Sisters In Mental Illness: Mama Grief
by Shaley Hoogendoorn “[My connection with Jesus] didn’t look like what I thought it had to look like. It didn’t have to take place in a church building. It didn’t have to involve worship or the bible....
View ArticleSisters In Mental Illness: Mental Health May
by Shaley Hoogendoorn “I’m doing the right thing. This is the thing. I can be my full self here.” This month the tables are turned—it’s Shaley’s turn to be interviewed. Nichole Forbes chats with Shaley...
View ArticleThe Worst Best Day
by Megan Gahan I groggily blink a few times while my phone alarm softly chimes. I stretch my arms and legs as far as I can muster and then lie very still. I am waiting. Waiting for the voices that have...
View ArticleSisters in Mental Illness: Healing Trauma Through Self Love
by Shaley Hoogendoorn “Radical self love and radical self compassion is really one of the key ways to heal yourself from trauma. You have to release yourself. You have to choose yourself.” —Grace...
View ArticleSisters In Mental Illness: When You Lose A Parent (featuring Olive Chan)
by Shaley Hoogendoorn Trigger warning: Mention of postpartum depression and loss of a loved one. “Watching my dad die was sacred but it was traumatic. The process was so quick and it was traumatic....
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