My dear sister in Christ, I want you to know that I see you, and that it is my hope, my prayer, that this letter will bring you some comfort and peace. I hope that, by sharing my experience, you will no longer feel so alone. For the recently engaged, the world tells you to [...]
“The woman’s soul is fashioned as a shelter in which other souls may unfold” (St. Edith Stein) About 1 in 5 Americans, ages 18 and older, bear the cross of a diagnosable mental illness. I am one of the adults who makes up that statistic. I have experienced first hand the weight of the cross that [...]
We are all ready to say goodbye to the worst year any of us can remember. Everything that converged in 2020 made caring for mental health a challenge, and those dynamics are not letting up during the holiday season. But what if we could finish the year strong, instead of stumbling across the finish line? [...]
Anxiety can be a heavy subject. But somehow, GIFs make everything feel a little more light. So here’s a serious article about anxiety and some tips on how to manage it, with a lot of GIFs to make it a little happier. The phrase ‘Too Blessed to Be Stressed” honestly makes me want to punch [...]
I sit in a coffee shop, across the table from Nathan, who has courageously offered to tell me — and in turn all of you — his story. In the middle of our conversation, I pause. “Nathan,” I ask, “why would you say addiction is a pro-life issue?” He looks at me and is silent, [...]
As children we are taught to identify what hurts, where it hurts, and how badly it hurts so someone we trust can fix it; a necessary skill we carry with us for the rest of our lives. When my throat hurt, I told my mom, we went to the doctor, and got medicine. When I [...]
Caitlin Bean 