When Hard Things Get Harder
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...
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Christie Michaud, LPCA
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Jul 16
I can do hard things
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...
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May 14
Pick up your Mat
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...
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Apr 12
Today
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...
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Mar 11
A Psalms Prayer
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...
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Feb 7
Great Expectations
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....
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Jan 10
A Realistic Reset
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...
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Dec 13, 2023
Hope Restored
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...
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Nov 21, 2023
A Gratitude Practice
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...
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Sep 1, 2023
The "why"
Today marks the one year anniversary of my double mastectomy surgery, and, while it would take a couple of weeks to confirm, when I...
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Aug 3, 2023
Created on Purpose
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...
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Jun 30, 2023
Heart Check
I was reading in Job this morning and came across a message that resonated with the heaviness and inner wrestling that I’ve experienced...
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Jun 1, 2023
The Cycle
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...
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Apr 28, 2023
Fear Parenting
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...
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Mar 23, 2023
HOPE Parenting - pt 1
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...
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Mar 2, 2023
Vessel Care
` 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...
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Jan 26, 2023
Seasons
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...
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Jan 18, 2023
Commissioned
Hey everyone, It has been a month since I last posted and a lot has happened. My reconstruction surgery was successful, I am officially...
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Dec 12, 2022
Headspaces
It’s been a while since I’ve shared. I told myself I would share IN my struggle instead of AFTER so there’s been a pressure to write but...
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Oct 17, 2022
Fear or Faith
I’m becoming increasingly aware of my tendency toward catastrophizing or operating out of a place of fear. It’s almost like I’m looking...