Rachel Jones
The Mr. Right List-How Purity Culture Did NOT Set Me Up For Marriage
When I was in 8th grade, I was sent to a purity retreat at my church. I grew up in the Christian church and was heavily involved. I...
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Rachel Jones
- Jan 24
- 3 min
G&A: A Personal Story on Couples Counseling
What was your first thought about doing premarital counseling? G: I always thought of premarital counseling as something of the norm to...
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Rachel Jones
- Jan 17
- 2 min
Sometimes I cry in the session.
I cried in session the other day. To be honest, I thought I would cry more in the therapy sessions I conduct than I actually do. I am a...
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Rachel Jones
- Jan 10
- 1 min
How to Heal your Conflicts
Conflicts that get stuck focus on the subjective reality. Conflicts that heal and repair focus on the subjective reality. One Sunday, I...
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Rachel Jones
- Jan 3
- 4 min
Trauma
Most people see dogs as “man’s best friend” or the joy of coming home at the end of the day. Dogs bring so much joy to individual’s lives...
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Rachel Jones
- Dec 27, 2022
- 2 min
Couples Therapy Book Recommendations Vol. 1
I am continuously reading new books about couples therapy and wanted to share my recent reads and thoughts about them. Eight Dates:...
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Rachel Jones
- Dec 20, 2022
- 3 min
Communication Skills 101
Mastering the art of communicating will be a skill we work on for a lifetime. Many people are baffled by communication patterns because...
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Rachel Jones
- Dec 13, 2022
- 4 min
Make Anxiety Work For You!
I have dealt with anxiety since I was a teenager. It came with puberty and the curse of being self-aware and insecure all at the same...
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Rachel Jones
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
Finding the Right Therapist
Coming to the decision to pursue therapy is a courageous step towards understanding yourself. It can also be a daunting task as you try...
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Rachel Jones
- Nov 29, 2022
- 3 min
Paper Bag Anxiety
I was that girl in the marching band. I fully own it. I played the flute, I marched around a football field for four years, and I totally...
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Rachel Jones
- Nov 22, 2022
- 3 min
Beginning Therapy
When life hits you hard, it knocks you off your feet, kicks the wind out of you, and then repeats the process all over again. I was...
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Rachel Jones
- Nov 15, 2022
- 5 min
What is Marital Doubt?
People usually keep doubts about their marriage to themselves. Here we’re not talking about ordinary concerns about the relationship or...
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Rachel Jones
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
Giving Advice vs. Therapy
I sometimes wonder if I got into the wrong field because I love giving advice. I love creating ideas, plans, and ways for someone to...
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Rachel Jones
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
Not Enough
Journal Excerpt from April 2018. Self-doubt has crept on me this week. It has been sinking its teeth into me all week and I’ve just felt...
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Rachel Jones
- Oct 25, 2022
- 2 min
Being Overly Sensitive
I grew up hearing that I was too sensitive, that I cried too much, that I was always the first one to get upset. It was so confusing to...
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Rachel Jones
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
Conflict is inevitable.
Thank you, Beth Trammell, for the opportunity to return to your podcast and share my passion for helping make conflict work for you....
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Rachel Jones
- Oct 18, 2022
- 2 min
Impact
I remember the day I sat in McDonald’s and fought for myself and cried a lot. Let me set up the situation: 16, junior in high school,...
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Rachel Jones
- Oct 11, 2022
- 2 min
Finding Your Voice
One of the reasons I love being a therapist is the work in helping people find their voice. We are surrounded by the opinions of others,...
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Rachel Jones
- Oct 4, 2022
- 6 min
Is Divorce the only answer when Affairs, Addictions or Abuse is present?
Believe it or not, divorce used to be a rare occurrence in marriage. In the 19th century, divorce was pursued by one of the “Triple A”...
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Rachel Jones
- Sep 27, 2022
- 2 min
Who Should You Talk to When Considering Divorce?
Deciding you may want to go through a divorce or knowing you want to get divorced is a complicated process. It's common for those in this...
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