Affliction. It isn’t a word often used today.The definition is: something that causes pain or suffering.What are you facing right now causing pain and suffering? Affliction? What battle are you in? Are you fighting mental anguish, depression, anxiety, or even thoughts of harm to yourself, suicidal thoughts? Be patient in affliction. This is not a statement of “do it on your own”.The words right before are: Be joyful in hope.The words after: faithful in prayer. This denotes a dependence on God as we are fighting against the affliction we face. We look to Him for our hope, the only hope is found in Jesus’. We keep persevering in hope, hope…

If you or a loved one are struggling with thoughts of suicide. Know that your life matters. September is Suicide Prevention Month. Over on Instagram and Facebook you can watch my inspiring reel with music on.Share it with someone who needs to know they aren’t alone in their battle. Here is a question I ask: Has your life or the life of your loved one been affected by suicidal thoughts, “suicide watch”, suicide plans or attempts, or start overs in life? Have you been the one struggling with suicidality or the one caregiving & fighting for the life of your loved one? [ a loved one = someone you care…

I had the privilege of speaking on The Room To Bloom Podcast with Julie Rebboah, the host, about trauma, triggers, & EMDR therapy. You can listen to the episode “Overcoming Trauma & Triggers with EMDR Therapy” anywhere you get your podcasts. To go directly to listen to the podcast, click one of the links below depending on your preferred listening platform: Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/room-to-bloom/id1733546964?i=1000662640787 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5MNc94oIVmLEgX8375iCRG?si=kGYgz3ICQryqQI5Y8wZ2BQ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/84835a12-ece1-4d43-a187-635c59fac6c1/episodes/562e0d36-2e93-46b8-bc13-7c222f43b0a7/room-to-bloom-overcoming-trauma-triggers-with-emdr-therapy?ref=dm_sh_7Oo63JoeEzvbT2zXghF5f3gNT I hope you are blessed by our conversation, friends. Feel free to share with a friend who comes to mind as you listen. Be blessed! -Amber

Well friends, my shop just launched publicly today.http://Beautifultruthdesign.com is my online shop for Choose Joy In the Midst. You will find truth-infused merchandise to empower and encourage you today in the midst of your battle. This store and the items in it have been on my heart and in the works for over a year. It is so exciting to finally share it with you. Go directly to http://Beautifultruthdesign.com to order your empowering and truth-infused items today! Don’t wait. To have truth to set your mind on when life is hard is incredibly important to keep persevering. Mugs, journals, and other key items with words of truth on them have…

Writing a manuscript on a subject you have lived out… & choosing to share vulnerably out of your pain and story for your readers to feel seen and find transformation & gain the resources they need… in their battle against trauma and su*icidality for their loved one… is not for the faint of heart. Caregiving for mental health crisis is a sacred and difficult fight. I’m 42,199 words in. I’ve been putting countless hours into it. Last weekend I spent 5 and 1/2 hours editing and reworking Chapter 1. I spent a couple hours the day prior to that reading over and having fresh inspiration for parts of the Introduction…