The Truth About How Society Normalizes Drinking for Women
“Do you drink because you want to, or because you’ve been told you need to?”
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The Fear Behind the Silence
God Never Asked Me to Be Silent For years, I thought silence was strength.That staying quiet kept the peace. But the truth is, silence can cost you your voice — sometimes your soul. For most of my life, I have struggled to speak — to say what I really thought or felt. It wasn’t until recently that I began to understand how deeply silence shaped me — how it hurt me, how it held me back — and how finding my voice would become part of my healing. Losing My Voice Five years ago,
The Power of Faith: Facing the Fear of the Unknown
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