Gratitude

Pastor Boodt spoke about gratitude Thanksgiving morning.  This window is what I am grateful for today.  It was made by my husband and I am so grateful for him.  He is so talented and has created so many beautiful things with his eyes and hands.  Through the window I see our yard and in the yard are apple trees.  I am grateful for those trees and the apples on them.  When I search for what I am grateful for, I feel calm and anger is gone.  What are you grateful for today?  Anger Management classes in Kalamazoo and Plainwell now enrolling.  Call or text Tracey Tyler at 269-808-1918

Junk in your head.

There are days when my head wants to rule my life.  Trouble is my head has a lot of stored stuff that for years I enjoyed revisiting...not that I knew at the time I enjoyed it....but in retrospect I did.  So, the point is that along the way I learned that the junk I liked to revisit was not helping me to be close to God and was not bringing out the best in me.  A wise woman I worked with had a poster on her door that said, "Change your thinking, change your world."  I practiced making changes in my thinking and I really did change my world.  The pivotal point was when I decided that I could...I was in complete control of what I thought about....and you can be, too.

Moving On!!!

Stuff, stuff, stuff!!!  I thought I was done moving, but NOOOOO.  It is amazing how important our stuff becomes to us.  Even though I didn't use or need a whole bunch of objects, the emotional draw was almost overwhelming.  Recognizing the anxiety that comes with donating or throwing away is really the first step.  Thoughts that helped me get rid of the extraneous included:  Mom didn't want it so she gave it to me...I've never used it and somebody else needs it.....this doesn't fit my current decor...this is not my Grandma!!  Whew....new thoughts can help you establish new habits.  Contact me for help with anxiety or anger management.  Call or text 269-808-1918.  Two locations:  Kalamazoo and Plainwell.

It's All In Your Head errr On Your Head?

Sometimes it feels as if we have no control over what's in our head.  Have you ever heard or said, "I just can't get it out of my head?"  Well, thoughts are more like this dragon fly...strategies can help us whisk away unwanted thoughts as effectively as swatting at a dragon fly.  Call/text me for help with your thought life or with anger issues.  I offer Anger Management classes at Desert Streams in Kalamazoo.  Tracey Tyler 269-808-1918

Hard hearted?

Are you waiting for someone else to change before you address your inappropriate angering?  The Bible says that eventually our hearts harden if we don't open our heart to the Holy Spirit's influence.  Perhaps there is someone in your life that is difficult and hard to get along with, or maybe that difficult person is you?!  Whatever, you can change the way you act when you get angry.  I offer 8 week Anger Management classes at Desert Streams in Kalamazoo.  Call/text me for enrollment or questions  269-808-1918 or email me at traceyptyler@gmail.com

Winter Blues

Well, you may think that you have no choice about the winter blues....BBBZZZ....wrong answer!!! You do have the power to impact this common malady.  Call/text Tracey Tyler for more information 269-808-1918

Keep your cool

Today is the first day of the rest of your life.  Are you struggling to keep your cool when you are upset?  It can be easy to tell yourself that this is just the way you act when you are upset.  It doesn't have to be that way.  Call me for information on Anger Management, offered in Kalamazoo at Desert Streams.  There is a way to change what you do when you are angry...eight sessions....usually covered by health care.  Why not?  Tracey Tyler, licensed clinical social worker, for enrollment information 269-808-1918 call or text.

New Year's Resolutions

Winter may be coming, but spring is not far behind.  Sign up for Anger Management classes being offered at Desert Streams.  Come spring, you will be angering in a whole new way.  Call/text Tracey Tyler at 269-808-1918 for enrollment information or questions.

