Imagine your mind is a vast storage unit, filled with boxes. These aren’t just ordinary boxes. Some of them contain bright cheerful memories like your best friends laugh or the first time you saw a rainbow. But other boxes are packed with past traumas. They contain unprocessed feelings and thoughts so powerful and overwhelming that…
Month: July 2023
Dealing with Negative Self-Talk
By Candace Schoner I’m sitting on my sofa with my cat Tali by my side and it has just started to rain heavily. I just came back from walking with my neighbor and discussing a myriad of topics from religion to relationships. I admit I’m not an expert on either, but our talk made me…
What I Learned About Grief
By Carrie Kerwick Four years ago, I lost my husband of 18 years to suicide. It was tragic and unexpected and left our family shattered. Losing him came with a pain that I thought would never go away (and it never really does). I wondered if I would ever be able to survive it. As…