Building Strong Foundations

05/18/2023

Thank you to the women of Universal City UMC for inviting me out to speak today. It was an honor and joy to be there with you. Your hearts for leaning about unhealthy, abusive relationships and how to help is amazing.

05/06/2023

Honored to be included in the San Antonio Express-News this week.
Hopefully, by raising awareness, we can all help prevent and avoid abusive relationships.

Abusive relationships are an epidemic we need to recognize and help prevent.

04/25/2023

So thankful for the opportunity to be interviewed on seven podcasts during February and March for Teen Dating Violence Awareness.

Grateful to each of the hosts for having me on their show, for the thoughtful questions they asked, and for their desire to help raise awareness of this important topic.

Link in the comments.

04/22/2023

https://www.buildstrongfoundations.com/post/finding-value-despite-difficulty

The weekend of my 19th birthday, the boy I’d been dating for over two years r***d me. He later told me it was because I wasn’t ready to go when he arrived to pick me up that night. The relationship had been abusive for a long time; this was just a new layer. A few months later, I found the coura...

03/26/2023

On average, a victim leaves an abusive relationship seven times. The break-up and time after are the most dangerous so it's important to understand why they may leave and how to help them.

The end of a relationship is difficult. For a survivor of an unhealthy or abusive relationship, there are many reasons why they may return.

03/13/2023

03/13/2023

On a recent podcast, I was asked to share warning signs of an unhealthy or abusive relationship. While talking through the list of external signs, I realized many internal signs are equally important but aren't mentioned as often.

https://www.buildstrongfoundations.com/post/listening-to-your-gut-internal-cues

03/04/2023

A short video clip from the presentation at the Twig bookstore.

03/04/2023

Thank you to all that came out to the Twig recently for the Book Reading & Signing. It was great to see everyone. Thank you so much for being there, buying books, and sharing it with others.

Enjoyed the conversation, questions, and shared thoughts.

Grateful for your support! God is at work!