The Learning Center at Sage Hill Counseling

Parenting can often feel like a roller coaster of emotions - joy, love, frustration, and anger. But as parents, when we understand our own emotions, we can better guide our children through theirs. 

Following your passion is like following a great river. Sometimes it’s wide, inviting, and calm. Other times it’s narrow, wild, and thrilling. And occasionally there are inevitable moments where we find ourselves approaching the precipice of a great falls. In these moments, we understandably become afraid, unsure, and doubtful.

The more we intentionally anchor our life in and cultivate these three areas, the more meaningful, fulfilling, and verdant it will be. It’s in the realm of this trinity that life’s potency is derived. (It’s worth considering if anything meaningful exists outside of these.)

Have you ever heard someone talk about "listening to their body" and wondered what it means? Listening to our bodies is a transformative practice that leads to healing, personal growth, and self-discovery.

Therapeutic journaling is all about jotting down what’s on your mind and heart, especially when it comes to personal experiences. It’s different from just keeping a diary about your daily happenings.

Kate Prevost and Stephen talk about narratives. They discuss the stories we tell ourselves and how the story helps us know ourselves in the world and keep us from being known/knowing the world.

Kate Prevost and Stephen talk about the power and meaning behind our faces.

Kate Prevost interviews Stephen James as they discuss the idea that there is no cure for life. Our survival strategies are often our failed attempts to cure life. How do we balance finding home and…

Stephen talks with therapists Christen and Ingrid about their work with those who have experienced sexual trauma. They discuss the effects of trauma and how we can start to heal.

Stephen talks with Becky Peterson, a mother, and teacher, about the back-to-school season. They discuss how to care for children and educators during this time of the year.

Stephen talks with Chris Zaluski, a documentary filmmaker whose latest film is called "Theirs is the Kingdom". Chris and Stephen talk about the power of honest storytelling, cosmic humility…

Heather James, Christen Johnson, and Kate Prevost sit down to discuss the silent work of motherhood. How was it everything you hoped for? How was it nothing like you imagined?