Posts Tagged ‘#healing’
Lessons from a Second Father
A father’s influence is something that can be felt for generations. For good or bad we carry with us the lessons learned by their actions and how they lived their life. While my biological father’s influence was not a good one, I was fortunate to have lessons from a second father, Lane. Lane was my…
Read MoreWhy Can’t I Cry? Exploring Emotional Barriers
The inability to accept or fully feel and express any intense emotion can lead to depression, burying us deeper in the trauma we’re trying to escape. The truth is, keeping emotion boxed up makes us weaker, more vulnerable, and more at the mercy of the past. Not feeling does not equal being strong.
Read MoreFinding Strength Through Belief in Jesus Christ
Choosing to believe even in our darkest moments—especially in our darkest moments—can keep us from drowning in the storms of despair.
Read MoreHope Beyond Diagnosis: Redefining Your Future
Do our challenges with mental illness determine our destination? The answer is often as complex as the diagnosis. But in short, the answer is no. Mental illness does not have to determine our destination. We have the ability to choose the direction our life will take. Life experiences can alter how we get to our destination, but we can choose where we end up.
Read MoreSurvivor Shift: Episode 8
Danielle Morelli shares how she learned to own the truth that each of us deserves life, dignity, and a chance at hope and love.
Read MoreFighting Depression
Depression is real and affects people of all walks of life. There is hope and help. In fighting depression, we cannot control how the enemy will fight, but we can choose to stand our ground.
Read MoreThe Gift: Healing the Child Within
Christmas is a time of gifts. Often, the gifts most needed are for the hurting parts of ourselves—the gift of healing the child within.
Read MoreReclaiming the Light
Focusing on the light as we work through the effects of trauma can free us from darkness and help us reclaim the light we thought we lost.
Read MoreFinding Joy After Trauma
Joy comes when we let the light of truth into the darkness. It is then that our lives have meaning and purpose.
We do not have to stay in the prison of trauma, heartache, and anguish. Regardless of the harsh experiences we have gone through, each of us can find light, hope, and even joy. We can be free to thrive in a life that is uniquely our own.
Read MoreHealing Trauma: Repairing Your Life’s Foundation
Building or remodeling a life is not an easy process. But no matter what we start with, we can build a full and light-filled life.
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