Sarah Wilson Counseling

02/14/2021

Always a good reminder for me and my fellow conflict-avoiders out there 🙃

12/05/2019

05/10/2019

03/22/2019

For all the brothers, dads, uncles and sons—young old and in between.

May we all claim back our space!

03/22/2019

If you have tried to use reason and logic to talk to a toxic person, then you probably already know that typical communication skills do not work. A toxic person's goal is not to fix the problem. The toxic person's goal is to make you feel like you are the problem. They literally get a high from con...

02/22/2019

Many times we believe our life is normal, our relationships are fine and overall “all is well”. It can be similar to the way our eyes adjust to light. If we live with the lights dimmed for a length of time we believe we can see just fine. It isn’t until we walk out into the sun or someone turns on all the lights that we realize just how dark it was.
Toxicity and abuse in relationships can be the same way—we accept it as normal, we accept it as “Love”. Until someone shows us what real love is and the lights come on.
Just because our eyes adjust, doesn’t mean it isn’t dark anymore. Just because you’ve grown used to the way someone treats you doesn’t mean it is healthy or okay.

Ignore them at your own risk.

10/20/2018

Wisdom shared with me....a recovering conflict-avoider....“when you say “no” to something or someone, you are saying “yes” to something better.” This article gives helpful insight into the damage of co-dependency and how it can creep into our lives perhaps without our knowing.

No matter how you slice it, relationships are tricky, and many can show some form of unhealthy behavior (even in the mildest of instances) from time to time. Sometimes, however, said instances turn into a full-blown habit or pattern of behavior if…

07/19/2018

Yes all around.

05/10/2018

This approach is not only effective in helping to heal a child's wounded soul, but it is the kind of whole-hearted parenting that can positively impact any parent-child relationship.