When the Body Says No: A Book Every Person in Therapy or Considering It Should Read
By Justin Stum, LMFT | Book Review If you’ve ever said “I don’t feel stressed, I just keep getting sick,” you’ve already stumbled into the central mystery that Dr. Gabor Maté spends an entire book unpacking. When the Body Says No: The Hidden Cost of Stress is one of the most compelling books I’ve encountered […]
EFT Couples Therapy: Finding Each Other Again in St. George, Utah
You didn’t fall in love to end up here. Sleeping on opposite sides of the bed, having the same argument for the hundredth time, wondering if something is fundamentally broken between you. Most couples who come into therapy in St. George, Utah aren’t looking for someone to tell them they’re doing marriage wrong. They’re exhausted. […]
What Is a Faith Transition and Why Is It So Hard?
If you’ve recently found yourself questioning beliefs you’ve held your entire life, you may be going through one of the most disorienting experiences a person can face. It doesn’t have a lot of public language around it. Your friends might not understand it. Your family might be frightened by it. And you might not even […]
Elevated Counseling and Wellness in St. George Utah
In April of 2022, I transitioned into a group practice setting in new offices and I’m so excited. New space and new offerings with great people, I’ve created Elevated Counseling and Wellness and we’re already up and running I’m just doing a blog post about it now on this page. Elevated Counseling and Wellness is […]
3 Steps To ‘Fair Fighting’
All couples at one time or another will find themselves in arguments and at times “fighting”. Yes, even the healthiest couples do have conflict and verbal battles from time to time, the question is about whether or not their combative moments are in fact healthy or not. It’s important to note that couples that don’t […]
Self Esteem: Understanding Your Worth and Value
Let’s face it much of our early childhood development is impacted by the way others love, listen, and interact with us. Most of us learn early on in our development to consider what other people say, to listen and then make decisions based on their facial expressions, words, and actions … here’s the problem … […]
Family Vacations: Buy Experiences, Not Things
Getting out of the house and taking a vacation is an excellent way to spend some quality time with your family and unwind from the humdrum of everyday life. It’s easy to get into routines and just as easy to let the summer slip without the memories you’d really wish you had. If you plan […]
5 Signs Of A Healthy Couple Relationship
How do you know if your relationship is healthy? People often try and find out what is healthy based on what they experienced in their previous relationships. Consciously or not, they often determine health based on what they experienced when growing up in their family of origin. There are many indicators that would help show […]
Look Where You Want To Go : Keep Showing Up!
She did 31 full Ironman’s before she won one of them. She won the Ultraman 6.2 mile swim, 260 mile bike, and double marathon 52.4 mile run, she is Hillary Biscay. “Look where you want to go, keep showing up … you’ll […]
Not Just Friends: Emotional Affairs and Infidelity
Overly friendly e-mails. Txts messages that are ‘off record’. Hidden Facebook dialogues. Just friends, right? No, there’s not sex, but these relationships damage marriages and are a slippery slope. Is it infidelity? You bet it is. Traditionally, the work environment has provided the most ideal context and potential for extramarital affairs. But, old flames or […]