I Am Loved

It is an interesting phenomenon to have someone who loves you hurt you. The range was chicken noodle soup to bruises. They were good people, my parents. Each had their…

Letting the Love of Truth Set You Free

I was diagnosed with depression almost a decade ago. I take medication for it. I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder in 2022. I remain in therapy. I deal daily…

Purpose Out of Pain

Jennasis Speaks is a place where women are able to raise their voices —  not in anger, but with a passion for creating connections and community by sharing their personal…

Forever Friends

Susan Terrell Simmons had a pure, bright lyrical soprano voice. Any song she would have sung to her friend, Pam McCoy, would have relied on the same qualities that marked…