In 2016, I went through something I never expected – losing my dad to brain cancer. At the time, I really thought that my dad would be fully healed. But he wasn’t, and I lost him. His death...
Recently, I’ve been getting so overwhelmed by the demands of life that there are times I feel like I can’t breathe. I’m consumed with panic when I meet someone new at school and simply forget...
In the thick of pubertal weight gain and pimples galore at the age of 12, I was ridden with shame about the way I looked. My parents would scold me for refusing to enter stores to try on new clothes;...
For as long as I can remember, I’ve grappled with some form of anxiety. And as a Jesus-loving, church-going “good Christian girl”, I’ve often found myself stuck trying to reconcile my faith...
Dear Hurting One, I thought of you today when I read these lines. “Kneeling, I’d picked up one of the shards, dragged its sharp edge across my skin, relieved by the red line slowly seeping up,...
I first started swimming at about 5 years old. My parents wanted us to be water-safe so they put us in swimming lessons. Then at about 8, I joined a club to do a little bit more. By the time I was...
“The effects of porn on the soul can be deep, and the use of porn itself can be a sign of emotional wounds,” said Josh McDowell, reading out a quote from the United States Conference of...
“Self, I forgive you.” These were precious words I learnt from a sweet lady who told me about her own practice of self-forgiveness. Every so often we come into need for compassion on ourselves....
I discovered pornography when I was really young and because I didn’t know better then, it quickly developed into an almost daily habit of pornography and masturbation. It even came to a point...