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Wife of a recovering addict
I was unloading the trunk of my husband’s car packed with party supplies. It was a day full of preparation as we were celebrating the dedication of our third child at our home church with a reception immediately following the ceremony the very next day. Its been a jam packed week as I prepped for…
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The bible and mental health
In the recent months, our home church spoke about pertinent topics that many struggle with as human beings of this earth. What I appreciate about our church is the focus on bible based teaching. As a former Catholic, I never really read the bible and remained focused on the traditions of Catholicism. Growing up, I…
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Radiate Life
I would like to announce the official launch of my coaching business! While I have coached many individuals on how they are capable of compassionate transformation and loving their authentic self, I want to formally announce the name of my coaching business on this blog because this is where it all started. Welcome to Maryann…
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When is it enough?
I have written and rewritten this particular post many many times. I have struggled to find the right words to provide clarity and compassion. I feel like no matter what I say, it won’t be enough. So I will speak from the heart as a human being, a parent, and most importantly a Filipino American.…
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Inner work
From a very early age, I felt as if I didn’t measure up to the expectations my parents and relatives had for me. One of the statements that still make me emotional today is “you should have been a boy.” To make matters even more uncomfortable, we were a family of three daughters – Tres…
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Behind the design
When I dreamed about this blog, I didn’t have any true aspirations except to shed light on mental health in the Filipino community. I had more anxiety around how my family – nuclear and distant – would view how I was airing my, and inadvertently our families, dirty laundry all over the interwebs. As you…
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Self Care in Shelter in Place
As a mom in this pandemic season, there is a lot to manage on a day to day basis on top of all of that I am moving forward to create. Self care is vital during this time because I am pouring into not only my family. I am pouring into my church community and…
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1 in 5
Creating more awareness around mental illness is very important to me because I suffer from depression and anxiety. I am no longer ashamed to talk about my struggles because I know that many others are suffering in silence. They are plagued by the shame of mental illness. As a Filipino American, I feel that it…
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Just show up
I’ve been in a reflective state for the past week because I knew that I would hit this major milestone and I didn’t know how I would feel. In fact, I was anxious about today because there is a sense of fear of the future and the unknown. What is this major milestone you may…
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TFM Spotify playlist
I’ve been asked a few times what worship music I would recommend. So I decided to create a Spotify playlist. It is a compilation of some of my favorite praise and worship songs from over the years. I will add songs to it as I continue to praise God for all he’s done in my…