God Keeps His Promises
In a priesthood blessing, God answered my question: "You will be able to be happy without medication." He didn't tell me how long it would take, but I was satisfied with just knowing that someday I'd...
View ArticleDon’t Quit, Keep Playing
Sometimes, playing my little "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" feels like the hardest thing in the world. And the Master's request, "Don't quit. Keep playing," feels like the tallest order ever given....
View ArticleGod Keeps His Promises, part 2
For now, a pill is what is making my brain and body bearable for my spirit. For now, the healing power of God has not removed my body's weaknesses but enabled me to thrive in spite of them. It is not...
View ArticleBorn Again
Looking back, I can recognize pivotal times of transition throughout my life when I moved from a lower to a higher plane. Sometimes the process was relatively painless, but other times it was steep and...
View ArticleTowers of Strength: a Call for Stories
I'm writing a new book! Towers of Strength: Stories of Triumph over Darkness will be a collection of thoughts and stories about mental illness from the perspective of Latter-day Saints. please spread...
View ArticleLaboring Through
All of the talk was beautiful, but do you know what my absolute favorite part was? My favorite phrase Elder Holland uttered today was this: "laboring through the battered landscape of his despair." As...
View ArticleConceiving Courage
It has now been almost a year since I stared at that surprisingly positive pregnancy test.
View ArticleCelebrating Life on Mother’s Day
I am so glad your mother gave you the gift of life. I am so glad you exist. And every day that you choose to keep going is a gift to humanity and yourself.
View ArticleThe Weight of My Decision, Caused Me to Doubt )Sacred Space for Birth, Part 1)
Cherise is an Arizona Mother, Doula, Childbirth Educator, Placenta Crafter, and Creator of the marvelous "Big Baby Project" (a website full of empowering vaginal births of babies 9 lbs and over). I...
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