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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.

Co-Parenting While Sheltering In Place

Co-Parenting While Sheltering In Place

How many times, lately, have you heard the expression to shelter at home?  Last week we talked about making a house a home and outlined the “G…

Is Your Home A Shelter?

Is Your Home A Shelter?

How many times lately have you heard the expression to shelter at home?  Yes, over and over again, we hear the word shelter and home in the…

The Challenge of Facing Grief

The Challenge of Facing Grief

Recently friends and family faced the sudden death of a college-age daughter, the untimely death of a beloved wife of 23 years, and the tragic death of…

Change – A Constant In Life

Change – A Constant In Life

Have you ever heard the phrase, “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes”?  Is this expression saying everything stays the same, or everything else…

Where Do You Want To Be In Five Years?

Where Do You Want To Be In Five Years?

Have you noticed all the ideas of what to do with your kids now that they are stuck at home?  Let’s add one to the list …. …

The Word of Day – Fencing

The Word of Day – Fencing

What consequences are “sheltering in place” and “social distancing” having on your family?   Recently, while talking with a friend, her frustration came through loud and clear! …

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

How do you feel at the first signs of spring – the blooming daffodils, a sighting of a robin and the forsythias, redbuds, and dogwoods showing their…

Secrets

Secrets

Why do you keep secrets?  A secret is not something you were told in confidence.  As Iyanla Vanzan so clearly puts it, “If it’s not your story…

Moving Forward

Moving Forward

Are you feeling trapped by happenings in your past?  We all have issues from our past, some more dramatic than others.  Everyone has hurts, which leads to…

Mom of a Son

Mom of a Son

Are you raising a son “on your own” as a single parent?  Being a single parent is one of the hardest jobs on the planet!  You face…