• : Author

    I provide professional Christian counseling for children, teens, couples, adult individuals, and families. With empathy and compassion, I offer a welcoming space where you can feel heard, understood, and respected. Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, relationship issues, or other concerns, my aim is to help you gain insight into your struggles through a Christian worldview and grow in your understanding of God’s desire to bring healing and wholeness to your life.

  • : Curator

    Kate Motaung is the Senior Writer, Editor, and Content Manager for a multi-state company. She is the author of several books including Letters to Grief, 101 Prayers for Comfort in Difficult Times, and A Place to Land: A Story of Longing and Belonging. Kate is also the host of Five Minute Friday, an online writing community that equips and encourages Christian writers, and the owner of Refine Services, a company that offers editing services. She and her South African husband have three young adult children and currently live in West Michigan. Find Kate’s books at katemotaung.com/books.

  • Dealing Proactively with Trauma Triggers

    Regardless of how much work we have put into dealing with past trauma, there will come a time when we suddenly feel overwhelmed by emotions and memories connected to that experience. Our reaction might have resulted from a physical stimulus, like a song or a smell, or it might have stemmed from an emotional situation, such as being in an argument with a loved one. This is known as a trigger, and almost everyone who has been through trauma