The pain of needing distance from people who are supposed to love you unconditionally, and who everyone believes do, is a special grief

Many of us have internalized the idea that feeling good when others feel bad is somehow morally wrong, that joy in the presence of suffering

My memoir is about my resilience, my faith, my overcoming spirit. It’s about the person I fought to become. And that person has learned to h

You don't need to defend your clean slate or prove your transformation to people who are determined to keep you in your past. You don't need to convince anyone that your change is real. You don't need permission to walk in the freedom you've been given.

In the darkness of my cave, pressure and time did their work. Slowly, painfully, beautifully, I began to understand that I couldn't truly love others until I learned to love myself. Not in a selfish, narcissistic way, but in the way God loves me, fully, completely, without conditions or apologies.

You don’t need anyone’s permission to outgrow your limitations. You don’t need a committee’s approval to pursue your calling. You don’t need

Your victory matters. Your growth matters. Your courage matters. And if no one else is noticing, then be the first to stand up and applaud t

The women I’m called to reach are often barely surviving. They don’t need someone shouting at them about their potential, they need someone

When survivors rebuild their lives successfully, they demonstrate that they were never as powerless as the abuser needed them to believe.

You’re facing the brutal reality that many of us must confront: while you were absolutely a victim of abuse, you also recognize that your

There’s something terrifying about excavating your own pain for public consumption, but there’s something even more terrifying about excavat

When you don’t need permission, it doesn’t mean you become isolated or arrogant. It means you become free. Free to take risks

The intensity of our pain often indicates the potential value of what is being created in us. You don’t waste energy trying to destroy somet