Amazing stories and journeys

It’s been nearly a year since Secret Survivors released, and I’m still hearing amazing stories about how people are impacted by the book. In fact, just this week a girl spent nearly the last of her money on a copy of our book at a conference, knowing full well that she had a 48-hour drive [...]

YouTube feature: Daria–A Survivor of Cutting

I’ve just posted the latest video to the Secret Survivors channel on YouTube. Listen to the story of Daria, a quiet girl who carried deep pain. If you’re struggling with cutting or you are trying ot help someone who is self-injuring, check out our “More Help” page and look up the links for Self-Injury. And [...]

Secret Survivors on YouTube

Hey friends, we’re starting a Secret Survivors channel on YouTube. There you’ll find stories from the book, along with helpful ideas for you to become a survivor. Check it out. Become a subscriber and a friend. Leave a video response. Tell a friend. Watch for more videos coming in the next few weeks…
Hope to see [...]

Numb the pain

Pain is everywhere. If you’re not feeling any today, watch the news. It’s out there. Nobody is immune to pain. But we all deal with pain differently. Some people stuff it. Some take it out on others. Some take it out on themselves.
One of the secrets that was written on a card during our Secret [...]

And the winner is…

Looking through my stack of childhood secrets that Megan and I received during our seminar last week, I’ve come to the conclusion that two secrets were the most popular ones in my stack:

Stealing gum (for some reason, this was the most common thing stolen. easy access maybe? low risk?)
Peeking at hidden Christmas presents (I like [...]

Starting small…

When we’re kids, we keep a lot of secrets. Usually those are silly secrets that are only kept so we don’t get grounded! For example, I stole my friend’s Barbie when I was a kid, but I denied it for a long time because it was the coolest Barbie and I wanted to keep it. [...]

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