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Grief Broke Me Wide Open

I Heal - We Heal

"...he was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's at 60 years old and that really changed the tragectory of my life and my thought process of life and how we're supposed to move through life..."

Faith of a Mustard Seed

I Heal - We Heal

"...my mom fought hard to break generational curses, meaning when I ran away my mom was like it's not happening like we're gonna break that curse, you're going to stay here with us, we're going to work through whatever hormonal things you're going through as a teenager..."

Finding Myself Again

I Heal - We Heal

"...5 years ago we were in pandemic stages and when you think, it's end of May-- we would've been in lockdown for quite some time..alot of us were starting to feel very hopeless...it took away alot of the busyness to really sit in what it is that I was doing/ wanted to be doing..."

There Is A Way Out

I Heal - We Heal

"...he was waiting in the garage...we walked in and opened the door and there he was-- now my friend was taller than me so I didn't see the gun until I heard the shot and she was laying at my feet..."

Pain Brings Change

I Heal - We Heal

"...so intentionally apply pain, suffering, sacrifice, and uncomfortability in a loving way...because when we apply those things in a loving way -- pain brings change, connection, and repentence..."

Between Stimulus + Response There Is A Space

I Heal - We Heal

"I think it's easy when people come across an alcoholic to say 'oh just stop drinking and then those problems will go', and it's like well actually...the drinking is happening because it's actually solving a problem & it's actually keeping me alive..."

A Problem Shared Is A Problem Halved

I Heal - We Heal

"...my father died when I was only 13--took him a cup of coffee and he was there having a heart attack on the sofa...back then there wasn't really any support, especially for younger children who had experienced any form of grief..."

Grieving Doesn't Have To Be Negative

I Heal - We Heal

"...my mom suffered from ovarian cancer for 5.5 months before she died...and I had the tough decision to make if I wanted my mom to die in my home surrounded by my children who were young at the time & have the energy of her Spirit depleating her body...and what that trauma potentially could've been to them..."

Longed to Belong

I Heal - We Heal

"...when I was 14 I attempted suicide and I was blamed by my mother for ruining her life when the ambulance came to pick me up, and a week after that she actually put me in an all girls home because they no longer wanted me in the environment..."

How Do I Thrive?

I Heal - We Heal

"...I didn't have grandmas growing up because they were passed away but I had this lady that chose to kinda adopt us as a grandma and I loved her-- she had Multiple Sclerosis and so for about 25 years I watched her just deteriorate-- what it did was it just laid this desire that I want to be young...I want to be able to play with my grandkids..."

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