Many Christians struggle in silence—believing that mental health challenges signal weak faith or spiritual failure. This post gently dismantles that myth, showing how faith and healing can coexist. With compassion, truth, and courage, we explore how to confront stigma, embrace emotional vulnerability, and walk toward wholeness—mind, body, and spirit.

Navigating friendships in the teen years can be both beautiful and painful. This post explores how girls can build healthy, uplifting connections while learning to navigate“mean girl” behavior. We offer guidance for cultivating confidence, kindness, and relationships that reflect true belonging.

Too often, women and girls with ADHD move through life carrying invisible struggles-restless minds that chatter in the quiet, burnout that creeps in despite hard work, emotional currents that seem overwhelming though outwardly calm. Their experiences are frequently dismissed or misunderstood, leaving them feeling unseen, isolated, and less than enough. But their brain wiring is not broken-it is different. To step into healing, they must be met with compassionate curiosity, trusted to know their own inner landscape, and supported in ways that honor not only their mind, but their spirit, their worth, their capacity to flourish.

Grief is not only felt in the heart-it pulses through the body. It shows up in restless nights, in muscles tight with sorrow, in a digestion that refuses comfort, in immune systems compromised by the weight of what’s been lost. These physical echoes are not signs of weakness; they are the body’s way of carrying love, of trying to make sense of absence. When we learn to listen kindly-to our fatigue, our aches, our appetite, our frail immunity- begin to meet grief with compassion, acknowledging how deeply it touches every part of our being. You are not broken-you are deeply human, and your journey toward wholeness deserves gentleness, rest, and care.

Grief fatigue reminds us that loss is not just something we feel in our hearts, but something our whole being carries. The weight of love, the nature of the loss, and the story of your relationship with the one you’ve lost all shape the exhaustion you may feel. While it can be overwhelming, it is also a sign of how deeply you’ve cared. Healing comes slowly, with gentleness, support, and faith that light can meet you even in the darkest places. You don’t have to carry it alone—reaching out for grief counseling can offer a place of rest, compassion, and guidance as you learn to live with both your love and your loss.

When undiagnosed ADHD skews daily life with constant overwhelm—from missed deadlines to emotional upheaval and social misunderstandings—it can quietly erode your self-esteem and energy. This unrelenting strain often deepens into depression, not because of personal failure, but because the true cause remains unseen.

Grieving the loss of a job takes its toll. Here are ways to cope!

Taking gentle, non-medication approaches like therapy, movement, intentional rest, and nurturing your connections can ease depression. If life feels heavy, you’re not alone—and taking steps, when paired with professional guidance, can help you rediscover joy.

Depression can all too often creep up for women going through divorce. Read here to learn how to cope!

Living with chronic illness can feel like carrying an invisible weight—one that others don’t always see or understand.

Burnout from chronic illness isn’t just fatigue-it’s a deep, relentless weariness that comes from the invisible labor of managing your body every single day.

Grief is as unique as our fingerprint and has no timeline. Here are some tips to cope.

Anxiety can affect every aspect of life…But there are ways to cope.

Social anxiety is all around us…you are not alone! Read here for how to cope.

Traumatic loss can be a life changing event. Here are some simple steps to cope.

Even a day each week at the Umstead won’t override an untenable schedule. Read more to learn about true self care.

Want to be more alive in the new year? Setting intentions based on your values will help you move toward more peace, presence, and alignment.

Begin an intentional gratitude practice today to boost well being!

Yes…You can thrive during the holidays, even with difficult family members!

Cognitive errors are common and negatively affect our thinking and relationships. Read here to learn how to spot errors in your thinking.