“I’ve worked my *ss off! I resurrected my Champion. It’s been everything you said it would be and more for me. AND… we did it as a Life Group…I led it!?” I couldn’t help but beam as I...
“This Champion thing seems a little bit corny to me. I’ve been in therapy for years, and I’m highly successful in what I do. Yea, I know there’s something missing. My closest friend of many years...
“You have no idea who I really amif you did, you probably wouldn’t agree to see me.” Shame dripped from his words, roared through his body language, and was thick enough in the room to need a knife to...
“Now that we know I’m a full-blown anger problem, and I’m making my family sick with itWhat’s next?” He asked with a longing in his eyes. I’ve seen that look countless times. And I know, it’s the door...
“What the heck is it about this ‘do anger’ stuff? It’s like you feed my wife all the words and empower her to say just what she needs to say. I’ve heard nothing since you did that talk about people...
“I’m drowning in an ocean of pain. My husband says that I have no reason to be in so much pain over these little things. And if I cannot get them under control, he says he’ll have no choice but to...
“You have ruined my marriage!” Not the opening comments you hope to hear with a new client. “My wife sat me down last week and said that my medicating with alcohol was causing her distress and trauma...
“I have a bone to pick with you, so YOU are on the hot seat today!” Interesting way to start a first session with a new client who was wagging his finger in front of my face. “Last week when you were...
“I need to be institutionalized. Something is horribly wrong! Is there a place you can get me to and help me while maintaining my dignity? I’m terrified that someone’s going to find me in a corner in...
