From a Therapist’s Chair Let’s Talk About Suicide
Content Note: This post discusses suicide, suicide loss, suicidal thoughts, grief, mental health, emotional pain, or crisis support. Please read with care. If this topic feels activating, it is okay…
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Creating a Safety Plan Can Save a Life
Content Note: This post discusses suicide, suicide loss, suicidal thoughts, grief, mental health, emotional pain, or crisis support. Please read with care. If this topic feels activating, it is okay…
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What Suicide Really Looks Like
Content Note: This post discusses suicide, suicide loss, suicidal thoughts, grief, mental health, emotional pain, or crisis support. Please read with care. If this topic feels activating, it is okay…
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What to Say (and Not Say) to Someone Who’s Suicidal
Content Note: This post discusses suicide, suicide loss, suicidal thoughts, grief, mental health, emotional pain, or crisis support. Please read with care. If this topic feels activating, it is okay…
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Yes Christians Can Feel Suicidal
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How to Return to Joy (Even if You Feel Numb)
How to Return to Joy (Even if You Feel Numb) There’s a unique ache in knowing you should feel joy but realizing you can’t. You see laughter in a room,…
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Suicide Awareness – Because Every Life Still Has Worth
Content Note: This post discusses suicide, suicide loss, suicidal thoughts, grief, mental health, emotional pain, or crisis support. Please read with care. If this topic feels activating, it is okay…
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Silence with a Side of Stirring
Silence with a Side of Stirring There is so much I want to say, yet I remain silent, paralyzed by fears of judgment, isolation, and retaliation. It’s important to understand…
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Wrestling with the Darkness
Wrestling with the Darkness: You Are Not Alone Wrestling with the darkness can be exhausting, especially when you feel alone. The weight of it presses down, making it hard to…
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Keep Moving Forward
Keep Moving Forward and You Will Never Have a Reason to Look Back Life has a way of throwing challenges in our path. Some obstacles leave scars—both seen and unseen….
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Not All Scars Can Be Seen
Not All Scars Can Be Seen Not All Scars Can Be Seen Scars tell stories. Some are visible, etched into our skin as reminders of battles fought and wounds healed. Others,…
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The Importance of Little Acts of Kindness
The Importance of Little Acts of Kindness In a world that often feels chaotic and overwhelming, kindness is a powerful force. And while grand gestures are beautiful, it’s the small,…
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The Power of Small Breaks
The Power of Small Breaks: Give Your Mind a Moment to Breathe In a world that glorifies hustle and productivity, taking a break can sometimes feel like a weakness. But…
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Not All Scars Can Be Seen
Not All Scars Can Be Seen Some wounds leave visible marks—reminders of pain, survival, and healing. But not all scars are on the surface. Some are hidden deep within, carried…
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Stop Silent Start Talking
Stop Silent, Start Talking: Let’s End the Stigma Around Mental Health For too long, mental health struggles have been met with silence, shame, and stigma. Stop silent, start talking: Let’s…
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It is Okay to Ask for Help
It Is Okay to Ask for Help Somewhere along the way, we’ve been told that asking for help is a sign of weakness. That struggling alone is more admirable than…
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Depression and Self-Worth | Faith in Hard Places | Mental Health and Healing | Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Fighting the Darkness Together
Content Note: This post discusses emotional darkness, depression, mental health struggles, and may include crisis-related themes. Please read with care. If you are in crisis, thinking about suicide, at risk…
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Men’s Mental Health Matters
Content Note: This post discusses men’s mental health, emotional pain, stigma, and may include suicide-related themes. If you are in crisis, thinking about suicide, at risk of hurting yourself, or…
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High Functioning Depression
Content Note: This post discusses depression, emotional heaviness, masking, hopelessness, and mental health struggles. Please read with care. If you are in crisis, thinking about suicide, at risk of hurting…
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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…