Why do people lie? We’ve all been in a situation where we either know someone is lying or we have a sinking feeling they aren’t being truthful. Recently, someone I know lied to me. It didn’t seem like a necessary lie, so I decided to probe more to see if the truth would emerge. To my surprise,…
In this Millennium Hope podcast episode segment, Derek Bylsma takes on the mental health topic surrounding instant access to bad news and what can we do about it for better mental health. Full Transcript for Instant Access to Bad News and What to Do About It: Eric: Yesterday, I had this experience…
In this Millennium Hope podcast episode segment, Derek Bylsma takes on the mental health topic surrounding the shortage of mental health professionals. — Full Transcript for Shortage of Mental Health Professionals: Eric: There’s no shortage of news to talk about. There are a couple of things as you mention expanding your footprint, and I think…
Using sex to act out is more prevalent than most people believe. What is sex addiction? Is that really a thing? Yes, it is. However, sexual issues and attachment styles could also be called an intimacy disorder, sexual impulsiveness or compulsion. Oren Matteson, the Clinical Director at Millennium Counseling Center, is a Certified Sex Therapist…
What do I mean by things? Yes, I’m being intentionally vague because holding onto things can be our thoughts, a belief, mantra, patterns and so on. Sometimes we hold on to something so tightly, and we don’t even realize that we’re doing it. Just because you may distract, ignore, compartmentalize or dismiss something doesn’t necessarily…