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Sep 3, 2019

"You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories." --Anne Lamott

Send Silence Packing: A Mission of Hope

Sometimes things fall apart in a way that we simply fall silent. Sometimes there simply are no words we can say or hear to help us deal with our trauma. Such quiet time can provide the buffer necessary to absorb the impact. Staying here too long though can bring the necessary healing process to a halt, both for ourselves and others suffering in similar ways. Read this story of how one woman decided to break the silence about her brother's mental health struggles and subsequent suicide in a mission to change the stereotypes that lead to silence and unnecessary suffering.

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How might you risk breaking a silence in your own life to bring healing, for yourself and others.



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