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The Ground Beneath My Feet
All I’d ever done was pretend—first in the family that raised me, then in the church. I didn’t even know I was pretending. Then I finally faced the truth, and people were talking about me. What followed was almost a decade of wandering. But what I’ve found in peer support groups isn’t another savior—it’s shared…
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Finding Solid Ground When Everything Feels Like Chaos
Does it ever feel like too much? I open social media and immediately feel overwhelmed. I miss the old Facebook—when my feed was just friends sharing life updates. Now I’m bombarded with headlines screaming that the world is on fire, democracy is crumbling, and I need to act now or be complicit. My nervous system…
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Finding Your True North: Why Grounding in Your Values Matters Now More Than Ever
The Blur Between Authentic and Expected The line between our genuine values and society’s expectations has become so blurred that many of us don’t even know where one ends and the other begins. When was the last time you paused to ask yourself what you actually care about, separate from what you think you should…
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Mental Health is Strength Training for Your Soul
I’ve been noticing something lately that really bothers me. When you’re struggling emotionally, it can feel incredibly isolating – especially when everyone around you seems fine or like they’re having the time of their lives while you’re sitting on the sidelines. Have you ever noticed that in our culture, it’s really not okay to not…
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Fall Equinox Reflection
To our sons, it looks like a field that needs bush-hogging, but if you look closely in the thick mess of overgrown weeds, you’ll find the reasons we decided not to mow it down. All the beautiful spots of color and diversity—dried-out grass and half-alive flowers. If we just leave them alone for a little…