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The Link Between Trauma + Mental Health
Mental illness doesn’t discriminate. It touches the lives of people in every corner of society: from the homeless and unemployed to...
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Elza Spaedy
- Jul 30
- 4 min
We Need One Another
“In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places.” - John 14:2 This verse always reminds me of all the different seasons in my own...
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Elza Spaedy
- Jul 2
- 3 min
Showing Compassion for Another Woman’s Pain
A few years ago I had an experience that completely woke me up to the fact that not everyone knows how to show compassion to another...
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Joanne Jemsek
- Jun 5
- 3 min
Setbacks & Sustenance
When I first began working through trauma, I believed if I could just stay focused, I would make steady, uphill progress. I knew I needed...
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Catherine Farley
- Apr 27
- 4 min
Beautifully Broken
As I wandered along the sands early one morning, I was drawn to the many broken shells that seemed to glisten before me. Their jagged...
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Elza Spaedy
- Apr 2
- 4 min
The Lies we Believe
In a world that has gone undone, it’s hard to find men or women who are not carrying some type of scars and wounds from different traumas...
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Megan Young
- Feb 28
- 4 min
A Calling to Be Vulnerable
We come to share our story We come to break our bread We come to know our rising from the dead Song of the Body of Christ , David Haas...
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Elza Spaedy
- Jan 30
- 6 min
The Transformational Power of Suffering
Even though suffering is such a big part of all of our lives on this side of heaven, no one necessarily likes talking about suffering.
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Christine Wisdom
- Jan 2
- 6 min
Physician, Heal Thyself
Sending Peace to all of you during this Christmas season and into the New Year! As the new year begins, let’s pause and take a moment to...
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Elza Spaedy
- Dec 3, 2022
- 4 min
The Problem with Toxic Shame
In His goodness, God has turned the shame I carried all my life into His fame. He has made me into a survivor with a purpose.
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Betsy Hoyt
- Oct 30, 2022
- 4 min
Living Integrated Means Our Lives Are Being Healed And Restored
What does it mean to be Integrated? Simply put, an Integrated Catholic Woman strives to unify God’s holy will in her life in mind, body...
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Jennifer Creter
- Oct 1, 2022
- 3 min
Love Your Neighbor
Love Your Neighbor Matthew 16:24, Then Jesus said to His disciples, "Whoever wishes to come after Me must deny himself, take up his...
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Elza Spaedy
- Sep 1, 2022
- 4 min
Steadfast in Sharing Your Faith
The goal of a missionary disciple is to live in deeper freedom. Do you feel worthy to share your faith with others?
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Carrie Daunt
- Aug 1, 2022
- 4 min
Healing the Brokenhearted
I know what it is like to be broken. Only a few short months ago I broke my wrist while skating with my kids. It happened so fast. One...
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Elza Spaedy
- Jul 2, 2022
- 5 min
The Importance of Spiritual Mentoring
The word “mentor” is defined as “a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.” To me, a spiritual mentor is someone who you can share the...
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Joanne Jemsek
- Jun 2, 2022
- 3 min
Hope in the Making
New days to let the old ones fade, not to disappear but not to invade; a hope for tomorrow, enough for today, the Holy Spirit to guide,...
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Alexandra Stanley
- May 1, 2022
- 5 min
Finding Happiness in God's Plan
Sadness. Frustration. Loneliness. Denial. These are all emotions that I felt after losing my mom when I was 20. She fought a long, hard...
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Kathleen Lynch
- Apr 1, 2021
- 4 min
Let's Give Them Something to Talk About
When unchecked and not treated, mental health problems can worsen and possibly limit a person’s ability to live a fruitful life.
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