Allison Bonilla

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Gather the Leftovers

John 6:12 says — When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” Those words have a different significance to me today. Those words to put them in context related to the pieces of fish…

Christianity

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·2 days ago

A Biblical Perspective on Burnout

“This job is driving me crazy.” “No one should be expected to meet these deadlines or work these hours.” “If I take time to even go the bathroom things just seem to fall apart.” …

Burnout

4 min read

Jun 18

Invisible Chains

Juneteenth represent an event that occurred in 1865 in Texas. Slaves who had been freed years earlier were finally notified of their changed status But what if this was still happening? How can that be, you say? The argument would look something like this How can people be enslaved and…

Christianity

2 min read

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·Jun 11

Lifetime Prep

Contrary to popular opinion, June is NOT the most popular month to get married. September is actually the month that most people choose to tie the knot. Even I got married in September. The months from May to October are the busiest months for weddings. The promise of good weather…

Marriage

3 min read

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·Jun 7

The Rainbow’s Promise

Working with young people for the last decade or more, I have had to become literate in all the issues they bring to me. I remember working with one young lady who came to sessions with a pin on her jacket that displayed a rainbow. Because I felt like I…

Christianity

3 min read

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·Apr 23

Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and Therapy… the new school schedule.

I looked up and saw him on the stage, a gangly kid with a big smile on his face as he said his lines. I couldn’t believe it. The lights were low, perhaps I was mistaken. Was this the child who was so emotionally distressed eight months ago when I…

Teenagers

5 min read

Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and Therapy… the new school schedule.

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·Apr 21

The Armchair Psychotherapist

As a psychotherapist, I find the way people throw around mental health diagnoses interesting. Just because we can Google and quickly research disorders, everyone has become an armchair psychotherapist. It would be like me telling a person who displays signs of psychosis that they have Schizoaffective disorder when in fact…

Will Smith

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·Mar 18

What you can learn from The Bachelor 2022

If you have been watching the reality romance show “The Bachelor”, you will know that the final two weeks of the 2022 season were full-on entertainment. It was a workshop on everything you shouldn’t do if you want a healthy lasting relationship. Let me break down some of what you…

Bachelor Nation

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What you can learn from The Bachelor 2022

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·Mar 13

The Cult of Vulnerability

I have come to sincerely dislike the word “vulnerable” and its cousins “sharing” and “openness”. They are so overused that you can probably do a drinking game using those words when watching a romance reality show. Okay, I know, not many of you watch these train wrecks, but I confess…

Relationships

5 min read

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·Mar 5

I need 100 subscribers for my YouTube channel

I started a YouTube channel several years ago and I confess I haven’t done much with it. I got discouraged. It took a long time to make a video. Then an even longer time to edit. …

You Tube

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