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Fixing the Bridge to Nowhere: A Closer Look at the Suicide Epidemic
The act of suicide has a profound effect on the people left behind — words are hard to form, and if anything, more questions... read more
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From the Founder’s Journal: Reflections on Motherhood
This Mother’s Day my son wasn’t in a celebratory mood. It was a difficult day full of tantrums, which end up putting me and... read more
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Navigating the Timeless, Messy and Complex Relationship Between Mom and Daughter
Mother’s Day has now come and gone — and I still find myself with the same takeaway: Mother’s Day is such a commercialized holiday.... read more
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Breaking Down the Boxes
Our family has finally moved back home after a seven month whole house renovation. PRAISE THE LORD! I’m not sure where I got the... read more
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One Month After the Shooting in Parkland, Can We Implement a Policy on Hope?
This week marks one month since the horrific shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which left 17 dead and many... read more
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On National Day of Unplugging, Put the Phone Down and Plug Back Into the Relationships Right in Front of You
I recently started becoming aware of my attachment to Instagram. It had become my happy place, the antithesis of Facebook ranting and stressful parenting.... read more
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Feeling the Squeeze
Not long ago my son was having a day. Behavior, rudeness, zaniness, culminating with him taking a huge mouthful of milk and spewing it... read more
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Finding Hope in the Midst of Trauma and Mourning
I’m a trauma therapist. Each day, I work with survivors of sexual trauma at a non-profit agency and also within my private counseling practice.... read more
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Not Today Satan
Pictured here are giant black circles under my eyes and heavily dry-shampooed hair in a half-hearted bun. Not pictured are my sore nipples from... read more
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Total Eclipse of My Heart
I forgive my Father for years of emotional and psychological abuse and all the complex insidious ways that abuse splintered my sense of confidence... read more
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Suicide: The Uncomfortable, Messy Word We Aren’t Talking About
When I was asked to write some thoughts on my personal grief journey after losing my brother to mental illness, I was dreading it.... read more
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Helping Survivors of Hurricane Harvey
Living Hope is a community of individuals who are actively and intentionally pursuing Hope in the midst of adversity. Oftentimes, we must pursue Hope... read more