A few months ago I wrote a commentary for the Philadelphia Inquirer in reaction to the news that some Boy Scout leaders have been abusing children. The news hit close to home, because my own scout leader and seventh grade teacher had sexually abused me all those years ago. In writing the commentary, I hoped […]
The Beautiful Brokenness Outside of My Window
Outside of my bedroom window, I am so fortunate to get to see the beauty of raw nature every day. I feel so peaceful as I watch the trees both nearby and in the distance moving gently in the breeze and how the lower leaves might be moving while the upper wants seem still. I […]
This election: The voice of human suffering
This election is the voice of human suffering. The anger on one side is a byproduct of a large group of people who feel unheard, unnoticed and uncared-about. People who suffer and feel alienated, angry and helpless. The righteous indignation on the other side is born of fear. And now those who have lost have […]
Post-traumatic growth is real: Facing your own suffering helps you pursue wholeness
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ast year I had a consultation was a woman who had recently been diagnosed with MS. She had spent much of her life teaching young children but when she was diagnosed, she felt great anxiety and shame about her physical changes. She was advised by her doctors not to tell anyone has she might get […]
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