Breaking the Silence: Conversations on Suicide Prevention

Breaking the silence and sharing our own difficult journeys and how we reclaimed our life can offer others much-needed hope. In this very personal video, I share my journey to spread awareness of the very real despair that some face, and offer hope to those who struggle in the darkness. We are not alone.

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Hope, Healing and the Courage to Thrive

What does it mean to find your light, even when life tries to dim it? I had the wonderful opportunity to talk with Eric Aroca on his podcast about the answers to this and other questions that come up as we navigate our healing journey. Sharing our trials and triumphs is such a big part of finding hope, healing, and the courage to thrive. Thank you, Eric for helping get the positive messages out there!

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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…

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Why 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.

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Hope 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.

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Fighting 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.

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