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Cheryl Gowin, Counselor and Dennis Gowin, Director of Discovery Counseling Center. Contact us with your feedback, comments, issues or questions at 434-808-2426 or dgowin@discoverycounseling.org.

Trauma’s Lasting Consequences

Trauma’s Lasting Consequences

Are you asking, “what is a trauma?”  Trauma is defined as a person’s response to a stressful incident that causes physical, emotional, spiritual, or psychological harm.  A…

Money, Money, Money

Money, Money, Money

What is the number one topic people fight about in marriage?  It may not be what you think .. it’s money.  Tensions are created by differences in…

Fibber McGee’s Closet

Fibber McGee’s Closet

Picture this!  You open your door to see only a narrow path through the house.  Towering in the rooms ahead are pillars of stuff: stacks of newspapers,…

Teen Years

Teen Years

Tough teenage years; does this sound silly to you?  Listen to what teens say in their own voices about their struggles. Everything is changing, but no one…

Husband … Job Description

Husband … Job Description

What does the job of a husband mean to you?  The Modern English Dictionary outlines a multiple-prong meaning to the word husband, which seems to describe unrelated…

Your Kids and Weed

Your Kids and Weed

“Virginia moving to legalize marijuana sales, Northam says in a proposed bill,” reads a recent headline in The Virginian-Pilot.  On December 20, 2020, the U.S. House of…

Anxious and Worried Because “It” Has Never Been This Bad?

Anxious and Worried Because “It” Has Never Been This Bad?

How many times have you heard this feeling expressed?  Maybe this statement reflects your emotions.  How would it change your reactions if you know that the current…

Have a Little Faith, a True Story

Have a Little Faith, a True Story

The fire blazing, the dogs laying quietly in the heat emanating from the flicking tongues of fire, I opened a book pulled from the library shelves earlier…

Is It As Easy As Riding A Bike?

Is It As Easy As Riding A Bike?

John F. Kennedy felt, “Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike.”  Is riding a bike that simple and easy?  Think back, how unproblematic was…

2021 Resolutions

2021 Resolutions

Do you make New Year resolutions with the thought a new year is a chance for a new me or a do-over?   New Year resolutions can…