by Jessica Achugbue, AMFT | Jan 21, 2022 | Anxiety, Community, Hope, Mental Wellness
As we grapple with a surge of COVID-19 cases in our third calendar year enveloped in the pandemic, you may find yourself feeling especially uneasy, drained, unmotivated, tense, exhausted, sad, or a host of other difficult emotional experiences right now. As the saying...
by Patricia Costales, LCSW | Dec 23, 2021 | Community, Encouragement from our CEO, Hope
As I prepared my thoughts for this letter, I revisited the words I wrote to you last year. In reading them, I recalled the relief I felt that 2020 was over and we were entering a more hopeful 2021. This year didn’t turn out to be the relief we anticipated, with...
by Nathan Swaringen, LCSW | Dec 17, 2021 | Anxiety, Community, Hope, Mental Wellness, Parenting Tips
It’s hard to believe that we are approaching the two-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with it, a very different way of living and functioning. The pandemic hit right after the 2019 holiday season, so it wasn’t until 2020 that we got to experience just how...
by The Guidance Center | Dec 10, 2021 | Adopt-A-Family, Community, Hope, Inside TGC
“We rise by lifting others.” – Robert Ingersol Following a record-breaking year in 2020, we at The Guidance Center are overwhelmed with gratitude because of the amazing response to our Adopt-A-Family Program this year! This program matches the...
by The Guidance Center | Dec 2, 2021 | Community, Hope, Inside TGC
A FAMILY’S EMOTIONAL HEALTH BEGINS WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH. Somewhere in our community today, there’s a mother who feels she just can’t cope. There’s a father near breaking point. Perhaps made worse by homelessness, joblessness, or pandemic...
by Patricia Costales, LCSW | Nov 24, 2021 | Community, Hope, Inside TGC, Thankfulness
As I write this, families and friends are excitedly gathering for the Thanksgiving holiday. Perhaps for the first time in over a year of pandemic living, some of us will be able to travel and hug our loved ones in person. We’ll be able to share in a meal and express...
