Running on Faith (And Coffee)
On a recent episode of my new podcast, Survivors Discuss, I mentioned something about my own psychology that had plagued me for years: the inability to trust my own intuition. No matter what the topic or issue at hand was, if someone had an opinion other than mine, I would immediately dismiss my own thoughts … Continue reading Learning To Trust My Intuition
A year ago, I was finishing up my wedding dress fittings and finalizing the details for the day I would promise the rest of my life to my love. He wasn't the man I was supposed to marry. But he was the man I fell in love with, and he gave me everything I never … Continue reading They Told Me To Find A Love
https://youtu.be/spTluXjtUdY Shame tells you that you are different. Shame tells you that there is something fundamentally wrong with you. Shame tells you that you have to hide so that no one knows how broken you are. Shame tells you that no one will love you as you are. Shame tells you that you will never … Continue reading Shame Is A Liar
There is such a thing as healthy religion and healthy Christianity. But for so many of us, we experienced something else. Toxic faith. High control Christianity. Religious abuse. We had our agency stripped from us. We internalized lies about our worth and our place in this world. Women, in particular, were preyed upon and groomed … Continue reading Breaking Free (Video)
REPOSTED FROM THE ARCHIVES: May 17, 2019 A few days ago, while looking through my memories on Facebook, I saw an old post of mine. In this post, I was talking about how, at the time, I genuinely believed that I was unlovable. I saw myself as someone who didn't deserve love or companionship because … Continue reading Loving Yourself Is Not Sin
Growing Up Pro-life When I was a little girl, my parents ensured that I knew what it meant to honour the sanctity of life. I don't even remember when I first learned about what abortion was; I just always knew that it was wrong and it was murder. Zero exceptions. When I grew up a … Continue reading Leaving the Pro-life Movement
Shari A Smith 