Connecting with Each Other Through Food

Creating memories around the dinner table

Renee LeachAugust 15, 2018Comment

Helping Your Teen Grieve

I see you; I hear you; I’m here for you: Helping your teen grieve

Renee LeachJuly 18, 2018teens, grief, school, Columbia, counseling, parenting, parenting teenagers, talking to teensComment

"Why You Little Sew and Sew"

Ever made a series of mistakes?

Renee LeachJuly 11, 2018counseling, franklin, sewing, mistakes, anxiety, columbia, Spring HillComment

The Dark Side of Parenting: Weathering the storms

Perhaps you’re in the midst of a life storm with your child. Your dreams feel more like a nightmare. Your experience is not one you can share easily without fear of further judgment, humiliation and shame. More than likely you’re not adding this one to the prayer list at church. The very place that should be a sanctuary has turned into a torture chamber for you and your family.

Renee LeachFebruary 15, 2016parents, teens, gay, pregnant, church, suicide, franklin counseling, family therapyComment

Empathy: Listening with your heart

Empathy is not about connecting with the experience. It's about connecting with the emotion underneath experience. Brene Brown

Renee LeachJanuary 31, 2016Comment

Hope

Today is the first installment of our Advent series. Wherever your spiritual path takes you, it is our hope that you find peace and comfort in your journey.

Renee LeachNovember 29, 2015hope, franklin counseling, parentingComment

Talking to children about traumatic loss: when front page news gets personal

Helping Parents (and teachers) Help Their Children: Information about Coping with Trauma.

Renee LeachJanuary 19, 2015Comment

A new year, new opportunity to energize the American Spirit

Most of the time my thoughts are about trees or leaves or birds or the doe and her twin babies that live near the stop sign. But January 1, 2015 was a bit different. I found a small story treasure in the road.

Renee LeachJanuary 2, 2015 Comment

B is for Balance

Funny thing is that I have been thinking about this installment of ABC's for Brain Health and Emotional Well Being for about 3 weeks now and a small skirmish with my front loader is what it took to make it come together.

Renee LeachNovember 14, 2014Comment

A is for Attachment

Being an emotionally available parent ensures that your child will develop a strong attachment, compassion and a sense of well-being.

Renee LeachOctober 11, 2014counseling, victory point, attachment, family therapy, parenting, infants Comment

Gratitude for Ungrateful Days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjXNvhlJPhE&feature=player_detailpage

Sherry CraneOctober 7, 2014Comment

Day Ten of the 10 Days of Awe: Final Thoughts

Sunset today is the beginning of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) when the Jews seek forgiveness for sins committed between man and God and pledge to avoid repeating the same mistakes in the New Year.

Renee LeachOctober 3, 2014 Comment

Day Nine of the 10 Days of Awe: Conquering Your Fears

Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. Ehrmann

Renee LeachOctober 2, 2014Comment

Day Eight of the 10 Days of Awe: Localized Caring

Look around you. Pastors, farmers, artists, poets, coffee shop owners, men who sit on porches, women who rally for causes; there is wisdom to be gleaned from so many people in our community.

Renee LeachOctober 1, 2014Comment

Day Seven of the 10 Days of Awe: Wise counsel

A small breeze nudged the first few leaves from the trees. They fell in small whispers to the ground. The moment was captured like a photograph that you thumbtack to the bulletin board above your desk.

Renee LeachSeptember 30, 2014Comment

Day Six of the 10 Days of Awe: Autumn Aspirations

Before you heave heavy sighs and perform a Liz Lemon masterpiece eye roll, let’s really think about today’s question in a different light.

Renee LeachSeptember 29, 2014Comment

Day Five of the 10 Days of Awe: Spiritual Experiences

Nature, conversation, a good read, prayer, transition, music, meditation, athletic achievement, natural disaster, human compassion, a child's heart, life, death--nudges us for a deeper look into ourselves.

Renee LeachSeptember 28, 2014Comment