Do you remember the feeling of being alive, happy, and full of energy? I’m not talking about the fleeting moments of joy that come and go in your busy life, but the deep sense of inner joy, passion, and purpose that radiates through your entire being! For the longest time, I felt burned-out as aContinue reading “Find Joy in Motherhood Again: The 6-Week Program for Moms Who Want to Feel Alive”
Category Archives: Healing
The Path to Becoming
by Angie Pope If you’d asked me 10 years ago if I thought there was a path that led me out of my trauma and into happiness and growth I’d have said no. I might have believed that there was one that led to a place of contentment- where perhaps I was free of myContinue reading “The Path to Becoming”
How did I get back to ‘me’ after trauma, loss, and depression?
The other day someone sent me a message and said she didn’t know how I did it. How did I get back to ‘me’ after everything I went through? First, I gave myself grace. Then, I got to work. And the first thing I had to do was make a decision. I wasn’t going to settleContinue reading “How did I get back to ‘me’ after trauma, loss, and depression?”
A Raw Account of Motherhood with Postpartum Depression – Part 5
. . . continued from My PPD Story . . . The truth is I don’t know how this story is going to end. I can pinpoint the exact therapy sessions during which I finally chose to release the pain of my past and how glorious it felt as the ugliness physically left my body,Continue reading “A Raw Account of Motherhood with Postpartum Depression – Part 5”
A Raw Account of Motherhood with Postpartum Depression – Part 4
. . . continued from My PPD Story . . . When the baby arrived and the surge of post-pregnancy hormones washed over me, I felt at peace for a brief moment. I was happy in my little life, content with my wondrous family and the breath of fresh air a newborn brings into yourContinue reading “A Raw Account of Motherhood with Postpartum Depression – Part 4”
A Raw Account of Motherhood with Postpartum Depression – Part 3
. . . continued from My PPD Story . . . My husband’s grandmother lost her in-home caretaker and my mother-in-law volunteered to stay with her while they sought a replacement. Turns out the arrangement was a rather good one and remains indefinite to date. This is wonderful, with the exception that it essentially leftContinue reading “A Raw Account of Motherhood with Postpartum Depression – Part 3”
A Raw Account of Motherhood with Postpartum Depression – Part 2
. . . continued from My PPD Story . . . When I discovered I was pregnant with my first child shortly after completing the intensive outpatient program, I stopped all prescriptions. I knew the darkness inside me was not good for my baby or myself, but I also knew the risks I would beContinue reading “A Raw Account of Motherhood with Postpartum Depression – Part 2”
A Raw Account of Motherhood with Postpartum Depression – Part 1
The following is an excerpt from an article I wrote in January 2015 about my postpartum journey. There are so many layers to my story, I am not sure where to begin. Motherhood has been fickle for me; consistently inconsistent, if you will. Some days, I’m on top of my game, juggling diapers and LegosContinue reading “A Raw Account of Motherhood with Postpartum Depression – Part 1”
The Mess is Where the Miracles Happen
This is it. We are in the thick of it, going through the nitty gritty of transformation and let me tell you, it is not pretty. One child tells me on the daily how much they hate me. Two children resort to using violence to get their way or show their discontent. Three children immediatelyContinue reading “The Mess is Where the Miracles Happen”
April 21, 2021
Sometimes life destroys you. Sometimes it burns you to the ground. In March 2021 that’s what happened to me. In just 4 weeks I went from happily-ever-after to widowed-mother-of-five after making a dark and twisted discovery about my husband. Rather than be consumed by the fire, I choose to be transformed. This is my story.Watch meContinue reading “April 21, 2021”