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lessons from Lourdes // a whole new therapy practice
Hope | Lifestyle | minisode | work

lessons from Lourdes // a whole new therapy practice

Byichoosegrit January 22, 2023August 2, 2024

Some of you know this, and some may not (because it’s maybe been a bit since I’ve been here)– but apparently if you send a girl to Lourdes, she’ll come back ready to start her own therapy practice? I’ll be…

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With Me.
Blog. | general | Hope | Lourdes.

With Me.

Byichoosegrit September 23, 2022August 2, 2024

After a (beautiful) escapade through Ireland, the beginning of my final weekend in Lourdes started pretty choppy. My mom, who was supposed to be with me at the time, happen to acquire a massive kidney stone a few days before…

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Lourdes pilgrimage
Hope | Lifestyle | Lourdes. | minisode

One Month as a European.

Byichoosegrit June 23, 2022August 7, 2024

I’ve been living in Europe for one month. I’ve been living in Europe for one month? Time is flying and I don’t even know how that’s a thing, but whatta packed month of beauty it has been. Post-family wedding in…

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Lourdes
Blog. | general | Hope | Lifestyle | Lourdes.

Two Weeks In.

Byichoosegrit June 8, 2022August 2, 2024

Just like that– I’ve been in Europe for two weeks (and a whirlwind of two weeks at that).Between bus rides, trains, and a lot of time in the air, so much has happened in the past two weeks that I…

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Changes.
Blog. | Gritty Stories | Hope | Lourdes. | minisode | work

Changes.

Byichoosegrit May 11, 2022February 27, 2025

The last 13 months in a nutshell: 1) saying yes to a (part-time) middle-school counseling job after a long season off to focus on my health, 2) a long commute, working around student schedules, and expectations beyond simply counseling soon…

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community | Gritty Stories | Podcast

Steven + Griffin: Missionaries of the Real Presence.

Byichoosegrit January 14, 2022April 26, 2024

FINALLY sharing an interview from a couple months back with two solid Milwaukee missionaries: Steven Kehoe + Griffin Rain. I originally reached out to these two to hear more about their life of intentional community, but much of our conversation…

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community | general | Gritty Stories | Lifestyle | My Journey | Podcast

Intentional Community: The Ladies.

Byichoosegrit October 20, 2021June 17, 2024

The latest podcast is on something I never set out to become quite SO passionate about, but I’m pretty ok with it….that is: intentional community. A few good ladies and I (Sam Vosters, Amanda Fahrendorf, & Sophie Collins), sat down…

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Gritty Stories | Hope | Podcast

Berta Hawley: One Well-Earned Diploma.,

Byichoosegrit August 29, 2021June 17, 2024

So, so glad that all get to hear from my friend, Berta Hawley in the latest podcast episode. To put it simply: this girl is my hero. Berta was born with holes in her heart & entered the foster care…

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Gritty Stories | Hope | Podcast

Bri: Poked + Prodded 5x a Day

Byichoosegrit February 19, 2021June 17, 2024

This week’s episode features a conversation my friend, Bri Mueller & I had this fall (on our loud street) about living years of her life with Type 1 Diabetes. To be honest, I had no idea *quite* how demanding of…

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real life chronic illness: why I said yes to a JOB…and some grief.
Lifestyle | minisode | work

real life chronic illness: why I said yes to a JOB…and some grief.

Byichoosegrit February 4, 2021August 8, 2024

It’s not often that you confidently say yes to a (part-time) job when you have a chronic illness, but this week (after much time & discernment…& 8 months off work) I did just that, & I couldn’t be more thrilled….

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