Category: family
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Amy Simpson Guest Posts “10 Things Everyone Needs to Know When Mental Illness Hits Home”
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Amy Simpson is an author, speaker and life coach, and has been a forerunner in the mental health conversations in churches across the nation. Today she guest posts on 10 truths regarding suffering with mental illness. During a high school youth group meeting, we did an activity that involved saying…
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Interview with Author & Speaker Amy Simpson
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Introduction Amy, tell me about yourself… Right now I’m self-employed, so what is my position? It depends on the day. I’m a coach, so about half my time is coaching the other is writing/speaking…I have a couple books out and I have another coming out in February and I do…
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A Letter To My Parents: 14 Years Past
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Granted, this is a letter written in retrospect to my parents about my illness and what happened as it began. In writing this I aim to show parents what it can be like when your child is going through an unexpected episode of bipolar, and to show the priceless value…
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Married To That Man In Uniform
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There’s a great resource I’d like to share here for spouses and dependents of US military members. It’s called the Exceptional Family Member Program. I would strongly encourage you to enroll in this program if you are a spouse or dependent of a military member. Army and Navy appear to…
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Learning to Live and Love My Military Wife Life
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I think we all wonder sometimes, “How did I end up here?” in life. That’s what I wonder concerning this Air Force Wife role I stepped into 8 years ago. Yes, I appreciated the military then, I admired my husband’s commitment to defend his country. But now, as we move…