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The Grief of the Witness
When the headlines grow loud, I find myself grieving quietly — not for the story being debated, but for the survivors still healing long after the news moves on.
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Resilience Rests in Relationships
What looks like resilience in children who have survived trauma may sometimes be something far more complex–and far more fragile.
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The Mother I Remember: When Pain Distorts Personality
I lost my mom way too soon. She succumbed first to breast cancer and then to esophageal cancer, and her last months were very rough. In her final year, we shared a moment I will never forget. It embodied the mom I loved so much — full of life, funny, and always up for a…
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The Black Butterfly: How Healing in Relationship Flows Both Ways
A small black butterfly pressed into my hands by a child I came to serve became something far greater — a quiet reminder that love and healing move in both directions.
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For the Sake of the Children
“Consistent, nonjudgmental love transcends cultures.And when it does,something extraordinary can happen.We begin to see the childnot only as a survivor,but as someone rising,someone remembering who she is,not who she was told to be.” Susan Ernst — Called to Serve, Standing with Survivors and Protecting Children Still at Risk. What I Have Witnessed Working with the…
