I’m a Recovering Ego-holic
Like the prodigal son, I loathed my rigorous church and home life; I wanted to break free. “Give me my space,” this teenager screamed; so my parents gave me SPACE …
Healing Emotional Blisters
I was once sitting with a group of friends sharing childhood experiences, when we started talking about being raised by domineering mothers. Three women present called their mothers “narcissistic.” They …
I Am One In Fifty: When Pain Finds Purpose
I was catching up with someone I hadn’t seen in a while. We started talking about mental health, 2020, political landscapes, the dread of it all, and coping mechanisms. Me: …
BETTER THAN PRIME TIME TV
As a kid I loved watching the Cosby show. It was once a week in the evening, after school and homework, that I could sink into the life of a family …
Educating Ourselves About Abuse
Abuse can come in many forms. Often we are only familiar with the most egregious cases of physical or sexual abuse. However, according to the “East Riding Safeguarding Adults Board:” …
When Healing Becomes your Choice
I am a survivor of sexual, mental, emotional, and even spiritual abuse. These abuses haunted me throughout my childhood, into my adult years, my marriage, becoming a mom, and seemingly …
A Space to Heal: The Church’s Greatest Need?
Hi, my name’s Lindsey, and I’m a Christian, and I’m also an addict. Currently, I’m addicted to caffeine, criticism, sugar, and negative thinking. In the past I was suicidal, bulimic, and …
Getting Help for Anxiety
Originally published in November, 2017 on Lindsey Gendke’s blog, Writing to My Roots. Life held no joy. I dreaded every day. I didn’t understand my behavior, so I couldn’t help myself. …
A Mother’s Need
I’ve always looked forward to becoming a mother. Quotes about motherhood, depicting it as an honor, privilege and one of the greatest services to God and man, gave me quite …
God was there
It was dark, but I could faintly see the concrete below. I calculated roughly my chances of surviving such a fall, but I paused. Darker than the night around …