5 Things You Need To Know About Self Harm
I can close my eyes and easily recall the first time I purposely cut myself. It was almost 13 years…
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I Loved “The Queen’s Gambit,” But It Was Hard On My Mama Heart
If, like me, you’ve spent the last week or so utterly captivated by The Queen’s Gambit to the point where…
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To the Mother Fighting For Her Mental Health: Keep Going, Your Babies Need You
Suicide. Depression. Anxiety. Anger. Sadness. Fatigue. These were common themes of my childhood. My paternal grandma committed suicide three years…
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God Can Sustain a Struggling Marriage
I expected my married life to be pretty idyllic because I’d married a man who loved Jesus. But the day…
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His Life Saves Mine
There was a time in my life when I didn’t think I’d see past the age of 18. Well, 24…
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To the Mom Living With Mental Illness: You Are Strong
To all the moms with mental illness out there juggling a family, you are not alone. Many people have walked…
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Watching Your Child Struggle With Mental Illness is Pure Agony
I wish my son had a stomach virus. That’s all I could think of as we sat in the waiting…
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Yes, I Struggle—And I’m a Good Mom
"But you're such a good mom." The words took my breath away. I was with a few moms outside my…
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Through the Doubt of Anxiety, God is Faithful
I couldn’t sleep. I could feel the adrenaline pumping through my veins. I shook like I drank a week's worth…
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I’m Grieving the Mother I Deserved While Loving the One I Was Given
My mother is bipolar. Not as a punchline to a joke, but genuinely, medically diagnosed as bipolar. She has been…
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