Blog Archive

This is the first of a two-part conversation about breaking generational
cycles—first by releasing responsibility that was never yours, then by learning
how to build healthier patterns in its place.

In Part 1, we talked about something many cycle-breakers need permission to accept: you are responsible for your healing, but you are not responsible for changing the people who hurt you. Part 2 asks the next question: What does healing actually look like?

ME/CFS is not ordinary tiredness. It is a complex, multisystem illness involving
substantial limitations in daily functioning, unrefreshing sleep, cognitive
difficulties, and post-exertional malaise.

Raising a child with special needs can fill a home with remarkable love, meaning, and purpose. It can also create a level of mental, physical, relational, and spiritual overload that many couples never expected.

Every November, Movember uses the mustache to open conversations about
men’s health, including mental health and suicide prevention (Movember, n.d.). The symbol may be lighthearted, but the need is not.