across a lake.](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/A%20person%20silhouetted%20against%20a%20purple%20and%20blue%20sunrise%20looks%20out%20across%20a%20lake.png?width=365&name=A%20person%20silhouetted%20against%20a%20purple%20and%20blue%20sunrise%20looks%20out%20across%20a%20lake.png) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/anger-warning-help-us) ## [Anger, a warning to help us?](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/anger-warning-help-us) ## **Anger, a warning to help us?** The other day, as I sat in my car waiting for the light to turn green, I heard the loud squeal of car breaks and then the awful sound of metal hitting metal. As I turned... [![A person with long brown hair sitting on a sofa talking to a therapist in a room with natural light from large windows, brick walls, and plants.](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/_A%20person%20with%20long%20brown%20hair%20sitting%20on%20a%20sofa%20talking%20to%20a%20therapist%20in%20a%20room%20with%20natural%20light%20from%20large%20windows%2c%20brick%20walls%2c%20and%20plants..png?width=365&name=_A%20person%20with%20long%20brown%20hair%20sitting%20on%20a%20sofa%20talking%20to%20a%20therapist%20in%20a%20room%20with%20natural%20light%20from%20large%20windows%2c%20brick%20walls%2c%20and%20plants..png) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/what-to-expect) ## [What to Expect in Your First Therapy Session](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/what-to-expect) What to expect the first session: [![A teenager with curly black hair and dark eyes wearing a bright yellow t-shirt and smiling against a worn gray wooden wall](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/A%20teenager%20with%20curly%20black%20hair%20and%20dark%20eyes%20wearing%20a%20bright%20yellow%20t-shirt%20and%20smiling%20against%20a%20worn%20gray%20wooden%20wall.png?width=365&name=A%20teenager%20with%20curly%20black%20hair%20and%20dark%20eyes%20wearing%20a%20bright%20yellow%20t-shirt%20and%20smiling%20against%20a%20worn%20gray%20wooden%20wall.png) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/counseling-helpful) ## [Why is Counseling Helpful?](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/counseling-helpful) [![The Real Life Counseling Logo in blue lettering against a white background. ](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/real-life-couseling-logo1.png?width=365&name=real-life-couseling-logo1.png) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/strengths-finder-week-2) ## [Strengths Finder Week 2](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/strengths-finder-week-2) ## Comparing Strengths Comparing and contrasting the strengths that we see in ourselves to those that others identify in us can be quite inspiring. My chosen strengths included: belief, empathy,... [![A closeup image of a person smiling at the camera](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/A%20closeup%20image%20of%20a%20person%20smiling%20at%20the%20camera.png?width=365&name=A%20closeup%20image%20of%20a%20person%20smiling%20at%20the%20camera.png) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/strengths-finder-week-1) ## [Strengths Finder: Week 1](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/strengths-finder-week-1) # The Strengths Finder process is one of empowerment and enlightenment. Week 1 helps us see ourselves positively. [![A person in silhouette with their arms up in a victorious gesture stands on the side of a mountain at sunset.](https://reallifecounseling.us/hs-fs/hubfs/A%20person%20in%20silhouette%20with%20their%20arms%20up%20in%20a%20victorious%20gesture%20stands%20on%20the%20side%20of%20a%20mountain%20at%20sunset.png?width=365&name=A%20person%20in%20silhouette%20with%20their%20arms%20up%20in%20a%20victorious%20gesture%20stands%20on%20the%20side%20of%20a%20mountain%20at%20sunset.png) ](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/therapy-focused-empowering-change) ## [Therapy Focused on Empowering and Change](https://reallifecounseling.us/blog/therapy-focused-empowering-change) # In Hebrews 11:8, > Abraham obeys when he is called out from his home by God, even though this must have been difficult for him not knowing exactly where he was being sent. God, sometimes calls on us... 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