Tag: “no contact”

• Peace in the Storm: Afraid to Choose

  

  By the time Mara turned twenty-three, she had become very good at disappearing without leaving. She showed up online every day. Her face appeared in group photos, her name lit up in story views, her phone chimed with notifications from people who assumed proximity meant connection. But when it came time to speak or to…

  Amanda Sherrell

  January 1, 2026

  family, mental health

  ANXIETY, “no contact”, Christianity, dailyprompt, DEPRESSION, faith, family, Gen Z, Georgia, God, hope, lies, life, Love, mental health, New York City, overstimulated, PTSD

• The Way Forward

  

  This morning, while making breakfast, I thanked a little Cellar Spider for catching some ants in my pantry. Living in the country, bugs can be a nuisance, and these spiders can be a real blessing, especially when you’re trying to stretch every dollar—groceries are more expensive than ever these days! As I was tidying up,…

  Amanda Sherrell

  September 14, 2024

  family, Insightful, Inspirational

  ANXIETY, are, “no contact”, DEPRESSION, estranged, faith, family, Gay, God, going, Healing, hope, hurt, hurting, inspiration, Lesbian, LGTBQ+, Love, many, Marriage, New York City, parents, people, perfect, PTSD, Queer, so, The New Yorker, their, Transgender, why, with