The Be Well Blog

By: Kathy Young Deegan

“Don't buy a big exercise machine. It's only going to hold your clothes. Make it realistic. Make it something that you can see that’s attainable…We have enough pressure on ourselves..So keep it simple.” 

~ Mar...

By: Kathy Young Deegan

“A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices.” 

~ O Holy Night, Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure

This has been a heavy year.

It began close to home with the Los Angeles fires — smoke filling the sky, friends p...

By: Kathy Young Deegan

“Come to me, all you who are struggling hard and carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. Put on my yoke, and learn from me. I'm gentle and humble. And you will find rest for yourselves. My yoke is easy t...

By: Kathy Young Deegan

"Rest is not for weaklings. Hollowing out space for rest is work… It takes courage to rest in the midst of an outcome-driven society. It takes strength to walk away from good in the pursuit of better.”

— Dr. Sa...

By: Katelyn Young

"We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while.”

— Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

As you can imagine, being in 8th grade is full of its annoyances— those loud kids at lunch, the bor...

By: Kevin Deegan

“Trauma is stored in the body, but so is resilience. Your body remembers, but it can also learn to feel safe again.”

— Dr. Arielle Schwartz

As a hospice and palliative care chaplain, and later in a trauma center...

By: Donna Lawson

 "The effects of trauma can be passed down through generations, but so can resilience and healing."

~ Dr. Soma Ganesan

Ordinarily, an alarm clock is designed to alert someone at a specific time. But that morning,...

By: Kathy Young Deegan

          “This is a moment of suffering. Suffering is part of life. May I be kind to myself in this moment. May I give myself the compassion I need.” — Kristin Neff

"Your blood pressure has just dropped danger...

By: Carol Doyel

                  “Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” ~Brene Brown

I’ve never considered myself a particularly courageous person. But as I reflect on my life, I see that courage often comes...

By: Marcus Young

“If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” - Martin Luther King Jr

During my senior year of high school, I w...

By: Donna Gurule

“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet.” ~Frederick Buechner

In 1999, my mom was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer. Her doctor said she needed har...

By: Donna Lawson

 “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others.”– 1 Peter 4:10

Growing up Black in a Christian family, we faced many challenges: racial prejudice, financial struggles, unemployment, lack of...