<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Dlrc]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dlrc]]></description><link>https://dlrcounselinggroup.wixsite.com/dlrc/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:47:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.dlrcounselinggroup.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Discovering Valuable Grief Support Resources]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grief is like an uninvited guest who crashes your life party and refuses to leave. It’s messy, unpredictable, and downright exhausting....]]></description><link>https://www.dlrcounselinggroup.com/post/discovering-valuable-grief-support-resources</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a982196d793ccb5a1acb8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:17:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2432de_70ae607f62c343c4ad76e780362d20aa~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Danny Ross</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Effective Strategies to Build Better Habits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let’s face it - building better habits feels like trying to teach a cat to fetch. You want it, you dream about it, but somehow, the cat...]]></description><link>https://www.dlrcounselinggroup.com/post/effective-strategies-to-build-better-habits</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a982196d793ccb5a1acb7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 23:07:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2432de_8db232aefcdd4f29a8e53af40d64c2e2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Danny Ross</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Grief, Gray Hairs, and Glory: What Loss Taught Me About Living Loud":   Why pain, purpose, and aging’s messy lessons might be the keys to your unapologetic life. ]]></title><description><![CDATA["Man, grief hit me hard (and yeah, these grays showed up too), but it showed me how to live loud and proud. Curious how the shift happened?]]></description><link>https://www.dlrcounselinggroup.com/post/grief-gray-hairs-and-glory-what-loss-taught-me-about-living-loud-why-pain-purpose-and-agin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a982196d793ccb5a1acb6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 03:01:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2432de_87fd4902585640a8954e536248a20f75~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_767,h_959,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Danny Ross</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of Words: Overcoming Adversity and Thriving]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a recent conversation with my family, I shared a childhood memory that I often refrain from recollecting. It revolves around my former...]]></description><link>https://www.dlrcounselinggroup.com/post/the-power-of-words-overcoming-adversity-and-thriving</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a982196d793ccb5a1acb5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:15:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2432de_c334efcea168481cacb72423e40657c6~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_725,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Danny Ross</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Adults And Educators Can Encourage Safe And Healthy Friendships For Students ]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Danny L. Ross, M.Ed., CSC, LPC-S, NCC Kids will spend more time with other people than their own family and therefore be influenced...]]></description><link>https://www.dlrcounselinggroup.com/post/how-adults-and-educators-can-encourage-safe-and-healthy-friendships-for-students</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a982196d793ccb5a1acb4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:54:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_88735cfa15b54038b6ca6c2dd0e2ac96~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Danny Ross</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Educators Can Engage Parents]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Danny L. Ross, M.Ed., CSC, LPC-S, NCC Every day, I meet teachers who are stressed and overwhelmed.  They desperately want more engaged...]]></description><link>https://www.dlrcounselinggroup.com/post/how-educators-can-engage-parents</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a982196d793ccb5a1acb3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 22:07:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3d6909ffef7043178f5ccacff7e2ad9d.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Danny Ross</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helping Children Work Through Their Many Emotions]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Danny L. Ross, M.Ed., CSC, LPC-S, NCC Imagine juggling bowling pins in a hail storm while walking on hot coals with an annoying voice...]]></description><link>https://www.dlrcounselinggroup.com/post/helping-children-work-through-their-many-emotions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a982196d793ccb5a1acb2</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:12:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2432de_69d677c4b2cf468eb62cb34e2a451792~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Danny Ross</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helping Teens Become Their Own Person ]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Danny L. Ross, M.Ed., CSC, LPC-S, NCC Who am I? That's a difficult question for adults, children, and teenagers to wrestle with as...]]></description><link>https://www.dlrcounselinggroup.com/post/helping-teens-become-their-own-person</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a982196d793ccb5a1aca4</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2022 20:56:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_573e79ea9b0a4deda950d325c297ee24~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Danny Ross</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holiday Grief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whenever I pass those grand arches that decorate the outside edifice of the Friendship Baptist Church where my dad was funeralized, I...]]