October Anger Management classes now forming

Anger Management classes in October are now forming.  They will be held on Wednesdays at Desert Streams Christian Counseling in Kalamazoo.  Call/text Tracey Tyler for more information or enrollment.  269-808-1918

Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body

"Research shows that regular aerobic exercise rivals the healing power of antidepressant drugs, and that a good night's sleep boosts mood and energy.  Training seminars (Ilardi 2009) promoting therapeutic lifestyle changes includes the following goals:  aerobic exercise, adequate sleep, light exposure, social connection, anti-rumination, and nutritional supplements.  77 percent of those completing the therapeutic program experienced relief from depressive symptoms.  A healthy mind in a healthy body!!"
Anger Management specifically targets unhealthy thinking within an 8 week program at Desert Streams.  Call/text me for enrollment details 269-808-1918

Anger Management

Got the winter blahs?  Winter is so drab?  Such a drag?  Getting on each other's nerves?  Need an Anger Management class?  Right here in "The Zoo" I offer Anger Management classes at Desert Streams.  Call/text me at 269-808-1918 for enrollment information or any other questions about Anger Management.

Head Games

Why does it take so long for me to remember to ask the Holy Spirit to intervene on my head games?  This week I enjoyed a long walk in just the right location, yet the whole time my head was definitely in the wrong location.  After 45 minutes, when I passed this gorgeous tree I realized my time was almost up.  Yet, I had used that time to dwell on negative, pervasive thoughts.  Bingo...because my time was almost done, I appealed to the Holy Spirit to give me some peace.  Of course, it was given. Perhaps I can remember to ask for what I need as my feet hit the trail, rather than when I am almost back to my car.

  We work with unhealthy thinking in Anger Management.  There are currently four ongoing classes for Anger Management at Desert Streams Christian Counseling Clinic.  New classes are being formed to begin in March.  Please call/text 269-808-1918 for enrollment information.  Anger Management classes are typically covered by most health care.

Fall Anger Management classes are in session.

Classes running in November &  December are now enrolling.  Call/text for details 269-808-1918.

October, November, December enrollment

Call now for information on enrolling in October, November, and December Anger Management classes at Desert Streams.  Text or call Tracey Tyler at 269-808-1918

September and October Anger Management

Currently there are six Anger Management classes in session at Desert Streams.  We are currently enrolling in new classes which will extend into October.

 Call/text now for more details!  269-808-1918.

Planning

Plan ahead.  Organize the minutes, days, weeks.  Develop a task list.  All these commands calling out to a random mind to get reigned in and on track to be the best one can be.  But, perhaps there is another road. Starting the day with the Creator of the universe and letting direction for the day flow from Him may actually get us where He wants us to be, not where we want to be.

Anger Management Class is enrolling for August

Contact Tracey Tyler for enrollment in the August Anger Management class offered at Desert Streams Chrstian Counseling Clinic in Kalamazoo.  traceyptyler@gmail.com  269-808-1918.

It's too rainy.....cold....cloudy.....to walk.

Well,there is always a reason not to walk.  Poncho in knapsack, I start out.  It's nice and cool, but threatening to rain.  I could easily cancel my plans.  But...no.  What if I get wet?  Will I die?  Nope. Will I melt?  Nope. Never felt hyped up after a walk....always feel....well I feel happy and satisfied with myself.  Wow....nice feeling. btw saw some cool stuff. Anger Management Call/text/email me about enrolling.  269-808-1918  traceyptyler@gmail.com

Anger Management is enrolling for June!!!

Anger Management class is currently being held at Desert Streams on Thursday afternoons. Enrollment is closed for this class, but enrollment is open for the June class.  Please call or text Tracey Tyler at 269-808-1918

Spring is fleeting, do it anyway!!!

Got winter blues?  Don't feel like being positive or getting up and out?  Don't wait until the winter blues are gone.  Like spring ramps pushing up through the snow one minute and swaying in warm breezes the next, doing happy positive things does not require you to feel good to start doing it. Do it...take a walk....get a work out....dance....shake out the rugs....like the ramps...they aren't waiting around for" permanent" spring. They are done with winter...regardless of spring's capriciousness.
Enrollment is open for spring Anger Management classes at Desert Streams. Email for more information  or call/text 269-808-1918.