Tag: Trauma

Autism, Catholic, Disability, Mental Health, Social Justice

Midnight Thoughts on Disability, Christianity, and Identity

Maddox Hathaway

See, we forget that, existing just as we are, we are made perfect in our Christian faith, of trying to suffer with Jesus on the Cross, and love like he loved. Because of that, we shouldn't look at the things we're born with, or the things that cause us to be permanently "different" as bad. We don't consider red hair to be bad (anymore) we don't consider being left handed to be bad, we (shouldn't) consider different races to be bad. So why do we consider disability, so many of which exist in a social context, to be bad?

Grief, Mental Health

Grief Turns You Into A Selfish Monster

Maddox Hathaway

What? That seems harsh, but it's just using my personal experience. I feel like personally, I've started paying more attention to the "little" things in life.  Most of those aren't so little, but before my dad and grandma died, they seemed commonplace. As an example,  things like Father's Day, Daddy-Daughter Dances, "Happy Birthday Grandma/Dad" cards… Continue reading Grief Turns You Into A Selfish Monster

Catholic, Disability, Mental Health, Pro-Life, Uncategorized

Apparently, You Can’t Be Happy and Poor

Maddox Hathaway

How often have you stopped and thought about the ramifications of not letting people be happy? .... Suicide risks are considered to be a serious mental health risk in young people, especially those in poor, and even middle class families.

Grief, Mental Health

Grief is Funny, but Teen Grief is Even Worse

Maddox Hathaway

Grief at all isn't normal, it's a natural response to the loss of a loved one, either by death, or by another means of loss (As an example, one might grieve a lost friend or romantic partner.) But the problem with grief in teens is a bit more then that, there isn't a way to… Continue reading Grief is Funny, but Teen Grief is Even Worse

Mental Health

In Order to Heal We Need to Hurt

Maddox Hathaway

That seems a bit pessimistic doesn't it? If not straight up illogical? After all - it's better to be mostly put together then irreparable isn't it? That's what I though too, a friend is to blame for this thought stewing in my head for several months now though, they told me "You need to break… Continue reading In Order to Heal We Need to Hurt