Christie Michaud, LPC

You don’t hear much about suffering. It’s painful, not pretty, and to be avoided at all costs. And when you’re past it, you don’t want to...

In grad school, it was suggested that I consider Biblical counseling instead of mental health counseling. My conviction being the reason...

A good word in poem form from Max Lucado, Anxious for Nothing. Today, I will live today. Yesterday has passed. Tomorrow is not yet. I’m...

You don’t hear much about suffering. It’s painful, not pretty, and to be avoided at all costs. And when you’re past it, you don’t want to...

My post, Today spoke to life's hard things and a thought-stopping tool to bring one back to the present. Now let's talk about one that...

Do you want to be well? has been posted at least twice now, but once again I am reminded of its power and saving grace. My hard season...

Do you ever long for yesterday when life may have felt more joyful or manageable than today? Do you ever get stuck on the pain or regret...

Psalm 143:8-10 Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift...

Disappointment. We all feel it even if we can’t define it. That nagging and negative feeling that if allowed can become a fire starter....

As I reflect on 2023, this picture comes to mind: I’m sitting in the stands at a football game of my college alma mater and as the...

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy...

Did you know that fear and gratitude cannot coexist? These two emotions occur in the same area of our brain. Therefore, it is one or the...

Today marks the one year anniversary of my double mastectomy surgery, and, while it would take a couple of weeks to confirm, when I...

We all need purpose. A reason to wake up every morning. For the non-Christian, purpose is harder to find. To eat, drink, and be merry...

I was reading in Job this morning and came across a message that resonated with the heaviness and inner wrestling that I’ve experienced...

As many of you know, my story with depression brought me into this profession. While I still have my moments, they more easily pass as...

I was listening to a podcast on how to reach the next generation for Christ and again heard the charge for parents to teach and model...

I’m part of a Moms in Prayer group for the area community schools. Unable to attend this year, I decided to do a prayer run around the...

` This past year, the need for self-care became increasingly evident for me. Not a modern all-about-me and my feelings self-care, but...

New seasons are inevitable and can be scary, rewarding, challenging, and exciting all in one. I try to see each one as an opportunity to...