
Miraculous Love
In the midst of upheaval and opposition, it can feel like a miracle to survive, let alone accomplish any of the goals before us. Here,...
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The Importance of Lifelong Learning for Therapists & Counselors
For a professional therapist to take further training is ethical — we need to be ongoing learners. Many programs have begun to address trauma and...
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Ambivalence and Our Wounded Hearts, Part Two
This week on the Allender Center Podcast, Dr. Dan Allender continues wrestling with the category of ambivalence—particularly the ambivalence many of us feel about engaging...
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Sexual Addiction, Misogyny, and Donald Trump
Recently, Becky Allender wrote about how current events have inspired her to reach out to her younger self and reclaim a sense of bold pride...
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Ambivalence and Our Wounded Hearts, Part One
This week on the Allender Center Podcast, Dr. Dan Allender invites us to wrestle with the category of ambivalence: that feeling of being stuck that...
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Resurrecting Boyhood
Last week, Rachael Clinton reflected on the ambivalence we often feel when daring to engage our stories of trauma and abuse. Here, Matt Morrissey, Admissions...
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The Grief of Miscarriage, Part Four
This week on the Allender Center Podcast, Dr. Dan Allender continues the conversation with his friend and colleague Jeanette White, Program Director at The Allender...
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Waking Desire
Many of us know the ambivalence of naming desire. It requires us to face the agony of our harm and, if we allow it, opens...
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