Author: Jason Hsieh

Recovery Routines for Counselors

Recovery Routines for Counselors

Posted by | Sep 30, 2024 | |

Being a sports fan, I’m fascinated with how athletes recover from the rigors of competition in order to get ready for the next event. Such efforts are necessary because athletes tax their joints and muscles beyond what a typical body can be expected to bear.

What does this have to do with counseling? Just as athletes ask their bodies to bear a load beyond normal capacity, the mind and spirit of a counselor are asked to bear a spiritual or emotional weight beyond what the average Christian experiences. With that in mind, how do you recover, whether from a day’s worth of sessions or right in the middle of a day? This article explores some possibilities. Continue Reading →

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How Do We Persuade Someone to Do Something Hard?

How Do We Persuade Someone to Do Something Hard?

Posted by | Feb 28, 2024 | |

Have you noticed that you don’t need to persuade someone to eat more junk food or waste more time on the internet? Most people don’t need persuasion to do something he or she already wants to do (whether it’s good or not). But trying to persuade someone to do what he or she doesn’t want to do, even if it’s right? That’s a lot harder. Continue Reading →

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Helping Others to Tangibly Trust God

Helping Others to Tangibly Trust God

Posted by | Nov 6, 2023 | |

If you’ve ever encouraged someone to trust God amid a struggle, you may have been asked, “What does that mean or look like?” or “How do I go about that?” Those are good questions. For one, the word “trust” is a verb, implying there’s an action to take. Second, simply saying those words doesn’t mean someone instantly starts doing it, knows how to trust, or even what trust is about. This article offers ways you can connect the exhortation to trust with more tangibility and direction.  Continue Reading →

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