Other Resources Offered
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Personal Support
Going to a therapist can feel heavy at times. Sometimes we need someone who can listen and empathize, provide encouragement and support, or give advice and a plan to move forward. Personal 1:1 appointments are available to help you get unstuck and provide support that’s founded in Truth. These are pastoral counseling in nature.
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Relationship Coaching
Every couple wants a happy and healthy relationship but it takes a lot of intentional work learning how to love and be loved. We can only be fully loved when we are fully known. Whether you are starting your relationship or need a tune up, getting the necessary understanding, proper tools, and working through past issues are all vital to having a secure relationship. Two healing hearts can have a healthier relationship. Fill out the intake form to receive a free 23 Minute phone conversation to begin the process.
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Trauma Coaching
Get supported from a certified trauma and resilience coach. You will learn tools for regulation but more importantly grow in connection with yourself with a compassion witness to guide you. We have partnered with, Melissa Lake of Wholeheartedly Connected, a certified trauma coaching service, who will be your guide and support. If you’re ready to explore healing the pain you carry, you don't have to do it alone.
Growth Tools
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There are no negative emotions, contrary to what we may have been taught. Emotion provides us information to help us understand what we are experiencing. Dr. Dan Siegel shared that if we can name it (our emotions) we can tame them (regulate). Using an emotion wheel is a good way to begin developing high emotional intelligence.
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Being invested in something that is ending, it’s healthy to work through grief of that loss to fully be ready for whatever is next. Not doing so can show up in many subtle, and mostly damaging, ways. We need to metabolize the experience.
To metabolize it, we have to do what our body does with food: keep what is usable to us, and eliminate what is not. if we don’t do that, we may repeat the mistakes and not benefit from what we could have learned.
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What’s often missing as life’s demands increase is intentional support for our nervous system and a clear structure for managing stress.
Our nervous system isn’t just reacting to what’s happening around us—it’s working constantly to regulate what’s happening inside of us. Without care, it can get stuck in cycles of fight, flight, or freeze, making it harder to think clearly, connect deeply, or enjoy daily life. Supporting and nurturing our nervous system is essential to living grounded, resilient, and fulfilled.
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Stress plays a big role on our bodies and our ability to meet the demands of life. How much are you dealing with? How is it impacting your emotional / physical well-being? Download to identify the load you carry in this season.
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This is a brief overview of the Grief Recovery Handbook to help understand loss and it’s impact on our lives. NDCC provides support coaching and tools to navigate loss
and change.
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Neuroscience research shows journaling has a profound benefits for our mental and emotional health. This tool will help you begin a practice that brings awareness and understanding.
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Taken from People Fuel, by Dr. John Townsend, these relational “needs” are vital for us to grow and strengthen. Learning how to practice and ask for what we need is part of developing a stronger character. See instructional video on how to apply.
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Writing Your Own Psalm is a spiritual practice of honesty, humility, and hope that helps us integrate what’s difficult and connects to trust in God as we process.
Media
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There is a unique burden put on leaders in any and all organizations.
Much of leadership development focuses on helping to achieve the goals and objectives of organizations.
Doug’s unique approach supports the core of a leaders grow in character and vulnerability to help leaders be more emotionally, relationally, and spiritually healthy.
This is a great discussion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Lifted to Hope with Louise Sedgwick.
What does it mean to have emotional security? In this episode, I sit down with my friend Doug Lake—a pastor and leader—who shares how he discovered a lack of emotional security rooted in shame. Doug opens up about his journey to becoming confident in his emotions, both as a man and a spiritual guide.
Together, we explore the significance of embracing emotions to foster deep connections and create safe spaces for others. Doug also delves into how his emotional growth strengthened his relationship with God. This heartfelt conversation left me encouraged and with a fresh perspective on emotional intimacy.
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In this video, Austin Martin and Doug Lake discuss practical ways navigating pain, uncertainty, & loss in the second week of the series, Wiser.
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This video gives an overview of Relational Nutrients, the fuel to our relational life. Learning how to grow in this tool will deepen connection and give us fuel emotionally and relationally. Download the list of Relational Nutrients under Tools … and practice, practice, practice.
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Navigating transition & change is difficult and can have a big impact on us depending several factors. Learn about those factors and get some tools to help take necessary action as well as grieve the losses that come with changes.
Resources
Brand Affiliates
FIND THE GOOD is a quality apparel brand with a message that reminds us that no matter how bad circumstances seem, all that God created people (image-bearers) and all of creation … and it was good.
Their mantra has helped thousands reinforce good habits in both mental health and well-being, just by the simple phrase of “Finding The Good”. FTG donates 10% of their profits to Mental Health America, an organization founded in 1909, and the leading national nonprofit dedicated to the promotion of mental health, well-being, and illness prevention.
