Denise Broadwater, M. Ed.,MA,LPC

There is an epidemic of 25+ year olds, looking for love in seemingly all the wrong places. It is as though their ability to connect and trust are finding derailment instead of movement ahead into a life of commitment.

Barriers are great for protection and security, but they can leave us quite isolated.  When I was traveling the countryside in South Carolina working with rural families, I was amazed at the number of homes totally fenced in on all sides.  I would assume the area was not safe and these fences kept out thieves.  I am sure the [...]

If you are fighting the daily grind to make your mark in this world be careful you are not missing the point all together.

We as Americans have our basic physical needs covered and often live in homes that anywhere else in the world would be considered affluent, yet we still remain empoverished in our spirits.

If you are launching a child into college perhaps you have begun to feel the pangs of letting go.  After all, we have sacrificed so much to see that they got into a great school.  Now that the day has come for them to become independent, the hurt of loosing them hits.
Some have done better [...]

Vacation is rolling around again and every summer it seems to come at a great time.  Generally, I find we are escaping from the grind at Christmas and around the 4th of July.  This down time tells a story about the kind of things churning inside of us.  It would seem to be paradise to [...]

I am sure there are doctors that can explain the growth process in our bodies or a horticulturist that understands how cells divide to produce larger plants, but when it comes to spiritual and emotional growth, that’s harder.  Research has been gathered over our development and developmental psychologists organize us into stages that seem to outline what [...]

Today, one of my “heros” will be laid to rest in Greenville, SC.  I heard of his passing from a friend this weekend.  I have tried to work it out for me to be there for his wife, but there is no way for me to attend.  He was a very humble man who sold [...]

…being able to say “no” and to receive “no” from others is critical to our very connectedness to those around us.

How common is it that we as individuals think we can stuff our woes and our hardships especially if we never developed the ability to open up to others about ourselves.  Sooner or later, a person’s cup begins to overflow.  It am amazed that we think we have done a fine job of it and an [...]