• : Author

    As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), I have extensive experience working with a wide range of clients from diverse backgrounds, including teenagers, adult individuals, parents, and couples. As your therapist I promise to show up and listen well with empathy and a non-judgmental approach. I will work with you to process whatever issues you may be dealing with, whether it’s anxiety, depression, relationship issues, family problems, trauma, grief, abandonment issues, or other concerns. Together we will establish a workable plan with God’s guidance to help you move from despair and discouragement to healing and hope.

  • : 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.

  • Anger in the Bible: Help and Healing for Anger Issues

    If we ask the question, “What does the Bible say about anger?” we might first be thinking about anger as a negative thing, and in many cases, it is. It doesn’t take much to think of an example of sinful anger. But it might be helpful to think of anger as simply one of a range of human emotions. It can be healthy or unhealthy, righteous or sinful, but it can also be redeemed and used by God for good.

  • Some Old, Some New: 12 Causes of Resentment in Marriage

    Take a read through this article and see how many of these causes for resentment in marriage you identify with. While this may not be a checklist you want to score well on it may be useful to know what specifically needs work from you as well as your spouse. One contributes more than the other. Between household chores, time with the children, the school run, and the financial contribution to running a household, there are many areas in

  • How to Cultivate Healthier Relationships Through Effective Listening

    Therese and Steven are a young couple that’s been happily married for three and a half years, but the past six months have been quite difficult. Therese’s job has steadily required more from her, especially as her company had to downsize during the pandemic and they aren’t able to hire new people just yet. She’s often home quite late, and leaves early to get her day started. When she’s home, she feels tired and finds it hard to go