by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 17, 2022 | Aging, healing
Barbara Bush died three years ago. Dr. Marc Siegel, calling Barbara Bush a pioneer, observed that she led the way in choosing well for end-of-life considerations. “When do you conclude you’ve come to the end of your life? There are questions and more questions....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 12, 2022 | healing, recovery, Titus 2 Partnership
We tell the women of Titus 2 that our program is like a “living laboratory” for life recovery. Yes, they study and there are classes…..but as much as anything the life lessons occur in the day to day doing of life together- students and mentors. Each...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 26, 2022 | healing
I was talking to a friend about some things she had shared with me and others about a family situation. I observed that there seemed to be a number of family “secrets” and adults trying to protect one another. All of this appears to be granting power and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 7, 2022 | healing
I had written about a message by Charles Stanley two years ago on this day, Tonight as I was reminded of it I realized I had almost the exact conversation with a discipleship student this afternoon! What do we do when faced with the consequences of a faith failure?...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 5, 2022 | healing, Suffering
The matter of suffering and our desire to somehow avoid it in life has been very present lately as my awareness has been heightened by my own and others’ experiences…. One person told me she’d had a dream in which her abuser, no longer in her life,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 1, 2022 | healing, Mental Health
I have had the opportunity recently to talk to 2 mental health professionals about our program at Titus. Our small mostly unknown little house is a healing balm for those who come here. Both of these MHP are partners in care for women we serve. In trying to...