More Than Our Sexuality
In the Summer of 2016, I read – among other things – what turned out to be one of the most disappointing books I’ve invested time in. My copy of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale has been collecting dust
The Guiding Star Project Blog
Endometriosis, infertility, grief, and joy. Read and learn more about your powerful body and heart on The Guiding Star Project’s blog.
Phone-Based Apps: A 21st Century Facelift for FABMs
I’ll never forget their conversation on that car ride home. I was driving back from a nationally recognized nursing research conference with graduate nursing students in my research group. I was horribly intimidated by their knowledge of research methods and
The Alternative Care That Women Need
Last year I was treated for endometriosis, which is a disease that affects more than 5.5 million women in North America. However, it took seven years of doctor visits before I was actually diagnosed—which, believe it or not, is shorter
Walking through Darkness: My Journey with Postpartum Depression, Part II
As we continue our series on postpartum depression, we bring you the second part of the story from Guiding Star Project board member and pro-life speaker and advocate, Abby Johnson, who shares her experience of this illness. If you missed the
Walking through Darkness: My Journey with Postpartum Depression, Part I
In honor of Maternal Depression Awareness month, we are re-publishing Abby Johnson’s series on postpartum depression. Abby is a Guiding Star Project board member and pro-life speaker and advocate and she shares her journey with postpartum depression in this powerful series. The
What's One More
When we started the foster care process a few years ago, I remember asking myself, “Can we really do this? Are we ready to become a family of 5? Even if it is only temporary can we do this?” I