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About Kevin Brough

President VisionLogic, Counselor at Ascend Counseling and Wellness Executive Director of Balance Health Systems, Program Director at Craving Recovery, Publisher at IntelleWisdom Marriage & Family Therapist, Substance Use Disorder Counselor, Addictionologist, Certified Hypno-Therapist, NLP Master Practitioner, Strategic Interventionist, Motivational Interviewing, DBT, ACT, SFBT, Emotional Freedom Technique, Yoga/Meditation, Reiki Master

Creative Therapy — Balance Your Health

Creative or Expressive Therapy Expressive therapy, also known as the expressive therapies, expressive arts therapy or creative arts therapy, is the use of the creative arts as a form of therapy. Unlike traditional art expression, the process of creation is emphasized rather than the final product. Expressive therapy is predicated on the assumption that people […]

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Adversity

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Eagle Crag HeaderEach person’s peace and happiness, both now and long term, may depend largely on his or her responses to the trials of life.

Adversity and trials come from different sources. (1)Trials may come as a result or consequence of a person’s own decisions and actions. These trials can be avoided through learning from mistakes and taking the right actions. (2)Other trials are simply a natural part of life and are not a result of any poor decisions and in fact may come at times when people are doing their best. For example, people may experience trials in times of sickness, uncertainty, or from the deaths of loved ones. (3)Adversity may sometimes come because of others’ poor choices, hurtful words, and actions.

How we face adversity will determine the long term outcome of such trials. When we ask questions like “Why does this have to happen to me? Why do I…

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Fly Like An Eagle

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Common Nature

Flying Monkey HeaderTrue gentleness is founded on a sense of what we owe to him who made us and to the common nature which we all share. It arises from reflection on our own failings and wants, and from just views of the condition and duty of man. It is native feeling heightened and improved by principle.   Hugh Blair

Adversity

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Adversity, Trials, & Opposition

Each person’s peace and happiness, both now and long term, may depend largely on his or her responses to the trials of life.
Adversity and trials come from different sources. (1)Trials may come as a result or consequence of a person’s own decisions and actions. These trials can be avoided through learning from mistakes and taking the right actions. (2)Other trials are simply a natural part of life and are not a result of any poor decisions and in fact may come at times when people are doing their best. For example, people may experience trials in times of sickness, uncertainty, or from the deaths of loved ones. (3)Adversity may sometimes come because of others’ poor choices, hurtful words, and actions.

How we face adversity will determine the long term outcome of such trials. When we ask questions like “Why does this have to happen to…

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