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Part 1 — Why the Holidays Amplify Mental Health Struggles

Part 1 — Why the Holidays Amplify Mental Health...

The holidays are painted as the “happiest time of the year,” but for many of us, they stir up anxiety, old wounds, and memories we don’t know how to hold....

Part 1 — Why the Holidays Amplify Mental Health...

The holidays are painted as the “happiest time of the year,” but for many of us, they stir up anxiety, old wounds, and memories we don’t know how to hold....

Part 7: Finding Peace After the Holidays

Part 7: Finding Peace After the Holidays

When the world moves on, your heart doesn’t have to. This reflection explores the peace found in stillness and how God meets us in the quiet days after the holidays.

Part 7: Finding Peace After the Holidays

When the world moves on, your heart doesn’t have to. This reflection explores the peace found in stillness and how God meets us in the quiet days after the holidays.

Part 6: You’re Not Alone in Grief

Part 6: You’re Not Alone in Grief

You were never meant to grieve alone. This post shares comforting resources, faith-filled tools, and ways to find hope through community and connection.

Part 6: You’re Not Alone in Grief

You were never meant to grieve alone. This post shares comforting resources, faith-filled tools, and ways to find hope through community and connection.

Part 5: Honoring Their Legacy

Part 5: Honoring Their Legacy

Love doesn’t fade — it finds new ways to shine. In this post, I share how to create simple legacy rituals that honor those we’ve lost while keeping their light...

Part 5: Honoring Their Legacy

Love doesn’t fade — it finds new ways to shine. In this post, I share how to create simple legacy rituals that honor those we’ve lost while keeping their light...

PART 4: Grace for the Hard Days

PART 4: Grace for the Hard Days

Finding faith, peace, and compassion for yourself when celebration and grief collide The day of my Grand Opening should’ve been all joy — but grief showed up too. This post...

PART 4: Grace for the Hard Days

Finding faith, peace, and compassion for yourself when celebration and grief collide The day of my Grand Opening should’ve been all joy — but grief showed up too. This post...

PART 3: Finding Joy Without Guilt

PART 3: Finding Joy Without Guilt

It’s okay to feel joy again. In this heartfelt post, I share how I learned to embrace laughter and gratitude without guilt — because celebrating life doesn’t dishonor love, it...

PART 3: Finding Joy Without Guilt

It’s okay to feel joy again. In this heartfelt post, I share how I learned to embrace laughter and gratitude without guilt — because celebrating life doesn’t dishonor love, it...