Counseling/ Therapy/ Psychotherapy: We’ve all been told how we should go, but what does it look like? Going to counseling for the first...

The way in which we receive love can sometimes look different than the ways in which we give love. Learning about our love language can...

Have you ever taken the time to assess your hunger? Real Life Counseling created one just for you! The more positive of a relationship we...

Attachment Styles: We’ve all heard of them, but what do they really mean? Attachment styles are characterized by different ways of...

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) This can include things like physical and emotional abuse, neglect, caregiver mental illness, and...

We can’t control a lot of things in life, but one thing we can control is our usage and exposure to social media. Social media is a...

So you have a high IQ, so you’ve got “street smarts”.  Maybe you even pride yourself on your artistic, musical or even spiritual...

August 20, 2018 Reasons teens and a families seek counseling. Only healthy people seek counseling.  Unhealthy people just suffer through it.

February 1, 2018 To all my snowbird friends, to the adventures, the fearless friends excited for the day they leave the safety of the...

Welcome to a fresh start.

Rediscover joy, hope and peace.

Beginning the journey to a better you.  The first steps are the hardest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNuE-f4AKxE&t=49s Check out the video HERE A few thoughts on the process of learning something new....

Recently I was able to spend the holiday with my favorite 3 year old, and well, one of my favorite people ever, my nephew Jonathan. Wife...

November 28, 2017 When will they learn!  When will pull their stink’n heads out of their ____________ (add your favorite body part). In...

September 19, 2017 Three thoughts woven into one, my hope is to bring it full circle in the end. First on Feeling Overwhelmed, then about...

July 21, 2017 Einstein said There are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is a...

May 15, 2017 Three thoughts woven into one, my hope is to bring it full circle in the end. First on Feeling Overwhelmed, then about Four...

Northern Michigan Counselor Jake Tracy is a Therapist at Real Life Counseling of Northern Michigan.  To learn more visit...

I’m Jake Tracy, MA, LLPC a counselor at Real Life Counseling of Northern Michigan in Petoskey.  We help children, teens, families and...