Author: luvemycrazy
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When Trauma Shapes Memory
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PTSD, Depression, and the Stories the Brain Tells to Survive Memory doesn’t fail because someone is weak. It bends because the brain is doing its best to survive. When trauma enters the picture—especially early trauma or unresolved grief—memory stops functioning like a clear timeline and starts functioning like an emotional…
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When Memory Isn’t a Recording
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How Trauma, Loss, and Influence Shape What We Remember Memory feels solid. Certain. Like something we can point to and say, this happened exactly this way. But the truth is, memory doesn’t work like a recording. It works more like a story our brain rewrites over time—especially when trauma, loss,…
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When Faith Meets Therapy
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Why belief and science can walk together For a long time, faith and therapy were treated like they couldn’t exist in the same room. As if trusting God meant you shouldn’t need counseling. As if prayer alone should fix what feels broken inside the mind. And for many believers, that…
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Borrowed Hope:
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When You Can’t Hold It on Your Own There are seasons in life when borrowed hope becomes necessary. When holding onto hope on your own feels heavy, uncertain, or just out of reach, borrowed hope gently steps in to carry you through. It doesn’t arrive loudly or demand strength you don’t have…
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After the Holidays
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Trusting God When the Quiet Returns When the holidays end, something shifts. The decorations come down, routines return, and the world grows quieter again. For many people, this is when emotions surface — not because something is wrong, but because the distractions are gone. The days after Christmas can feel…
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Hope Is Still Present, Even When Progress Feels Quiet
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Finding Hope When Healing Feels Slow There are seasons when progress feels invisible, and old emotions resurface without warning. This can be discouraging, especially when we’ve already done so much work to move forward. When healing feels slow, it’s easy to believe something is wrong — with us, our faith,…
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Grief: The Unexpected Feelings That Surface After Healing
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When my husband died by suicide in 2009, my world stopped. My daughter was just four years old, and I was suddenly navigating a storm I never asked for. At the time, I thought grief was about sadness, missing someone, and eventually learning to live without them. No one told…
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Finding Gratitude Through Grief
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Gratitude feels easy when life is light — when everything is falling into place and blessings seem obvious. But when grief enters the picture, gratitude can feel like a language we no longer speak. How do you thank God or the universe for anything when your heart feels broken beyond…
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Joy Comes In The Morning-Finding Gratitude Through Grief And The Holidays
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During the Holidays The holidays are a time we’re reminded to be thankful — but for many, they also bring a quiet ache. This season can highlight loss — whether through death, separation, distance, or broken relationships. Empty chairs, quiet traditions, or missing laughter can make the days feel longer…
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When God Removes What You Once Reached For
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By Janelle Celise | LuvMyCrazy There are moments in life when the truth doesn’t come through words — it comes through heartbreak. I’ve come to realize something that I think many of us who love deeply eventually face: sometimes, what you want isn’t what God wants for you. There was a time in…