By Sarah Trombley Check in With Your Friends Who’ve Endured Medical Trauma—it’s Still Heavy
Today I was scrolling through my phone when the photos of my daughter's time in the hospital popped up. I…
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By Megan Neisius How Can You Celebrate Someone Else’s Joy When Your Own Heart is Broken?
Earlier this week, my phone buzzed with happy news. One of my friends had just given birth to a beautiful,…
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By Her View From Home When Someone Invites You Into Their Pain, Leave Your Shoes at the Door
In a moment of vulnerability, I invited you into my deepest pain. Pain buried so deeply that few have seen…
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By Hannah Bentley-Keeven Dear Husband, Your Pain is My Pain
Your mother has always hated me, and I do believe it would not have mattered who I was, she would…
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By Angela Anagnost-Repke A Mother’s Love is More Powerful Than Pain
When I was six, I almost died. To find out what was wrong with me, I had to have a…
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By Alyssa Devall Sometimes You Have Hurt Before You Can Hope Again
"Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him." There's something final about this statement. There's overwhelming heartbreak, but there's…
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By Brigitte Shular Pain is Not a Competition
The invention of social media has brought together individuals walking similar roads. It has highlighted miraculous stories, given a voice…
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By Jen Smith Don’t Fix Me, Just Be My Friend
I've always imagined my head is like an egg. It's balancing on top of my shoulders and ready to crack…
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By Tanya Teichroeb I See the Smile on Your Face—And the Pain in Your Eyes
To the stranger struggling with mental health problems, Do you hope to be invisible or do you honestly believe no…
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By Valeria Tipton The Scars Remind Us We Lived Through the Pain
I’ve heard it said that scars are tattoos with better stories. Growing up I didn’t feel that way. I hated…
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By Jennifer Vail Sometimes An Answered Prayer Comes With Pain
I have a sweet friend who struggled through infertility. She begged and prayed and cried for a child, undergoing years…
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By Chelsea Ohlemiller “Mama, Can You Die From a Broken Heart?”
She’s listening to country songs as her hair is blowing in the wind. She looks and feels older than she…
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