By Her View From Home I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day – When the Holidays Hurt
Pictures of giddy children posed in front of the Christmas tree, snapshots of families at sunset on winter vacations, selfies…
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By Donna Mott The Christmas I Witnessed a Suicide Attempt and How It Changed Me
A few years ago, I was driving to work on the busy interstate the week before Christmas. My mind was…
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By Andrea Mullenmeister The Year Without Mom: Her Unexpected Christmas Gift
Mom always let me open one present on Christmas Eve. I was never excited about it, though, because I knew…
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By Stacey Skrysak To The Parent Whose Heart Is Hurting This Holiday Season
The tree lights are twinkling as the soft sound of music fills the room. Laughter can be heard along with…
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By Stacey Philpot 5 Tangible Ways to Support the Chronically Ill in Your World
Here’s the thing about being sick, it’s not the sick person’s fault. Right? I mean you pay the three million…
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By Marlene Fischer Let’s Control Our Anger, Shall We?
I recently saw a video on the internet of a woman going ballistic in a Michael’s arts and crafts…
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By Nicole Hastings How To Be Present Even When Seasons Are Hard
It’s around this time of year that I start to feel the guilt creep up. Guilt that maybe my kids…
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By Kathy Glow Four Years After Sandy Hook: 7 Ways to Help Keep Our Kids Safe From Guns
One day a couple years ago, I was running late to pick my child up from school for a doctor…
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By Heather Christie My Grandmother Has Left. Here’s What She Left Behind.
The last time I saw my grandmother, she lay rigid, a thin sheet pulled to her chin, her gray hair…
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By Katie Weber When A Panic Attack Hits Me
I am sitting here at work and I can feel it start. The restlessness. The jumpiness. The immediate need to…
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By Lisa Ingrassia Death Leaves A Heartache No One Can Heal, Love Leaves A Memory No One Can Steal
January 17, 2017 will be one year my father is gone. 365 days since I held my dad’s hand. 8,760…
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By Alethea Mshar We Are All Buckeyes Today
Like everyone else today, I'm just coming down from the glow of a holiday weekend, running errands and running a…
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