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Grieving During the Holidays

grieving-winter During the holidays, living through the recent loss of a loved one can reopen wounds and feelings of depression and sadness. Don't feel like you must work through these items in isolation, the counselors at Lotus Group can assist you with grief counseling steps and discussions.

The holiday season is meant to be joyous and celebratory. However, if you have suffered the death of someone close to your heart, the holidays bring mixed feelings. This may be the first Thanksgiving or Christmas without your loved one. An empty chair at the table or no one to help cut down the Christmas tree will be difficult to stomach. The bad news-it will be painful. The good news-at some point in the future, maybe near, maybe far, it will get better. Here...

Dealing with Difficult Family Members During the Holidays

Vintage Family Hopefully, when most of us think about the holidays, we think about happy things. Family traditions, Kodak moments, events we wished we would've caught on tape so we could send it to America's Funniest Home Videos. The holidays are meant to be filled with celebrations and fond memories. However, because humans are involved, nothing is ever perfect. When you put different personalities together in small quarters, you are bound to have some tense moments.

When we think about our families and the holidays, we can all probably...

Helping Kids Practice Thanksgiving All Year Long

Kids Being Thankful These days, entitlement is a popular term. If you work with children or young adults, you've either heard this term or used it yourself. Many people fear that this generation is a generation that doesn't know how to work hard and feels as if everyone owes them something. Some of the most powerful family counseling is what happens every day with parents doing the best they can with their children. At Lotus Group, our...

How to Guide Your Children's Faith Development

Many people consider it a dirty word. Bring it up in conversation and people roll their eyes and tune you out. Talking about it can divide close friends and separate families.

Religion.

cross-faith-religion While religion, at its heart, is supposed to bring people together, in today's society, it is often divisive. It has become such an emotionally laden issue that talking about it can make people feel like they're walking on egg shells.

It's one thing to give our adult friends leeway in...

Seeing the Warning Signs of Suicide

end-of-the-pier The topic of suicide is getting an increased amount of attention lately. Whether it's the husband of Taylor from "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" or one of numerous gay teens who allegedly killed themselves after being victims of bullying, it appears suicide rates are on the rise. Between 1986 and 1998 suicide rates had dropped eighteen percent. From 1999-2005, suicide rates surged 16% for men and 19% for women. Trends are showing that suicide rates may be connected to our economy, which should...