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Stress makes a mess

My Healing JourneyJuly 23, 2021116Views 0Likes 0Comments

I’m not sure the extent to which this dis-ease may have been in my body prior to its full manifestation, but I do know that the year that it fully manifested was a fearful year for me. And not in an entirely “bad” way.

July 3rd, Bereavement for Parents Day

ArticlesJuly 23, 2021205Views 0Likes 0Comments

July 3rd was Bereavement for Parents Day. Unfortunately, the experience of losing a child is more common than one might think and can manifest in different ways at different ages. About 50,000 children die every year (Rogers).

National Hygiene Week: Where Mental and Physical Health Collide

ArticlesJuly 23, 2021110Views 0Likes 0Comments

July 5th–11th, was National Hygiene week! This might feel like an oddly specific week to have a national designation for, and for some, maybe it even feels superficial. But there’s a difference between selling beauty products and caring about hygiene.

Purgatory, The Twilight Zone, or Grey Areas: Human Aversion to Transitional Periods

ArticlesJuly 14, 2021116Views 0Likes 0Comments

Transitional periods are exciting! They mean change, new things, and potential. So why do we hate them so much? Growing pains are simply not something most of us look forward to.

June 27th, PTSD Awareness Day

ArticlesJuly 14, 2021113Views 0Likes 0Comments

June 27th was PTSD awareness day, and June was PTSD awareness month! PTSD is complicated. Often, we solely associate being traumatized from war, battle, or massive, explosive violence. And it is certainly linked with those things.

Psalm 16

DevotionalsJuly 12, 2021127Views 0Likes 0Comments

Having a plan can be really comforting. For many of us a plan provides a sense of security, certainty, and assurance. A lack of a plan can mean fear, uncertainty, confusion, and anxiety.