Sept 2, 2025: hard truths to face
Happy Tuesday happiness crusaders! 🌻💖
It’s been a slow and productive day at work. I’ve only been at this job for a little over 30 days now and am still getting used to learning everything and taking on the job. My office is in Duluth, GA which (if you know) I used to work a LOT of food service jobs in this area in the past…. what I’ll start calling my past GA life. It what seems like everyone remembers me by and truthfully… it’s been hurtful. To be told, “Jenna, you need psychiatric help,” “Jenna, go talk to a therapist,” “Try journaling, Jenna!” and while those are all solid options, none of those came close to consoling in Jesus. He has been the one consistent power in my life that has literally kept me going (that and the love of my framily). Being back home in Gwinnett has had me reflecting on my time in Florida. My community there. My daughter’s friends and her school.
I know I’m responsible for a lot of hurt I’ve caused to others and the hurt I’ve put on myself. I’ve carried it on me like a bookbag for years. I guess this blog is my attempt to “unload my backpack”. All I can truly do is accept that for what is, share my apologies, do better, and move on.
My podcast though? I had someone ask me what my goal was for it and it genuinely had me thinking. WMMH was meant to be the bridge between people who need and deserve mental health care and provide the safe space and resources they need. It was recently that I came to terms with God made this all possible. My goal? I want to bring the church to people. I want to bring the word of God while providing the safe space to share testimonies (this sounds this should be a Reddit thread?!). I’m itching to answer for the unspoken. What’s happened and why it stopped. Until then, I’ll leave here with today’s Bible verse:
“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.”
Matthew 7:7
Three things that make me happy:
discovering new-to-me music, margaritas, canvas paintings
Celebrate what makes you happy always,
Jenna/Starshine ✨