Kat
From a young age, I felt trapped, isolated, and surrounded by chaos due to the environment I was living in. I can remember feeling alone, [...]
Christy
Sinking beneath the weight of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and eating disorders, my heart gave into accusing voices and attempted suicide. Drugs and alcohol aided in [...]
Marta
I was born in Africa and spent most of my childhood there. My mother abandoned me as a baby, and my dad committed suicide when [...]
298 | Self-Injury Awareness Day
On this very important episode of Mercy Talk, we wanted to take some time to shed light on what can often be a misunderstood topic: self-injury/harm. We want to encourage [...]
Opening Up About Self-Harm
Self-Injury Awareness Day is March 1. To raise awareness on this topic, one of our counselors at Mercy Multiplied, Leslie Lamb, MS, NCC, LPC is [...]
Valerie
When I was a small child, a family member was physically and spiritually abusive towards me. They also heavily favored my brother over me which [...]
Mickaelin
I was raised in the church and accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior when I was five years old. Even though I had Godly influences [...]
Deborah
When I was a baby, my father moved to America to support our family financially, and shortly after, my mom left us. I was raised [...]
Briana
For as long as I can remember, this emptiness yanked on my heart like a leash on a dog. As a teenager, I started self-harming [...]
Michaela
I never grew up knowing about God, but life as I knew it seemed to be pretty good. I don’t remember a lot of my [...]
Brooke
"Growing up I experienced a lot of abuse and neglect at home, at church, and at school."
Auna
"Being at Mercy taught me that I could break every generational pattern and break free from oppression the enemy has put on me."