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Crowned With Kindness

A phrase we are likely familiar with, “Life has not been kind,” comes up when we reflect back or survey the landscape of our lives. In this season of post-holiday contemplation, maybe you find …
By Melissa Affolter
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January 6, 2026
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Shining Brighter and Brighter: Fieldstone’s Year in Review

Much of our care at Fieldstone Counseling unfolds in the quiet corners of our office (or in thoughtfully tended remote spaces). Our counselors and office staff do most of our work in ways that …
By Melissa Affolter
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December 22, 2025
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Broken Bonds and Healing Hope (Part One)

Family estrangement has become a growing topic of public discourse, with complicated layers of opinions, advice, and speculations from every direction.
By Melissa Affolter
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September 23, 2025
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I’m Feeling…

A common practice in counseling is learning to identify and address feelings. We may not present with that goal in mind, but rather, we often seek the help of a counselor because we are …
By Melissa Affolter
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June 10, 2025
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When Anxiety Lingers and Rest Feels Far Away

The anxieties of today threaten to undo us from the moment our eyes peel open to the laying of our head on the pillow again. The spaces between are bursting with alarming news headlines, …
By Melissa Affolter
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March 25, 2025
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New Year, [Not] New You

It’s that season when many of us have launched into new scripture reading plans, health habits, budget tracking programs, and all the other New Year’s goals.  Do you want to declutter your home? Keep …
By Melissa Affolter
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February 14, 2025
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Fieldstone in Ann Arbor

It’s not uncommon for counselors to encourage counselees to identify areas where they are living in isolation or disconnected from community. A “lone ranger” mindset can be an outcome of the troubles people face, …
By Melissa Affolter
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February 10, 2025
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What Brings You In Today?

When we think about taking a step toward counseling, whether researching options or submitting forms and scheduling an appointment, we may feel uncertain or anxious, and we may be second-guessing if we can muster …
By Melissa Affolter
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July 15, 2024
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Weekend Word | “Where are all his wonders?”

Why? Where? How? Look! These are common questions for God when we don’t see a way forward or when our faith feels weak. We struggle to make sense of decisions that seem at odds, …
By Melissa Affolter
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April 19, 2024
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Weekend Word | Finding Comfort

We cannot give what we do not possess. To comfort others with that which we ourselves have been comforted, we must position ourselves to rightly discover and live from it. This is a comfort …
By Karen Corcoran
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April 5, 2024
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Weekend Word | Peace and Palm Sunday

This Palm Sunday, as we remember Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, let us remember that he entered weeping. Flesh and blood, his humanity remained intact — all the way to the cross where he would …
By Melissa Affolter
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March 22, 2024
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Weekend Word | Whose voice are you listening to?

Decisions can tend to feel like they suck the breath right out of our lungs. They sometimes demand that we give every aspect of ourselves —  swirling thoughts that weary our minds, causing our …
By Melissa Affolter
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March 11, 2024
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