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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Finding 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.

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Survivor Shift: Episode 7

In this Survivor Shift episode, Debbie Posnien shares about the resources and hope available to all. 988 is a wonderful resource for anyone who is faced with mental health issues.

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Survivor Shift: Episode 6

Danielle’s healing journey has been about finding strength through her community. “You deserve life. You deserve dignity. You deserve a chance at hope and love.” She is an example of the triumph that is possible regardless of the trials we face.

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Why Build on the Light?

I’ve been asked why the title Build on the Light? In this video, I share the ideas behind the phrase. If we look closely, there are pieces of light buried in the muck of the trauma we have suffered-pieces that can be used to rebuild our lives. Regardless of the pains and heartache we are…

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