by Julie Christiansen | Nov 10, 2023 | 2023 Blog Posts
It happened again, didn’t it? One of your counsellors left for another job, maternity leave, or to return to school, leaving a giant HOLE in your agency!| I FEEL YOU! You invested in their training and development and you relied on them to provide their unique...
by Julie Christiansen | May 22, 2023 | 2023 Blog Posts, Presentation
Myth 1: Anger is behaviour I know you are likely getting tired of reading this over and over again, but a wise man said, “Repetition is the mother of skill”. So hear this again: Anger is NOT behaviour! Anger is experienced as a negative emotion, one of the basic...
by Julie Christiansen | Jun 24, 2022 | Motivational Posts
So, about the SLAP. I did not watch the Oscars that fateful night, but I did hear about the slap the next morning. Lots of people have an opinion on his motives and the rightness or wrongness of his actions. I’ll just say this: in this case a little Anger...
by Julie Christiansen | Nov 16, 2021 | 2021 Blog Posts
by Julie Christiansen, MA Registered Psychotherapist One in five Canadians will have a mental illness or addiction in their lifetime. This means that one in five persons in your church are likely to be affected by a mental illness. Why is mental health so feared and...
by Julie Christiansen | Oct 6, 2021 | 2021 Blog Posts
At 59 Bob* was a successful businessman. He had built his business from the ground up over 30 years and was well respected in his community. On the surface, it looked like Bob had everything going for him – health, wealth, a lovely family and a beautiful wife; but...
by Julie Christiansen | May 31, 2021 | 2021 Blog Posts, Motivational Posts
The definition of fear: I have heard fear described in this way: “False Expectations Appearing Real”. In other words, fear is the culmination of those things you anticipate could happen, but never do that constitute fear. Just as faith is described as a belief or a...
by Julie Christiansen | Oct 8, 2020 | 2020 Blog Posts
Over the past 30 some years but more so over the last several weeks I have wondered what is my purpose in the midst of all this racial tension? Do I have a role in the race war that seems to be heating up all around us? What I’ve realized when I’ve tossed...
by Julie Christiansen | May 13, 2020 | 2020 Blog Posts, Uncategorized
There was no way we could have known a global pandemic was on the horizon. When I went off on medical leave in January with the intention to write a new book about Radical, Positive, Lasting Change, I couldn’t know just how drastically life was about to change...
by Julie Christiansen | Mar 15, 2020 | 2020 Blog Posts
I was asked just recently what to do about a child who has begun to act out aggressively when he experiences frustration. Here are my thoughts: First – a child needs to be taught, and reminded, that feeling angry is OK. Anger is an emotion and should not be...