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Dear Reader, I’ve always struggled with change. Maybe you have too. There’s something incredibly comfortable about familiarity. The routines we know. The patterns we fall into. Even when they aren’t necessarily good for us, they’re predictable. Safe. The blanket of complacency is one of the comfiest things I tend to wrap myself in. It’s warm, …

Dear You, It’s January 2026, and everywhere you look someone is talking about a new year and a new you. New goals. New habits. New promises. For some people, that feels exciting. For many of you, it feels like pressure. If you’re in recovery. If you’re dealing with CPS. If you’re rebuilding after domestic violence. …

Dear Reader  I never planned to become a survivor of domestic violence. I never thought I would be the woman who stayed. People imagine it happens all at once, a sudden blow or a sudden change. But for me, it happened so quietly I didn’t even know it had started. It began with small things, …

Dear Healing Heart You do not have to apologize for who you are becoming. People will tell you that you have changed, as if you were meant to stay in the same pain forever. They will say you have gone quiet, colder, more distant. But the truth is, you have simply stopped setting yourself on …

By Loula Foundation Not all courage shouts.Most of it doesn’t. It’s not the kind that makes the news or fills a room with applause.It’s the quiet kind — the kind that whispers in the dark, “you can do this one more time.”It’s the kind that doesn’t wait for perfect timing or the right words — it …

By Loula Foundation B There’s a kind of ache that never really fades — the ache of a mother who remembers the child that saw it all. The one who lived through the storm with her.The one who learned too soon what chaos feels like.The one who didn’t get the calm, patient, fully present version …

You hear a lot about what breaks families. Addiction. Abuse. Trauma. Mental health. Generational cycles. But what you don’t hear enough? Is what puts them back together. Every single day, there are parents out there fighting for their kids. Fighting for healing. Fighting to rebuild. At Loula Foundation, we see it all the time — …

Dear Community Partner, You have heard of Child Abuse Prevention Month but who told you about Family Reunification Month. You have seen the purple ribbons in October for Overdose Awareness but who reminded you that September is Recovery Month. You have heard the numbers about children flooding into foster care but you rarely hear about …

Dear Survivor, You weren’t dramatic. You weren’t difficult. You weren’t asking for too much. There are things you should never have had to survive. Hands that should’ve never hit you. Words that should’ve never sunk their teeth into your self-worth. Nights you should’ve felt safe. Mornings you should’ve woken up free. It was that bad. …