I started out as a happy, go-lucky young person who loved making friends and enjoying life. Everything felt easy and carefree, and gratitude wasn’t something I thought about much. I had it too good to realize how important it was. Then life took a turn for the worse....

I was dealt the cards of addiction and mental illness that run deep on both sides of my family. Because of that, both of my parents were absent from my life at a very young age. As an only child, I often wondered how both parents could neglect their child. But I...

“Don’t believe everything you hear—even in your own mind.” – Daniel G. Amen This quote might sound like something you’d read on a coffee mug or an Instagram quote slide. But when your own mind is feeding you a 24/7 stream of terrifying, intrusive thoughts? That little...

Join us for our biggest fundraising event of the year — the 19th Annual Lion’s Roar’s Online Auction from November 9-23, 2025. Register now and start browsing hundreds of generous donations including contemplative retreats near and far (Did someone say Italy?), new...

Vivir en comunidad es una experiencia que impacta y transforma a todos los que la aceptan con una actitud abierta y receptiva. Así como las piedras en un río, que con la corriente se golpean y van puliendo sus superficies hasta quedar completamente lisas, también...

“You can’t save someone who isn’t willing to participate in their own rescue.” ~Unknown You and I have been doing the work. Talking. Writing. Processing. Everything I’m focused on right now—in my healing, in my spirit, in my writing—is love. Becoming love. Living in...