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...

Jake Tracy is the counselor at the Petoskey practice Real Life Counseling of Northern Michigan, dedicated to helping teens and their...

September 21, 2016 People are happy because of ONE THING: Breathing Room.  Lets take a moment and break that down into 3 parts. Living...

Borrowed an old video from my First Presbyterian Days, but it bears repeating! From parents, friends, pastors and young life leaders,...

Learn more about Jake Tracy, therapist at RealLifeCounselor.com

Hey Northern Michigan, watch and read more from Petoskey counselor Jake Tracy at RealLifeCounselor.com Therapy thought for families,...

If you’re like most parents of teenagers, your students grades are never good enough. As parents we expect the best for my kids and hold...

It’s May in northern Michigan, which is mud season. May is also graduation season And as my senior friends start to think about...

Originally Posted on April 8, 2016 by mrjaketracy They go straight to their phones. Basking in the neon glow of Instagram, counting...

February 6, 2016 Just fair warning, this will take time.  And it will seem awkward at first, if you’ve never done it.  But give it a...

November 16, 2015 Consider how you communicate with your audience, be it your parents, friends, spouse, coworkers, or the public.  Does...

November 12, 2015 You can do this!  You earring respect is not as complicated as we think it is.  People are people are people.  Your...

November 12, 2015 hey there kids, students, teens, counseling fans, keep up to date on the latest and greatest resources for connecting...