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Heather Caliri: Awkward Christian

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healing

taking care yourself

The Tender Necessity of Taking Care of Myself: for SheLoves

May 10, 2018 //  by Heather

It’s never good when your kindergartner sees blood dribbling down your chin. It started with the oral surgery. Receding gums meant a graft of tissue from the roof of my mouth to the overexposed teeth. I was expecting the surgery to be uncomfortable, expected my gums to be sore. What I did not expect was …

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healing

Dear Awkward: My friend got healed, and I didn’t.

August 3, 2017 //  by Heather

Dear Portia, I keep praying for healing, and I am not healed, but someone else in my circle did get healed and I am trying to be okay with this but I am not. A Dear A, Is it even possible to ad your question without using some sort of offensive platitude? Let’s attempt it, …

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Dear Awkward: How Do You Stay Sane with a Mentally Ill Person?

May 16, 2017 //  by Heather

Dear Awkward, How do you deal with toxic or mentally ill people who have harmful behaviors and stay sane? You have no choice but to deal with them—they’re your family or your boss. How do you get them to seek the help they need? Or, to understand they have an issue? JP Dear JP, I …

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disappointment

What Our Disappointment Wants to Teach Us

March 23, 2017 //  by Heather

I’m amazed at how when I stop being afraid of my negative emotions they give me such helpful information about how to heal and live with integrity. My friend Dorothy Greco agreed to share some of her wise book on marriage with us on just that topic. She gracefully shares how disappointment can harm our relationship–or …

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