Bryan Hagerman

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Bryan Hagerman, RCT, is the Outreach Counsellor, St Paul’s Church. www.bryanhagerman.ca

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Validation or value judgment?

John went to work with a full heart. He had been on holiday for a month, and had not felt this rested in recent memory.

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Self-belief and the internal dialogue

My grandfather reportedly had a saying that I grew up with;  “Believe half of what you see and nothing of what you hear.” However, with

“It’s not about you!”

Victimhood:The Emotional Enemy Part 1 The Grand Beach Hotel offered a beautiful and engaging vista. Surrounded by tall coconut trees, beautiful red, white, and purple

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The living eulogy

Mental Health for the dying and the healthy Walking into the hall early for the funeral, I found a seat at the back of the

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Failing forward

The concept of Failing Forward could be, at first glance, an uncomfortable one. Perhaps it is the word “failure” that evokes a negative reaction. However,

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Getting there, now what?

The scholar finished her several hundred-page dissertations, was successful in her defense, graduated, held the bound copy in her hands, and after all the work,

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The experience of reference

Our arrival at the Louvre was exciting. We had one major objective in mind and that was to see the Mona Lisa. First, we decided

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I told no one!

It was the Spring of 1983. I had recently returned from two intense years in Africa, with three months of preparation in order to go back that mid

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“So how is your spiritual life?”

I can honestly say that I have learned more about the importance of personal human relationships from my dear wife than from anyone else. And

Do you ever kick the dog?

I have sat through a multitude of Job Interviews in my life, from both sides of the table, as an interviewer and as a prospective

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Symmetry and mental health

It was a beautiful afternoon for bush barging through the dense forest near where I lived on the Eastern slope of The Great Rift Valley

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Vulnerability and shame

It was a beautiful early morning walk along a pristine white sand beach, on the Indian Ocean in Kenya. I loved those walks in the

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Empathy and pain

The big burly ex convict came into the office and sat down rather tentatively. He had never been in therapy before and this was a

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The power of personal choice

The Power of Personal Choice is within each of our grasp. And that knowledge can bring with it a tremendous euphoric feeling. “Robert Schuller the

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The purse

Queen Elizabeth II is a first class, wonderful human being, and a Jesus follower. Many would agree with this assessment. Apart from media reports, and

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