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The Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center publishes a newsletter called Connecting in January, March, May, July, September and November. Connecting contains information about mental health topics, relationship issues, and upcoming events/classes at the Center. If you would like to receive our free newsletter, call (515) 274-4006 and ask to be added to our mailing list.

To access past issues of Connecting, click on a link below (requires Adobe Acrobat)

July / August 2008 Connecting Newsletter
(Psychotherapy as a Spiritual Career Path)
March / April 2008 Connecting Newsletter
(2007 Annual Report)
January / February 2008 Connecting Newsletter
(Reconnecting with Our Souls, Enlivening Our Spirits)

November / December 2007 Connecting Newsletter
(Healing Your Spirit, Mind, and Body)
September / October 2007 Connecting Newsletter
(The Wall)
July / August 2007 Connecting Newsletter
(Counseling in an Age of Sound Bites)
May / June 2007 Connecting Newsletter
(Children Overcoming the Obstacles of Life)
March / April 2007 Connecting Newsletter
(2006 Annual Report. 35 YEARS of HOPE and HEALING IN OUR COMMUNITY)
January / February 2007 Connecting Newsletter
(Pastoral Counseling: An Invitation to Living More Abundantly)

November / December 2006 Connecting Newsletter
(Spiritual Gifts from Clients)
September / October 2006 Connecting Newsletter
(Mental Health after Childbirth)
July / August 2006 Connecting Newsletter
(MANifest - Offering Hope in a Changing World)
May / June 2006 Connecting Newsletter
(Psychotherapy: Moving from "Top Down" to "Bottom Up")
March / April 2006 Connecting Newsletter
(Threatened With Resurrection)
January / February 2006 Connecting Newsletter
(Autism: Being There)

November / December 2005 Connecting Newsletter
(The Wintered Spirit)
September / October 2005 Connecting Newsletter
(Cultural Myths)
July / August 2005 Connecting Newsletter
(Ways to Nurture and Enrich a Loving Relationship)
May / June 2005 Connecting Newsletter
(The Impact of Abuse on a Child's Development)
Women Helping Women Presentation
(In Our Choices We Create, 3-11-05)
March / April 2005 Connecting Newsletter
(Reprocessing Therapy - EMDR)
January / February 2005 Connecting Newsletter
(Befriending Your Body)

November / December 2004 Connecting Newsletter
(American Television: Marketing Violence to Our Children)
September / October 2004 Connecting Newsletter
(The Face of God)
July / August 2004 Connecting Newsletter
(Creativity: The Playful, Healing Spirit)
May / June 2004 Connecting Newsletter
(Thoughts on the Passion - When Will the Violence End?)
March / April 2004 Connecting Newsletter
(Sexuality and Spirituality)
January / February 2004 Connecting Newsletter
(What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This)

November / December 2003 Connecting Newsletter
(Over the River and Through the Woods)
September / October 2003 Connecting Newsletter
(Little Things Make a Big Difference)
July / August 2003 Connecting Newsletter
(Risk & Resilience: Ways to Protect Our children)
May / June 2003 Connecting Newsletter
(Adult Children of Aging Parents: Frequently Asked Questions)
March / April 2003 Connecting Newsletter
(Parental Anger: At What Cost to our Children)
January / February 2003 Connecting Newsletter
(Energetic Approaches to Psychological Healing)


November / December 2002 Connecting Newsletter
(The Next Thirty Years)
September / October 2002 Connecting Newsletter
(Launching Young Adults)
July / August 2002 Connecting Newsletter
(Trusting Your Teen)

May / June 2002 Connecting Newsletter
(Retire and Thirive)

March / April 2002 Connecting Newsletter
(Work and Worth)

January / February 2002 Connecting Newsletter
(Beyond Time Out)



September / October 2001 Connecting Newsletter
(Shame and the Experience of Being Human)

November / December 2001 Connecting Newsletter
(A Closer Look at Evil)