Dr. Teresa M. Walters Natural Relational Health Institute

The Dependency Debate. All relational connections contain a degree of dependency. Too much dependency can cause relational dysfunction, and too little can lead to disconnection and isolation. This article explores how dependency relates to relational health and outlines how various levels of dependent attachment either facilitate or undermine relational connections with God, Self, and Others.

Desperate Dependency: Weakness or Wisdom Explore Dependency Weakness or Wisdom and learn how dependency affects relational health and connections with God, Self, and Others.

The Wonder of Redemption: Jesus is for Everybody. Christian Redemption and Transformation: What the Jelly Roll Grammy Debate Reveals

The Wonder of Redemption: Jesus is for Everybody Christian redemption and transformation are explored through the lens of Jelly Roll's Grammy win and the subsequent debate on spiritual growth

Marriage is a maturity factory.

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Natural Relational Health Institute Restoring God's Design for Relational Health

Welcome to the Natural Relational Health Institute. I'm beginning to transition my educational work into a new home called the Natural Relational Health Institute. Chrysalis Connections LLC remains the parent company for counseling services as this work expands into a variety of educational platforms. Established counseling clients and new counseling clients can be assured that all therapeutic services will remain active and accessible.

Don't Be Surprised When They Hate You.

Don’t Be Surprised When They Hate You | Son Light Publications I’ll be honest with you, the first time I got a negative review on social media, it just about crushed me. I honestly wasn’t prepared for the impact of being misrepresented and maligned in a public realm. I had underestimated one of the most challenging parts of placing yourself in a position wh...

The best gift you will ever give your children is a safe, secure and enduring marriage.

Happily Ever After is a Choice

Happily Ever After is a Choice | Son Light Publications Who doesn’t love a good fairy tale? Cinderella loses her slipper but ends up finding her prince charming. Sleeping Beauty is awakened by a kiss from her handsome prince, and Snow White triumphs over her evil stepmother’s plan to destroy her by the kiss of …you guessed it…her handsome prince....

Let's hear it for Parent Leaders whose goal is to raise healthy, stand-alone adults who can walk out into the world and make a difference.

I’m not a gentle parent, and I’m not sorry about it.
My kids get love, respect, and a whole lot of patience — but they also get rules, boundaries, and consequences.

I’m not raising kids who think the world will cater to their feelings.
I’m raising future adults who understand that life doesn’t hand out participation trophies, that “no” means no, and that actions have consequences.

I believe in discipline — structure, accountability, and learning right from wrong.
Because one day, they’ll have a boss, not a mom. They’ll have responsibilities, not reminders. And they need to be ready for that.

So no, I don’t sit down and dissect every tantrum.
Sometimes the answer is: “Because I said so.” And that’s okay.

I’m not raising perfect kids. But I am raising respectful ones — and in this world, that matters.

"I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses inner strength into me. I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency."]
~Philippians 4:13