New Covenant Archives - Melanie Connell MA LPC

April 26, 2016

Putting the FUN Back into DysFUNctional!

Melanie Connell Emotional Health, Relationships abundant life, dysfunction, guilt, mistakes, New Covenant, Old Covenant, perfection, perfectionism, problems, sense of humor, striving 0

He wants us to view problems as portals to His promises.

February 18, 2015

DAY 5: Shame-Free Relationships

Melanie Connell Relationships, Uncategorized joy, New Covenant, relationships, shame, thrive, trauma 0

Week 1: Seeking God: The Creator of Relationship DAY 5: Shame-Free Relationships Shame is defined in our Thrive Ministry as “people are not glad to be with me.” I did not really think I had a problem with shame until it was defined that way. Many of us feel shame because of the horrible things […]

February 16, 2015

DAY 3: Punishment-free Relationships

Melanie Connell Relationships, Uncategorized grace, love, New Covenant, patience, punishment 0

Week 1: Seeking God: The Creator of Relationship DAY 3: Punishment-free Relationships Many of us were raised in a family where we were punished for doing wrong. We were spanked, grounded, yelled at, lectured to, etc. None of these methodologies are necessarily wrong. However, the problem comes in with the “delivery” of these methods. In […]