• : Author

    I have 20 years of experience providing a variety of mental health counseling services to diverse populations and cultures. I offer support for teens and adult individuals facing challenges including anger issues, chemical dependency, relationship problems, anxiety, depression, stress, and more. As we work together, I will help you explore and process various feelings and emotions openly and honestly. As my client, you’ll benefit from having a prayer partner and a willing vessel coming alongside you to offer guidance as we rely together on God’s leading and direction.
  • : 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.

  • Finding Faith After Domestic Violence

    Domestic violence occurs in many forms, including physical, verbal, emotional, spiritual, and financial. Domestic violence is not a victimless crime; it impacts multiple areas of life and leaves the abused with unresolved emotions. Healing after domestic abuse requires more than time and therapy. For this process, faith becomes the soil in which restoration is rooted. The wounded soul is cultivated back to wholeness through the nutrients provided in this restoration process. These nutrients can consist of God, the Bible,

  • When Anger Leaves a Trail: Steps Toward Confession, Healing, and Empowerment

    Many people think Christians never get angry, or if they become angry, they shouldn’t stay angry. Anger is a strong response to something displeasing. Jesus says, “In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33), meaning there will be struggles during our life’s path. God also says that vengeance belongs to Him (Romans 12:19). God takes on the actionable part of anger because He knows the spiritual, emotional, and physical costs

  • From Burnout to Balance: Rethinking the Costs of Stress in the Workplace

    Stress is a factor of life that we experience for different reasons, at various stages of life, to differing degrees, but always with negative long-term results. Stress is the state of our body on high alert, caused by a release of hormones in the nervous system, readying us with a fight, flight, or freeze response. The purpose of stress is to prepare us to survive a life-threatening situation, and this stress response could save our lives. But living in an