Winning At Home

Find Hope! Hope Through Trauma is a self-directed guide to healing for those who want to work through their trauma and learn to move forward. In this workbook, Dr. Peter Newhouse guides readers through the phases of Bondage, Change, and Freedom. The process starts with identifying your starting point and understanding the need for healing.    Dr. Peter shares his clinical expertise as a therapist as well as his experience of practicing this process himself as a way of helping others find the healing that he has found. As anybody who has experienced a traumatic experience knows, this is usually a “slow and steady” process, and the workbook emphasizes that throughout. Readers will continue to be reminded that healing takes time, and it’s not a linear process. There will be surprising steps forward and surprising setbacks along the way, but Dr. Peter reminds readers that it’s all part of the healing process.    For anybody who has felt trapped or held back by their past, this workbook will help you to work through that trauma and allow you to see new possibilities for your future. If you are struggling with past experiences, you are not the only one and you are not on your own when it comes to healing. Get a copy for yourself or for a loved one who is healing from past trauma. https://lnkd.in/ejpqfxTr.

Congratulations to the Lil G's team that won the Fall League Championship defeating Cooper Corp 29-8.  Thank you to all that participated in the Winning At Home Fall Family Softball  League

Every year at Winning At Home, we celebrate couples who have been married 50 years or more. Why? Because those who have been married even 20 years understand what an accomplishment it is to reach 50 years! There’s a lot of wisdom that can be gleaned from these couples and shared with others. We call our celebration the “Legacy Luncheon” and it is a free event for all couples who have reached this milestone. Couples who do stay married for a long period of time, however, may experience long periods of silence. I mean, after all, what is there to talk about after 50 years together? Sometimes, there is a lot to talk about and other moments there is a sweet, natural silence that many would call golden. But silence between couples isn’t always embraced. An awkward silence could signal that a relationship is in trouble. Whether you’ve been married five or fifty years, when silence is uncomfortable it could mean you are struggling with communication. I know spouses who have held great conversations in their head about what they want to say to their mate and how their mate will respond. That dialogue, however, is never spoken out loud because of the fear someone has that their opinions will be ignored or their feelings will be rejected. Silence might also emerge between two people who have grown apart or no longer share the same interests. It doesn’t have to be that way. It will take some time, but sit down and figure out what you can enjoy together and work to make it happen. I also know a woman who experienced quiet in her marriage for a different reason. Her husband talked all day at work and preferred silence when he got home. She, however, had been home with the kids all day and couldn’t wait to talk with an adult. Their worlds collided. They needed to negotiate a compromise because she resented that he gave his best to his co-workers and had nothing left for her. On the other hand, she needed to carve out time to talk to other adults during the day and not rely solely on her husband to fill that need. We have counselors at Winning At Home that help hundreds of couples every year get through difficult times. If you’re near West Michigan or Tampa Bay, Florida, you can reach out to our team. If not, you can look into local counselors in your area. There are books couples can read or retreats they can attend. So often, though, couples don’t seek help. There are the busy couples who don’t feel like they have time to care. There are prideful couples who feel as though counseling is a sign of weakness. And there are oblivious couples who are unaware of the problems surrounding their relationship. The shame of it all is that these couples end up living with an average or below average marriage. Don’t let that happen to you. If there is silence that is everything but golden, I encourage you to address it and let your relationship shine more brightly.

☑️We have coaches accepting new clients 🪴Coach Marcy will help your teens with their struggle with regret and mistakes. She will help your teen turn things around and create a new reputation, one rooted in resilience and faith. 🪻Coach Ann will help you understand your child’s behavior and needs and find strategic and collaborative solutions for your current struggles. You will learn how to improve your communication and connection and find support for your own stress and emotional regulation. 🌸Coach Annalise will help you see yourself more the way God sees you and build the skills you need to open up a whole new quality of life. You will become more your authentic self, shed anxious thinking and build character and discernment. 🌳Coach Dave will help you move beyond just knowing stuff about God and actually developing a relationship with God. He can also help you discover and live out the unique way God has wired you. You will be challenged and encouraged to move toward a deeper level of self awareness that will grow your leadership potential and enable you to develop deeper relationships. 🌻Coach Julie will help you in discovering your purpose, guide you through transitions in your family and/or career with a safe place to share, explore, grow and discover. Call our office to get connected with these coaches. 616.772.1733.

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How to you build stability in fragile times?

Listen to hear more of Norms thoughts on surviving seasons of testing. https://lnkd.in/ddX8XDEr

Is your desire for comfort and perfection getting in the way of growing closer to God? Listen to the full message: https://lnkd.in/es_4kSWw

As you prepare to head to Winning At Home in Zeeland, we want to give everyone a “heads up” on the local construction: Currently, BL196 is closed at Fairview going West. If you are coming from BL196, exit at Washington then take 96th South to the office.  Or if coming from 196, go past the second Zeeland exit of Adams, and go East on Adams and then North on 96th to the office. October 7 - October 18, the intersection of BL96 (Chicago Drive) and South State Street will be closed for both the north and south bound directions. You can still access our office from the North (driving past the barrier at the top of the hill).    Please give yourself a few extra minutes to navigate Zeeland for the next few weeks and plug in our address to your mapping system 300 S. State St, Zeeland. We are looking forward to the smooth roads ahead - well at least until winter.

Share this event with couples married over 50 years! Celebration for couples married over 50 years! Wednesday, October 16, 2024 We want to celebrate this milestone by inviting you to join us for a delicious lunch, listen to Dan Seaborn perform music and hear words of encouragement from Steve Norman. REGISTER! Register by calling Deb Reidsma at 616.772.1733 x 205 More Info: