Suicide, Secrets, and the Stories We’re Finally Telling For generations, suicide has been treated like a shadow. It is a whispered tragedy, hidden behind closed doors, wrapped in shame, and carried in silence. Families didn’t talk about it. Churches avoided it. Communities swept it under the rug. And so the pain grew heavier, passed down… Continue reading Breaking Generational Silence
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Mental Illness and Ending the Stigma
Mental Illness and Ending the Stigma Mental Illness and Ending the Stigma. I am also not embarrassed to talk about my mental health journey. I have struggled with it since...well, for as long as I can remember. Does that mean I had a horrible childhood? Nope, quite the opposite. Does that mean I don't love… Continue reading Mental Illness and Ending the Stigma
This is When It Began
In This is When It Began, this sweet girl reflects on her father and the beginning of her abuse. It is so painful for me to read, yet I know it will be healing. As I have said before, you must walk through the pain before healing. That is precisely what she is doing. I… Continue reading This is When It Began
My Story Will Empower Me
Highlighting Stories of Survivors In this story, you will read about abuse by a stepfather to his stepdaughter. The phrase "My Story Will Empower Me" has stuck in my throat. As my heart was breaking for what this young girl had gone through, in the end, she knows Truth. What man used for evil, He… Continue reading My Story Will Empower Me