></description><link>https://www.dlrcounselinggroup.com/post/holiday-grief</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a982196d793ccb5a1acb1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2021 15:00:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_89339dca635843d686c75db22c402f27~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Danny Ross</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allowing Your Child to Fail While the Cost is Low]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents, if you follow my blog or have heard me speak, then you know I always do my best to keep things real with you. I may be a...]]></description><link>https://www.dlrcounselinggroup.com/post/allowing-your-child-to-fail-while-the-cost-is-low</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a982196d793ccb5a1acb0</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:43:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7cf00f_b531830bf0084125b137300ac0bf2e33~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Danny Ross</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Messages I Received Going to an HBCU]]></title><description><![CDATA[I talked to a friend of mine the other day, and somehow or other, the topic turned to our college experiences. Both my friend and I...]]></description><link>https://www.dlrcounselinggroup.com/post/the-messages-i-received-going-to-an-hbcu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a982196d793ccb5a1acaf</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:43:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_89304072cd5645b6b74d82b5c808fe1f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Danny Ross</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helping Your Child Transition to High School: What You Need to Know ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know kids. I’ve been working with children in elementary, middle, and high schools for years. And one thing I’ve seen time and again,...]]></description><link>https://www.dlrcounselinggroup.com/post/helping-your-child-transition-to-high-school-what-you-need-to-know</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a982196d793ccb5a1acae</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:43:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/33ee20bc855f4d2d92d7e3add644ec64.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Danny Ross</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toxic Positivity – What Is It And How Does It Harm You?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around the new year, a friend of mine called to chat. We started reminiscing about the year, and I mentioned some difficulties I was...]]></description><link>https://www.dlrcounselinggroup.com/post/toxic-positivity-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-harm-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a982196d793ccb5a1acad</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:43:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_fe320c49902e4b6ba5ede719f6126955~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Danny Ross</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Are Just Not Going to Talk About It: Family Secrets]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was growing up, there were some topics we just never spoke about. While I was a child, my father’s illness and death is one...]]></description><link>https://www.dlrcounselinggroup.com/post/we-are-just-not-going-to-talk-about-it-family-secrets</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a982196d793ccb5a1acac</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:43:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7cf00f_6663141a981a495dafde11cac39a467a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Danny Ross</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suicide: It’s Becoming an Epidemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s an epidemic happening in the United States right now – and no, I’m not talking about COVID-19. According to the National...]]></description><link>https://www.dlrcounselinggroup.com/post/suicide-it-s-becoming-an-epidemic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a982196d793ccb5a1acab</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:43:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/df7e0f97df764d03ae9d8aaec9427fa1.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Danny Ross</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Game Addiction: What Are You Going to Do About It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents, I must be real with you about a problem I’m seeing come up more and more with the young men I counsel: video game addiction. I...]]></description><link>https://www.dlrcounselinggroup.com/post/video-game-addiction-what-are-you-going-to-do-about-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a982196d793ccb5a1acaa</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:43:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5cb3e_3a3d0122db654b878629bf8327fec8f0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Danny Ross</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bro, You Need to Talk to Someone]]></title><description><![CDATA[You don’t know how many people I meet who think they’ve got it all together – when in reality, their lives are a mess. But, hey, fake it...]]></description><link>https://www.dlrcounselinggroup.com/post/bro-you-need-to-talk-to-someone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a982196d793ccb5a1aca9</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:43:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5cb3e_9bcfd86c3d9b4c75b2b671c1fde5d6ee~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Danny Ross</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are You Clinically Depressed or Having Common Life Issues?]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Man, I’m depressed today.” I’ve heard this phrase more and more often lately. 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At this...]]></description><link>https://www.dlrcounselinggroup.com/post/dealing-with-covid-19-and-loss</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0a982196d793ccb5a1aca7</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:43:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_8deb790af4fc4a8684a730e0d287669d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Danny Ross</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Mental Health Should be at the Top of Your New Year’s Resolution List]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we begin this new year, I encourage you to take a deep breath. 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