Journey Together
Thoughtful articles on faith, healing, emotional wellbeing, and wholehearted living.
When the Created Tries to Become the Creator
AI isn't the villain. Perhaps the greater question is what happens when humanity becomes so impressed by what we create that we forget the One who created us. From the Tower of Babel to artificial intelligence, the technology may have changed, but has the human pattern changed at all?
The Time Has Come The Walrus Said.. Part 2 - The Story they were told
At 16, I thought I was escaping something I feared. What I didn't know was that while I was trying to find my place in a new life, a different story about why I had left was being told to the people I loved. I would spend years trying to atone, make up and prove that I belonged
Coming Over the Next Wave
I know this wave. The irrational fears, the sudden change, the feeling that the child in front of you is somehow not quite themselves. We first met PANDAS in 2016, when our eight-year-old changed almost overnight. Years later, after believing those days were behind us, some familiar signs have returned.
The Time Has Come, the Walrus Said…
Some stories aren't kept silent because we have forgotten them. Sometimes we stay silent because telling our story also exposes the stories and choices of others. For years I carried that weight. But there comes a point when staying silent costs too much.
What If We’ve Been Fighting the Fire the Wrong Way?….
Something clicked for me this week. Nutrition, inflammation, the unconscious, signalling pathways things I had been looking at separately suddenly became one map. And it left me asking: what if we have been using fire retardant when what we really need is an extinguisher?
Overwhelm: When It Feels Like I’m Being Swept Out to Sea
I know my children are not broken. I know their strengths, their gifts and the incredible ways they experience the world. But I am also learning that loving them exactly as they are doesn’t mean I’m not allowed to grieve, feel overwhelmed or admit how lonely it can sometimes be to stand between two different worlds. This is the part of autism parenting I don’t think we talk about enough.
Thoughts hold Weight
We understand that words hold weight. Once spoken, written or acted upon, they can influence ourselves and others. But what about the thoughts that never leave our mouths? Before a thought becomes a sentence, our body and subconscious may already be receiving, interpreting and responding to information. Perhaps our thoughts begin to hold weight long before anyone else hears them
When Belonging Isn’t the Same as Becoming
What if belonging to a faith community isn’t the same as being transformed by it? Through the story of Lydia, the idea of the collective field and an embodied understanding of faith, I explore the moment belief moves beyond something we know or belong to and becomes something we recognise, experience and live from within.
Finding God in the Winter Seasons
We all experience seasons we'd rather avoid. Whether it's uncertainty, grief, waiting, or simply feeling overwhelmed, it's easy to want the season to end. In this personal reflection, I share how God has been teaching me to stop striving, embrace the pause, and discover that healing isn't found in controlling life's outcomes, but in learning to trust Him.
When Labels Become Identities
Diagnoses, personality types and archetypes can help us understand ourselves but what happens when they become our identity? This thought-provoking article explores Carl Jung's archetypes through a Christian lens, reflecting on why Jesus used parables and metaphors to reveal the heart.
Did They Hear David's Heart?
What if we've been reading the Psalms without fully hearing David's heart? Language carries more than words it carries culture, emotion and lived experience.
I Wish I Could Breathe
I am in a season. A long one. A season where, despite having the tools and understanding of healing, I found myself sitting in the hardest place I have known. This is the story of what happens when we stop fighting our body’s responses and begin to listen, allowing healing to unfold moment by moment.
The Secrets I Carried Were Never Mine
And maybe that is the hardest part to understand how do you carry something that was never yours to carry?
How do you hold the weight of another person’s choices, another person’s actions, another person’s silence… and somehow make it your responsibility to protect it?
The Search Beneath the Search: The Human Longing for God
Beneath our striving, worrying, achieving, and searching is a deeper longing. Carl Jung observed the human search for wholeness, but Scripture reveals why that longing exists: we were created in God's image, made to seek Him, and designed for connection with our Creator.
When Rage Makes Sense
It was something far deeper.
The man in mediation represented something I had fought before.
A Dream About Hypnosis, Aphantasia, and Why Discernment Matters in Healing
I woke with a deeper appreciation for something I already hold strongly:
Working with someone's inner world is a privilege. It should never be approached lightly.
Unlocking the Power of SELF COMPASSION IN CHRIST
Shame is one of the lowest energies we can experience. If we do not equip ourselves to be kinder to ourselves, to forgive ourselves, and to accept ourselves as Christ does, we will remain stuck in that state. The Bible reminds us repeatedly that we cannot do it without Him. So why do we continue to try and earn what He has already given us through His sacrifice?
Sensing the Unseen: Aphantasia and the Weight of Unspoken Emotions
without exploring what lies beneath, without seeing the whole picture, we risk carrying misunderstood emotions that can shape our lives and even ripple across generations.
Now, imagine having Aphantasia and “reading” another person’s subconscious emotions before they’re even aware of their own.
Feeling in Place of Seeing: Living with Aphantasia
I was told I was “too sensitive,”“overreactive,” or “paranoid.”
But what no one could see was that my body was doing exactly what it was designed to do keeping me safe.
"The Connection of Somatic & Spiritual Awakening: Embracing Unconditional Love in the Here and Now"
Hidden dangers : A critical look at mental health treatment & Support.
Imagination
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