Hope Blog

Vaginismus, Dyspareunia, & Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder (GPPPD)

Women searching for help with a female penetration problem may come across both the terms vaginismus and genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder (GPPPD). If that’s you, you might be wondering if these terms refer to the same condition, or if not, how...

Listening To Our Body

One of my favorite quotes is: “Life is a marathon, not a sprint.” This is a season for me of learning how to embrace balance, both in movement and in rest.  Running is something I started four years ago, and...

Fearless Women

While growing up, I met some fearless women, working hard at blue collar jobs with more grace and class than a lot of corporate VIPs. From these ladies, I learned to stand tall in a world that often tries to...

Surviving a Broken Heart

Romantic heartbreak is so common, it’s almost a human rite of passage. Most of us have had at least one failed love relationship, and some of us many. That special someone—the person with whom you shared your secret self, your...

Seven Ways to Find Hope

Hope is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all… ~ Emily Dickinson Hope. Like love, it’s a little word with enormous meaning....

Worry…and Get Nowhere in a Hurry

Confession time. I am a class-A people-pleaser. For real. If it weren’t for my awesome-sauce husband and friends, I would be locked into horrid pyramid schemes, or battered from trying to complete a never-ending to-do list. My anxiety manifests itself...