THE HERE & NOW NEWSLETTER FROM HARBOR CHRISTIAN COUNSELING :: SEPTEMBER 2025 EDITION Whether we're transitioning from high school to college, moving to a new city, starting a new job, preparing for the arrival of a baby, growing older, or getting married — adjusting to a new season typically brings with it a rush of different emotions and unique challenges. Interestingly enough, we can experience changes in our mental and physical health even if an upcoming life transition is expected,...

THE HERE & NOW NEWSLETTER FROM HARBOR CHRISTIAN COUNSELING :: AUGUST 2025 EDITION We live inside the stories we tell ourselves. Consider your life as a story. What chapter are you in the middle of? What have you, the protagonist, had to go through to get where you are now? Who are the key characters who have influenced you, and who do you rely on now? Where is your story going, and what obstacles stand in the way? The Old Testament is largely composed of stories, and throughout it we often...

THE HERE & NOW NEWSLETTER FROM HARBOR CHRISTIAN COUNSELING Summer naturally invites us to slow down and step back from our usual routines. The long days and warm weather seem to urge us to do a bit less—whether to savor the moment or, on especially hot days, simply to endure it! Even the weather seems to call for just sitting still and savoring it (or, on certain days, just trying to endure the heat!). Yet in a culture that prizes constant activity and endless productivity, this seasonal...