Did you know World Mental Health Day was last Friday? If you’re like me, you may have been so busy that it quietly passed by. Yet somehow, it still finds its way back into your mind days later, like a whisper saying, “Slow down. Check in with yourself.” This year, the...
Years ago, I couldn’t say the words. I stood in front of the mirror, just like my counselor had asked. I was supposed to look myself in the eye and say, “I love you.” Easy enough, right? Not for me. At the time, I’d just escaped an abusive relationship that destroyed...