by kelliawild@gmail.com | Sep 11, 2022 | Soul Care
Before we discuss how to leave parental survival mode, it is essential to understand how your brain is wired to biologically react when you feel unsafe. To learn more about that, and a bit of my story, I invite you to read It’s Not Your Fault. It’s... 
by kelliawild@gmail.com | Feb 27, 2022 | Soul Care
Two years of battling severe illness alongside my daughter had attuned me to her every move, especially in the night. Any noise would startle me out of a deep sleep and have me running down the hall before I was even fully awake. She might have been getting a drink of... 
by kelliawild@gmail.com | Oct 17, 2021 | Soul Care
You may be doing your best to love and walk alongside your child who is struggling deeply. Their pain is vicariously splashing over onto you, and it is taking its toll. Our uniquely intertwined design means suffering has a way of seeping into all the layers –... 
by kelliawild@gmail.com | Sep 8, 2021 | Soul Care
He threw off his coat. Mark was telling the story of Bartimaeus, a man who was blind. During this time period, history points toward a Roman practice where some with disabilities were issued what was known as a “beggar’s cloak.” It was likely similar to a blanket,... 
by kelliawild@gmail.com | Jul 10, 2021 | Soul Care
A small child is lugging a heavy backpack while trying to carry her beloved stuffed animal. This child is trying her best. Her father looks down and says, “Look at you – you are so strong! That’s a lot, let me help. I’ll carry that for you.” What does she say?... 
by kelliawild@gmail.com | May 14, 2021 | Soul Care
If you read about my little 8yo friend and her rock with glitter, you may be considering your rocks too. Most of us don’t want our rocks anymore. And, as parents, we don’t want to pass them on to our children. Yet we may also oddly discover that for some reason,...