• By Miranda Browning Don’t you just hate a cliché piece of advice? ‘Everything happens for a reason’. ‘When life gives you lemons – make lemonade’. ‘It’s okay to not be okay’. I think it would be more accurate to say it’s a common thing to struggle, to search for purpose in those struggles, and toContinue…

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  • Transition Seasons

    By Wendy J Olson, Founder + Executive Director of Grit Plus Gumption It happens every year: we spring forward, lose an hour, and everyone drags for a good solid week. We complain to one another on the sidelines of our kids’ soccer practice and in doctor’s office waiting rooms. For all that hopefulness we hadContinue…

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  • St. Patrick the…Slave?

    “In my human nature, I was born free.” -St. Patrick By: Jen Pool Today we’re celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, the holiday held on the day of his death, but did you know that Saint Patrick wasn’t even Irish?  Patrick was born in Britain near the end of the fourth century. Around the age of 16Continue…

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  • I Was Your Girl.

    I Was Your Girl.

    By Emily Mills, Founder + Chief Ideation Officer of Jesus Said Love I was your girl. I wonder how long my body will be caught in the crossfires of media ads, locker room talk, legislation and sermons? Here I am, 45 years old in 2023, Waco, Texas and I still know the war against her,Continue…

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  • Free to Be

    Free to Be

    By Wendy J Olson, Founder + Executive Director of Grit Plus Gumption During the month of March, Grit Plus Gumption is hosting an awareness and fundraising campaign called Free To Be. We’re asking people who your healing would allow you to be free to be. And it’s got me thinking…who I am now that I’mContinue…

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  • Leaning into the Uncomfortable

    By: Kim van Essen Whether you are talking about business or philanthropy, there is usually a lot of discussions internally about ‘optics’. For better or worse, to successfully achieve your mission, you need to fund your operations successfully. So often, there will be many meetings and emails about how you present yourselves to the outsideContinue…

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  • Grit + Gumption & World Day of Social Justice

    Once largely pertaining to economic impact, social justice has expanded to cover concerns over race, sexuality, gender, and more. At Grit+Gumption, our Founder looks at it simply as:  Do justice. Love mercy. Walk humbly.

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  • Random Acts of Kindness Day

    By Wendy J Olson (3 minute read) Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day! What constitutes a random act of kindness? To me, it’s doing something without expectation. It’s doing something kind for the sake of kindness sake. Giving love and putting love out into the world when the world desperately needs it. And IContinue…

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  • Shining a Light on Slavery

    By Miranda Browning Since 2009, End Slavery Now has globally partnered with anti slavery organizations with the common goals of teaching the public about the issues at hand, connect with organizations, and taking actions to end slavery. While modern slavery is often linked to the anti-trafficking landscape by public perception, this movement focuses on multipleContinue…

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  • “Oh my gosh, I think I met my soulmate!” How many times have we been sold this line from the romantic comedy industry, and how many times have we bought it hook line and sinker? Don’t worry, I’ll wait while you count. It’s that time of year again when love seems to be all thatContinue…

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New Freebies Every MonthTrigger Tracker Journal Printable

A trauma trigger can be any psychological stimulus that prompts an involuntary recall of a previous traumatic experience. Sometimes these triggers can be confusing. Why would the smell of a certain cologne or a particular car trigger such anxiety? This trigger tracker can help you process and get to the root of where those emotions are coming from.