Life presents us with seasons of unexpected change — moments when forward momentum seemingly grinds to a halt. These winter seasons can feel isolating, challenging, and deeply unsettling. But what if we viewed these periods not as failures, but as integral moments of transformation? Nature’s Wisdom: Lessons in Adaptation Nature offers profound insights into surviving…
Category: Renew Your Mind
Faith reflections, mindset shifts, and honest writing for women who are doing the inner work. Because transformation begins before anything else changes.
Accepting Life’s Brevity
I feel like I blinked and my world ended. There’s something profoundly unfair about how the universe continues its steady march when your world stops turning. My great-grandmother Anna Pearl lived almost a century, and she was the beginning of everything I consider my family. She was our origin story, our foundation, our North Star….
Turning Over A New Leaf
Hello, friends! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I’m thrilled to be back in this space, ready to share and connect with you all again. But before we dive into what’s new, let me reintroduce you to this little corner of the internet. A Change of Pace Moving forward, we’ll explore charming rustic adventures, delve…
Unmasking Suicide: A Candid Conversation
Guest Post by Cherise Young Breaking the Silence: A Compassionate Look at Suicide Prevention Two years after September was first deemed National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, I led my first suicide prevention training. What I discovered was eye-opening: the concept of suicide as a preventable public health matter was foreign and even uncomfortable for many….
Holding Space for Grief
Guest Post by Cherise Young Around this time in recent years, I’ve found myself reflecting deeply on loss and grief. In 2020, I wrote about feeling weary from the global pandemic – the isolation, collective loss, and traumatic experiences that seemed to permeate every aspect of our lives. But 2022 brought a different kind of…
Breaking Free from Self-Sabotage
Guest Post by Cherise Young The Thunderbolt of Awareness Imagine discovering that your self-sabotage isn’t just an unconscious habit, but potentially a deliberate pattern. The word “deliberately” changed everything: to deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct. This isn’t about casual self-defeat. It’s about understanding the deep-rooted mechanisms that keep us stuck. What Is Self-Sabotage, Really? Self-sabotage…
