“Why don’t you just leave?” I don’t think people who ask that question have cruel intentions. It is a legitimate question in a way because it doesn’t make any sense to stay in a situation that causes pain and suffering. It makes sense to want to get away from that. Honestly, though, I don’t like …
Transition feels like a rollercoaster to me. Transitions can be big or small. Moving to a new place, a new city, or even a new state. Starting or ending a job. Entering into a new season of life. Getting married, starting a family, or making the difficult decision to end a relationship. Going to a …
After rain, there is a rainbow. After a storm, there is calm. After night, there is morning. And after the end, there is a new beginning – Unknown Storms can be very intense. The wind howls and whips around. Rain pounds on the roof and floods the ground. Lightning cracks across the sky and thunder …
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month which aims to raise public awareness about sexual violence and provide education for how to prevent it. Even if we can’t change the outcome, we all have a role to play in preventing sexual assault. Awareness According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center: Nearly 1 in 5 women …
If I’m being honest, this past week was tough. I don’t like when things are out of my control and almost everything seemed out of my control. The roads were extremely icy on my drive to work. I called 911 and reported 3 accidents involving multiple vehicles along the way. The power went out. We …
I still remember exactly where I was the day I decided to change my phone number. I was sitting in my car after going to TJ-Maxx on a Saturday in April 2019. I had taken maternity photos a few weeks prior and the photographer had just sent me the link to all of my pictures. …
Recently, Stand Up Survivor posted an image on their social media accounts and asked for feedback. The image said, “I wish that people knew that domestic violence…” I started thinking about what my answer to that would be. I know every experience is different, but here is what I wish that people knew when it …
On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court decided in favor of Norma McCorvey (aka “Jane Roe”) and held that women in the United States had a right to choose whether or not to have abortions. Roe v. Wade changed the trajectory of history. However, I had no idea “Jane Roe” never actually had an abortion. …
My church is doing 3 days of prayer and fasting. The definition of fasting is “to restrict food for a spiritual purpose.” Basically, for 3 days, I’m redirecting the time that I would normally spend eating, to time in prayer. Fasting is about drawing nearer to God. It’s a way to celebrate the goodness and …
This past year I worked really hard on changing my mindset. I knew my negative self-talk and negative thoughts were hurting me. But I had no idea just how life-draining allowing myself to engage in negative thoughts had become. It was super simple for my thoughts to quickly enter into a downward spiral. When I …