A Triptych: Healing

A Triptych: Healing

Greetings after quite some time, my fellow Choose Courage Foundation supporters! I am writing after something of a hiatus; I took a good amount of time recently and made some big changes in my life, and all of it has been possible because of the intensive healing work...
The Power in a Photograph by Michelle Wallis Hurst

The Power in a Photograph by Michelle Wallis Hurst

In a box of old photographs, I found images of my grandmother holding me in front of a birthday cake. Our birthdays were only a day apart and we shared my first few cakes. I barely knew her. She would die from cancer before those cakes needed more candles than I had...
Marian’s Tips for Helping a Friend

Marian’s Tips for Helping a Friend

Greetings, fellow Butterfly Ninjas, fellow survivors, and all of the wonderful supporters of The Choose Courage Foundation; welcome to the Holiday Season! October was Domestic Violence Awareness month. I intended to write this during that month but found myself very...
Building a Lasting Relationship

Building a Lasting Relationship

Greetings, my fellow Survivors, Butterfly Ninjas, and Choose Courage Foundation Supporters! My last blog exploring Relationship Green Flags had insightful viewpoints from so many of you that my heart is full of gratitude and inspiration, so I thank you! Articulating...
Relationship Green by Marian

Relationship Green by Marian

F(riendship) L(ove) A(ccountability) G(race) S(tability) I am grateful to have the opportunity to reach out to fellow Survivors, Butterfly Ninjas, and The Choose Courage Foundation supporters. It is a privilege to be part of such an important initiative. I want to...