Author: John Hawkins Jr., M.S., L.M.H.C., M.C.A.P.

The Key To Motivating Yourself

Posted on July 28, 2020, updated on July 13, 2023 by John Hawkins Jr., M.S., L.M.H.C., M.C.A.P.

Almost daily, clients report their struggles with motivation. Some of the main culprits are the ones who have developed big, long-term goals. These individuals are perplexed by their inability to follow through on their daily tasks despite being highly driven to achieve their primary goals. They have read the books, watched the videos, and attended… Read More

Trauma Equals Growth

Posted on July 9, 2020, updated on July 13, 2023 by John Hawkins Jr., M.S., L.M.H.C., M.C.A.P.

Most likely, you have heard of the term, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or its acronym PTSD. This is when the brain’s capacity to regulate is exceeded and splits off what it cannot handle neurologically like a circuit breaker. The way this energy and information is stored in the brain does not have a sense of… Read More

To Forgive or Not To Forgive?

Posted on July 8, 2020, updated on July 13, 2023 by John Hawkins Jr., M.S., L.M.H.C., M.C.A.P.

Over the last several weeks, the topic of forgiveness has come up with numerous clients. In my work with these clients, I was reminded again how many misperceptions there are in relation to forgiveness. I have seen distorted views of forgiveness cause people to suffer in a variety of ways. The first of these is… Read More

The Difference Between Depression and Grief

Posted on June 11, 2020, updated on July 13, 2023 by John Hawkins Jr., M.S., L.M.H.C., M.C.A.P.

One of the things I’ve noticed over the years in our medication-saturated society is the tendency to label any form of sadness as depression. People then feel like they need an antidepressant or some other intervention to take their sadness away. A large percentage of the sadness people experience is often related to grief and… Read More

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