Category: Trauma

RETREATING INTO MY SHELL…

For quite some time, I have been fighting against my desire to retreat into my familiar “turtle shell” of old… to hide,

Just a couple hours before writing this, I melted down over past traumas. I was able to eventually voice what I felt

Those who have lived in rural areas are likely familiar with acreages that have multiple houses on them. With the original house

Relationships are, by nature, insecure footings to base our confidence in, but this is what humans naturally do. Liable to break at

Are you experiencing CONFUSION in your marriage? Do you think that you may be the reason that your marriage is so challenging,

In the world of mental health and spiritual healing, there is a broad spectrum of qualifications and intentions of people offering help.

In Deuteronomy 7, the Bible talks about how God handed over powerful nations to be destroyed by the people that he loved,

What makes pain go away? HEALING. What dries our tears? HOPE. What softens hearts? LOVE. What orders chaos? PEACE. But none of

Protect me, Lord, My God. Hedgehogs have quills, Turtles have shells. The person who doesn’t know love has harsh words, and I

NOTE: This story contains suicidal ideations and abuse. As someone who grew up in the church, the phrase, “Turn the other cheek”