“We all have different paths that lead us to God, don’t we? At the end of our earthly lives all of us will hopefully be able to look back and say, ‘Ah, so that’s why I went through that.’ For me that path has been depression.”

Letters, IdentityCorynne StaresinicJune 20, 2018Postpartum depression, Depression, Counseling, Mental Health, Well-being Comments

Solidarity to Women with Infertility

I grew up believing I was born to be a Mother. It was not a question or a wonder; it was something I was certain of. But the things I arrive at 46 years old, both with and without, surprising me.

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicMay 23, 2018Infertility, Empathy, Mental and Physical Health, Well-being, mOTH, Motherhood Comments

Celebrating the Beauty of Women as a Photographer

It’s easy to receive and believe this false idea of what beauty is. But with a camera in hand, I’ve learned that God doesn’t make mistakes.

Letters, IdentityCorynne StaresinicMay 2, 2018Photography, Confidence, Imperfection, Womanhood, Self-care, Well-being Comments

On Not Feeling Feminine and Embracing Womanhood

Dear Sisters, for most of my life I didn’t feel very feminine. I wouldn’t consider myself pretty; I’m not graceful or delicate; I’ve never been very interested in makeup or clothes.

Letters, Identity, ReceiveCorynne StaresinicApril 18, 2018Authentic Femininity, Gender, feminine genius, Womanhood, Feminism & Femininity, Feminine Genius Comment

You Were Created Exactly as Intended

Dear Sister, 'There’s nothing wrong with you. You are God’s beloved daughter.' The words hit me like a brick in my chest. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicMarch 14, 2018Ectopic Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Motherhood, Confession, Self-care, Mental and Physical Health, Well-being Comments

How a Disease Has Taught Me to Be Vulnerable

Dear Sisters, vulnerability is something that has been on my heart and something I have struggled with for years, as I’m sure so many of you struggle with as well.

Letters, Identity, ReceiveCorynne StaresinicJanuary 31, 2018Identity, Muscular dystrophy, Catholic woman vulnerability, courageously vulnerably women Comment

Trusting in God with My Son's Health

Dearest Sisters in Christ, have you ever had one of those desperate cries to God? The type of desperate (literal) cry where you don’t even know what to say, you’re just pleading to feel something… hear something back from him.

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicJanuary 24, 2018Well-being, Family, Community & FamilyComment

Beyond Brilliance

Letters, Mini-documentary, Identity, LeadCorynne StaresinicJanuary 9, 2018Depression, University of California, Berkeley, Mental Health, Well-beingComment

My Fiat

"To my sisters, carry a light, and bring along the oil, for you know not how long you will wait for Him. A mother, a wife, and a woman who has stood trembling at death’s door..."

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicDecember 6, 2017Fiat, Mary, Motherhood, Entrepreneur, Deck and Oar, Mental and Physical Health, Nyssa BiszkoComment

Finding God in the NICU

"Dear sweet sisters, We are this, because of that. Sometimes when life sucker punches us, we lament about the suffering and the pain and the loss..."

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicNovember 15, 2017NICU, Well-being, Motherhood, Community & Family Comment

Being a Mom with Bipolar Disorder

"My name is Chelsea, I am 30 years old, mother to three little girls. As I write this I am watching my oldest play on the porch. It's a warm, spring day. She's singing and playing with sticks in the sunshine. It's a beautiful moment..."

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicNovember 15, 2017Catholic motherhood Bipolar disorder, Catholic mothers who inspire, Mental Health, Bipolar Disorder, Mental and Physical Health, Well-being, Motherhood Comments

My Abuela, Mary and Femininity

"My dear sisters in Christ, I would like to start this letter by introducing you to my grandmother, Luisa Yanes-Paumier. Born in Santiago de Cuba, she married a Navy sailor & had three daughters. When Fidel Castro came into power..."

Letters, IdentityCorynne StaresinicSeptember 13, 2017Cuba, Fidel Castro, Immigrant, Abuela, Marianna Flores, Race & ImmigrationComment

What These Literary Heroines Taught Me About Transition

Dear Ladies, I’ve found the past four years since I graduated college have been a series of changes, moves, and career climbing.

Letters, IdentityCorynne StaresinicAugust 23, 2017Jane Austen, Anne Elliot, Helen Hunt Jackson, LM Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, Literary Heroines, Identity Comments

Our Lady and the Healing of Our Daughter

"Dear sisters, it was the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. I was 20 weeks pregnant, working full time, my husband a masters student. We were preparing to enter the Church, and facing a lot of opposition to our decision..."

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicAugust 16, 2017Mary, Catholic convert, Shannon Lacy, Community & Family Comments

To the Woman Who Feels Alone in Her Vocation

Let’s cut to the chase: I’ve found, in recent years, that being a wife and mother can be extremely lonely.

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicAugust 2, 2017Motherhood, Catholic motherhood, Loneliness, Community & Family Comments

Healing from Relationship Anxiety

If I’ve learned anything in the last two years in my struggle with anxiety, it’s that life isn't wrapped up in a little bow, easy to understand or accept. It's much, much messier.

Letters, Identity, ReceiveCorynne StaresinicJuly 26, 2017Therese Bussen, Catholicism and Anxiety, Anxiety, Mental Health, The Catholic Church and Mental Health, Catholic Engagement, Womanhood, Mental health Comments

Seeking Beauty in the Women Around Me

In the third and final letter of our Cultivating Sisterhood letter series, writer Lo shares about how a transformative experience she had in one of the most beautiful places on earth lead her to the mission she's on today: to show women their beauty, worth and dignity in Christ

Letters, IdentityCorynne StaresinicJuly 21, 2017The Catholic Church, Cultivating sisterhood, Catholic sisterhood, Sisterhood, Seeking beauty catholic woman, Austria, Franciscan University, Beauty, IdentityComment

Bravery in Being Soft

"To my sisters in the Vineyard - Let me start out this letter by saying the one thing want you to take away from my story: there is bravery in being soft..."

Letters, IdentityCorynne StaresinicJune 7, 2017Hannah Bruckner, Bravery in Being Soft, Courage, Womanhood Comment

To Be a Woman

"Dear friend, I used to be scared of becoming a woman. Being a little girl wasn't a big deal--I could wear pants and tromp in the mud and have wild, crazy hair. But..."

Letters, IdentityCorynne StaresinicMay 17, 2017The Catholic Church, Catholicism, Empowering Catholic Women, Meredith Kuzma, Female Videographer, WomanhoodComment

The Lessons I Learned from My Teenage Pregnancy

"Hi Ladies! 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,' Philippians 4:13. I have been reciting that verse since I was about 4 years old..."

Letters, Motherhood, IdentityCorynne StaresinicMay 10, 2017Catholic, Teen Pregnancy, Motherhood, Mother's Day, Catholic Motherhood, Philippians 4:13, Christian women's ministry, Millennial Catholic women, Millenial Catholics, Christianity, Stephanie Marmora, Pregnancy, Catholic teenage pregnancy, Well-being Comments

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