SOULSPROUTS
The intersection of mental wellness, faith and artistic expression
Not a Single Thing
What is one thing you would change about yourself? I had a powerful moment today, one where I was overwhelmed…
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SOULWEAVER The Newsletter
Welcome to the official newsletter of SoulSprouts! We are launching our new take on mental health this year before the new year to get your… Read more.
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A journey within is soon to begin…
Founder
Welcome to SoulSprouts, a journey within; may all the silent battles you fight, you WIN
The Author
~Recent Writings~
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Not a Single Thing
What is one thing you would change about yourself? I had a powerful moment today, one where I was overwhelmed to say, a God moment experienced this bright, winter day, was one where I felt happy. A strange feeling it was at first, as I shared to the kind women in the Bible Study at
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Releasing Demons
This will be a heavy post. The darkness is where I dwell the most. The shadows deep inside corners of my mind, find their ways to manifest outside. In people all I see is treachery; faces that mock maliciously. The dark voices that tell me to run and hide are the same voices that kill
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Fighting demons
Was today typical? Today was no typical summer day My higher power granted me peace To walk in my light, unafraid to fight The demons on my heals, released If I listen to my human emotions I lose site of the Lords devotion To see me through the darkest moments Where the demons come to
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What is romance?
What’s your definition of romantic? Someone devoted to me and me alone Someone who brings peace into my home A person whom I can converse with for days at length Someone who unselfishly gives me strength Do you believe in the power of God to heal? My experience tells me the blessings are real He
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Mental Illness or Toxic Environment?
How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life? We don’t feel the passage of time, and yet our bodies and minds keep the score. With the passage of time, things that used to matter become trivial. Problems that seemed impossible to solve sort themselves out. For me, this
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How Shall We Be Free
I took a break to set myself free in a world that doesn’t see me but everything I am not and could never be. It’s still hard to write, even now, as I type. A reminder that words, the truth, are my life. January is a moment of deep reflection. February a decades long search
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SoulSprouts: Transforming the Approach to Mental Health in Underrepresented Communities
What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world? Growing up, I watched my mother grapple with the complexities of mental illness. Her struggle was a silent battle, fought behind closed doors, in a community where mental health issues were often stigmatized and misunderstood. This experience left an indelible
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Peace and Turmoil – SI
Inside the soul sits a small child Someone who’s been gone a while They sit within a peaceful solace Listening, always the audiophile They collapse deep inside the mind trapped inside a world unkind What solace makes, a home, a break the world infests, destroy, unwind And yet the spiral is beautiful, still an opalescent,
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A Light in the Dark
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End of Year Hopes and Blues
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