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Kristi Godwin, LMFT
Kristi Godwin Therapy Services, LLC
Kristi Godwin
Dec 37 min read
Blink Twice: How Abuse Hides in Plain Sight
I want to share with you some thoughts on the movie “Blink Twice," by Zoe Kravitz (2024).I watched this movie recently (twice, even!) and...
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Kristi Godwin
Oct 65 min read
Restoration After the Storm
I remember the horror stories of Hurricane Katrina. I actually had several clients that I was privileged to work with that survived that...
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Kristi Godwin
Aug 254 min read
What If Today Were Your Last Day?
Encounters with death and mortality change you. Things that once seemed so monumental in this life suddenly seem so trivial. Death has a...
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Kristi Godwin
Aug 186 min read
It Ends With Us: The Importance of Breaking Generational Cycles
Last night I was able to view the movie, “It Ends With Us” with my daughter. WOW. There is so much to say about this movie (more posts...
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Kristi Godwin
Feb 274 min read
What is Love?
What is love? Is love positive affection for another? Is love physical attraction? Is love wanting to spend every waking moment with...
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Kristi Godwin
Jan 146 min read
Remembering Marlee: The Therapeutic Benefits of Having Pets
This post may be a little personal, but my ultimate goal is to highlight the benefits of having furry friends. In order to honor my...
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Kristi Godwin
Jan 14 min read
New Year, New Dreams!
Long before I knew anything about quantum physics or my two favorite laws (Law of Attraction and The Butterfly Effect), I was using...
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Kristi Godwin
Dec 19, 20234 min read
A Christmas Gift
If I may have your permission to wax counter-cultural for a moment.....I have a simple question. What does Christmas mean to you? When I...
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Kristi Godwin
Nov 22, 20233 min read
Thanksgiving
Every November, I think of Thanksgiving. I don’t mean the American Holiday—where families gather with their famous delicious dishes and...
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Kristi Godwin
Oct 30, 20234 min read
How are you today? No...how are you, really?
Have you ever been asked "How are you?" and answered "Fine" before you even realized it? When in actuality, you were far from "fine"?...
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Kristi Godwin
Sep 2, 20233 min read
Look for the Helpers
Over the last few days life has seemed somewhat surreal. We have been cut off from the world in many ways—no power, no internet, no...
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Kristi Godwin
Aug 22, 20231 min read
Tips from a Therapist
We all have difficulties and stressors in life, and our ability to self-regulate in stress is even more difficult when we have a history...
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Kristi Godwin
Jul 23, 20233 min read
"Treat Yourself Like Someone You Love"
The biggest myth I think I have heard about self-care is that it is inherently selfish. This creates a reluctance to do things for...
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Kristi Godwin
Jul 21, 20233 min read
The Secret Ingredient to a Joy-Filled Life: Gratitude
If there is one thing that you can DO, or one attitude you can choose to intentionally adopt, that has the power to radically change you...
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Kristi Godwin
Jun 8, 20233 min read
A Therapeutic Companion
As a therapist, I have been searching for a way for my clients to track their mood and journal on their surrounding triggers for years. I...
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Kristi Godwin
Jun 3, 20235 min read
PTSD Awareness Month
June is National PTSD Awareness Month. In honor of this, in this post I will discuss PTSD and trauma in more depth. It is more common...
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Kristi Godwin
May 26, 20235 min read
Memorial Day
The topic on my heart for this Memorial Day weekend is grief. Grief is a tangible, clinging pain that everyone is touched by and must...
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Kristi Godwin
Apr 16, 20232 min read
A Therapist's Basic Guide to Working With Children and Adolescents
This book was on my to-do list for quite a few years. I was always too busy working with children first-hand and raising my own to sit...
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Kristi Godwin
Mar 16, 20233 min read
How did I get started?
I often get asked the question, "Why did you become a therapist, how did you get started?" I rarely reflect on this question, but...
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Kristi Godwin
Nov 6, 20223 min read
Thanksgiving
Every November, I think of Thanksgiving. I don’t mean the American Holiday—where families gather with their famous delicious dishes and...
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