‘It is every parent’s worst nightmare to receive that phone call. I miss her presence every minute of every day.
Getting Real with God
‘Sometimes I think we can be infatuated by those big faith moments,
Surviving the Streets
‘How I became homeless is I just kept running till there was nowhere else to go.
Letting go of control
‘You know you have that little voice in your head saying I should be able to manage
Taking Care of Anger
‘I was yelling at the kids. I would just start raging, “You never do anything. It’s always left to me, blah, blah.” I’d just go on and on until I was exhausted.
As iron sharpens iron
How many men face mental health challenges due to work or life stressors but feel unable to talk about it? Statistics show it is a lot more than we may even realise.
Depression
How do you know when things like sadness or tiredness or lack of motivation has deepened into something like depression?
Hot and thirsty
Do you have a past you want to forget? Trying to ignore it by covering the pain with something else sometimes seems to be the only way, but the guilt and shame stick around.
A ladder and a torch
‘I got introduced to alcohol at 16 and I found this wonderful feeling of release. I could be somebody that I always wanted to be.