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How on Earth I Got My Master’s Degree

Hi, my name’s Carrie and I have my Master’s degree. I’m Carrie and I have an MSW. Hi there, I finished my Master’s is Social Work degree last fall.  WHAT. Regardless of how many times I say it out loud, it still feels odd to me. The fact that somehow, over the course of the … Continue reading How on Earth I Got My Master’s Degree →

caroline Blog. Leave a comment July 15, 2019October 18, 2021 4 Minutes

What it Really Feels Like.

I don't want to write about this topic. Looking my pain in the face and confronting the reality of the impact it has on my life is almost too much to bear. Also, I just think it's kinda boring. But, I'm doing it. I'm going to write about my current reality.... for 3 reasons: To … Continue reading What it Really Feels Like. →

caroline Blog. Leave a comment July 3, 2019October 18, 2021 3 Minutes

The Question That is Terrifying.

We humans try pretty hard to make others think we are OK, don't we? When someone asks us how we are, we say "good" and immediately scan our lives for the positives so we have something happy to say. If we do experience a genuinely happy moment, our first thought is to post on social … Continue reading The Question That is Terrifying. →

caroline Blog. Leave a comment May 8, 2019October 18, 2021 2 Minutes

Suffering is Not Popular.

Do we ever see pictures of the chronically ill on the cover of a magazine? Is "I am sick" ever a slogan used to win a presidential election? Are the students who are too sick to go to school the same students voted prom queen and class president? The answers to these questions may not … Continue reading Suffering is Not Popular. →

caroline Blog. Leave a comment March 12, 2019October 18, 2021 2 Minutes

Wading In.

It doesn't take many years of living on this earth to learn life isn't fair. Whether you're the one to discover an empty box after your siblings beat you to the Little Debbie's hiding place, or you find yourself on the receiving end of hurtful, dishonest words as a result of someone else's pain- it … Continue reading Wading In. →

caroline Blog. 2 Comments February 12, 2019October 18, 2021 2 Minutes

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Having a chronic illness has taught me there is joy in vulnerability and a beauty in sharing our suffering. It forces me, daily, to choose to believe the fact that I am loved for who I am and not what I do- that I can keep showing up, because I still matter and my life still holds meaning, even when it's so different than I imagined it would be. It's taught me to choose grit. 

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Grit: courage and resolve; strength of character.

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