Breaking Unhealthy Patterns: Part 1

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Watershed Contributor

Stop Negative Lifetraps and Reinvent Your Life Have you ever wondered why you repeat unhealthy patterns in your relationships or why you tend to have a certain unhealthy way in which you view yourself, others or the world? Early maladaptive … Continue reading →

Do You Feel Stuck in Emotional Pain?

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Watershed Contributor

Your Pain May Have Become Comfortable Pain, hurt, hardships, wounds… we all experience them. Some we can bounce back from, and others we have a harder time with. Do you feel stuck in your pain? Do you feel movement towards … Continue reading →

Managing the Holidays with Therapy

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Watershed Contributor

Give Yourself the Gift of Watershed Counseling Take advantage of your mental health benefits before the end of the fiscal year to put a bow on this holiday season. Are the Holidays a Stressful Time? The holidays don’t always feel … Continue reading →

Mindfulness Therapy Heals Past Trauma

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Watershed Contributor

A Mindful Way of Healing Traumatic Memories While driving home from work, it hit, and this time I didn’t have to pull over. I had practiced mindfulness enough with this specific traumatic memory that I was able to walk myself … Continue reading →

The Four Horsemen of the Marital Apocalypse, Part Four: Stonewalling

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Caty Coffey

Contributors to Marital Apocalypse Series For the past year, Paul and Amy’s marriage has been on the rocks. Most of their conversations turn into arguments. They are so tuned-in to negativity that it takes very little to set either of them … Continue reading →

The Downward Pull of Depression

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Jay Roberson

The Struggle to Understand Depression People struggle to understand depression until they have felt its life-sucking despair. I have heard family members call their loved ones lazy, pathetic, and worse. From the outside looking in, a depressed person may, in fact, appear lazy … Continue reading →

Relationship Conflict Series: Part One

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Watershed Contributor

How to Mess Up Your Marriage and Achieve Divorce in a Masterful Way What causes break-ups and divorce? Many books have been written about relationship deterioration, quoting ideas of what goes wrong when a relationship dies. You may have heard some … Continue reading →

Mindful Self Compassion: Selfish Indulgence or Inner Strength?

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Watershed Contributor

I love winter, with its long, cold nights as everything in nature slows down and takes a break. Unfortunately, cold winter weather is not one of the perks of living in Mississippi. Therefore, I didn’t hesitate long when given the … Continue reading →

Do You Love Me? Finding Emotional Intimacy

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Caty Coffey

Have you ever had the same fight with your spouse over and over? I thought so. You know what it looks like, feels like, smells like. You could probably write a script for the way it’s going to go. It’s … Continue reading →

The Social Brain: Why does heartache hurt more than a headache?

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Watershed Contributor

Have you ever had a broken heart? Felt incredible inner pain that shook you to your core and would just not let up? Perhaps the hurt was the result of a relationship breakup, a sense of abandonment and rejection by … Continue reading →