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Adventure Therapy: A fresh take on therapy

Michael Heckendorn, M.Ed., NCC • May 12, 2016Uncategorized adventure therapy, counseling, experiential therapy, teens, therapy

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks” ~ John Muir As I look out from a towering mountain on Snæfellsnes peninsula in Iceland, I see Kirkjufell Mountain and the glimmering Atlantic Ocean in the distance. And in this moment I breathe in the fresh Icelandic

Lessons learned from traveling in Iceland

Michael Heckendorn, M.Ed., NCC • January 12, 2016teens, therapy therapy, travel, trust

“I have a proposition for you…” In early February of 2015, I was driving from Indianapolis, IN to Terre Haute, IN when I received a phone call from my best friend, Sean. Sean and I have known each other since 2009 when we met during our freshman year gym class. From our

“ROCK!!!”: The Power Behind Asking for Forgiveness

Michael Heckendorn, M.Ed., NCC • September 29, 2015forgiveness, teens, therapy counseling, forgiveness, teens

climbing The Climb It was an overcast day in Golden, CO when my good friends and I decided we wanted to go outdoor rock climbing at Lookout Mountain Crag. This is a perfect place to teach beginner rock climbers the fundamentals

What will your response be? by Michael Heckendorn, MEd, NCC

Michael Heckendorn, M.Ed., NCC • August 25, 2015teens, therapy adolescents, adventure, resilience, teens

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Are You Prepared? If you’ve ever been on a camping trip, you know that there is much preparation to be done before you actually depart. For me personally, I spend hours making sure I know where I’m going,

Lessons from the Dugout: What my daughter taught me about losing

Cheryl Somers, M.A. LPC • June 28, 2015parenting, teens, Uncategorized parenting, teens, youth sports

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Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail. – Confucius

Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. – Henry Ford

We’ve

Risky doesn’t mean Reckless: The Upside of Teen Risk-Taking

Cheryl Somers, M.A. LPC • May 28, 2015parenting, teens parenting, positive risks, risk-taking

Risky Doesn’t Mean Reckless: The Upside of Teen Risk-Taking

The image of a reckless, impulsive teenager making terrible, dangerous decisions has become so embedded in our culture that we tend to take it as a given. Parents approach the teen years already

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    • Lessons from the Dugout: What my daughter taught me about losing June 28, 2015
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  • Recent Posts

    • Adventure Therapy: A fresh take on therapy May 12, 2016
    • Lessons learned from traveling in Iceland January 12, 2016
    • “ROCK!!!”: The Power Behind Asking for Forgiveness September 29, 2015
    • What will your response be? by Michael Heckendorn, MEd, NCC August 25, 2015
    • Lessons from the Dugout: What my daughter taught me about losing June 28, 2015
    • Risky doesn’t mean Reckless: The Upside of Teen Risk-Taking May 28, 2015
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