Suffering is hard. Witnessing suffering is also hard. It can be so hard to know what to do when someone we care about is hurting. Seeing them in their pain and listening to the story of their heartbreak is hard and uncomfortable. As we sit there it is in our Read more…
Many of us would never admit to being fearful people. If we are asked about our anxieties and fear we would quickly respond by saying that we don’t worry, we are not afraid, it is all in God’s hands. We might even quickly point out how the bible tells us Read more…
Sometimes we crash. We find ourselves slipping, falling and crashing to the ground. Life spins out of control and there is nothing that we can do about it. There are many different ways in which we crash. Life circumstances suddenly pile up, pressures come from all different directions and we Read more…
We all want to be strong. To have it all together. To make it on our own. Things happen and time and time again, our sinful pride rears it’s head, convincing us that we are capable. Convincing us that we are strong, that we do not need anyone else. Nothing Read more…
I can be a chronic over thinker. Always ruminating. Always trying to find answers or explanations even when there isn’t one. I am learning to recognise that in my over thinking I am not trusting God. I am pridefully promoting myself to be queen of my life, rather than bowing Read more…
“Usually when I tell people, they don’t believe me. Especially not church people.” My friend sniffed and raised a third tissue to blot at the pain that was seeping down her cheeks. It was these words that broke me. It was these words that made me reach for a tissue Read more…
At Trellis we do not provide counselling directly. We are a resource centre. This means that we share resources, provide education and training and also link you together with counsellors that we think may be appropriate. We are continuing to refine and redevelop the counsellors that we recommend as a Read more…
Emotions are hard. The can be confusing, disorienting and at times our emotional experience is so intense that we are completely overwhelmed. They are difficult to define and very hard to understand in ourselves and in those around us. So much of today’s culture teaches us to lead with the Read more…
We have been adding to our library. Please see below for five new books that we are super excited to read. Created to Care- God’s truth for anxious Moms, by Sara Wallace As a young mother you can be faced with so much change, difference and activity that it can Read more…
Some people are amazing story tellers. They can make some of the most mundane events seem like an adventure because of this incredible gift for spinning words together. We love to listen to them because we are all story tellers by nature. Stories are how we share experiences, they are Read more…