Category: Category 2
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The Disney/Pixar animated film Inside Out would have you believe you own your emotions. After all, they exist inside your head and respond to your situations. So, that means they’re yours, right? Technically, yes, but only if you fight for them. From the moment we are born, there is a litany of external forces attempting…
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Therapy used to be one of those forbidden topics that no one mentioned in polite conversations. That has changed. Now, chances are pretty high that in any group of four people, at least two have been in therapy and at least one probably still is. No one is considered “crazy” anymore for recognizing that they…
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Courage is not a word I would use to describe myself. In my head, courage defines people who fight battles against enormous odds. Courage is taking a stand when everyone else stays seated. Courage is finding the strength to do something others thought you couldn’t do. Those are the assumptions I’ve made all my life,…
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Belonging and community are topics you’ll see me writing about often because those factors matter more than ever for people who have been marginalized and traumatized. Chances are, if you’re here, you’ve been challenged by others because of your lifestyle choices and sexual identity. Yet, we all look for a level of spiritual belonging somewhere.…
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I know that simply seeing the word “church” anywhere, in any form, is triggering for some people. I’m sorry. I’m sorry that someone and/or something hurt you, inflicted trauma upon you, and left you scarred. I want to acknowledge up front that no matter who was in charge, what happened, when it happened, or whether…
