8 Keys to Building a Healthy Relationship

What are the qualities that you look for in a partner? Does their personality have to be outgoing? Do they have to be hilarious to charm you over? These surface-level characteristics are essential elements in any relationship. When it comes to dating someone, there are a qualities and actions that can make or break the…

September 20, 20200Comments

Byinfo

Activities Mental Health Prison

5 More Tips for Dating a Prisoner

We’ve already got a list of 10 awesome tips for dating a prisoner, but who couldn’t use some more?

September 17, 20200Comments

Byinfo

Family Leadership Mental Health

Living Under Pressure

Living under tremendous stress is exhausting. When your loved one goes to prison, you feel like you are living in a pressure cooker. Stress levels continue to increase until you think you might explode from the pressure. When Ron was first taken to prison, I felt enormous pressure to fix everything and save my family. Every. Single.…

August 25, 20200Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family Mental Health

Relationship Building

Every relationship is unique, but they all have one thing in common—they all require work. Whether you have been together for month or many years, there are plenty of ways to build a healthy relationship together. With hard work, dedication, and flexibility, you will find a deeper since of connection and fulfillment within to your…

August 14, 20200Comments

Byinfo

Family Mental Health Prison

How to cope if your husband is in prison

Research shows that having a loved one in prison is equal to the trauma of abuse or death of a loved one. Anyone who has experienced this will tell you that navigating this extremely traumatic season is not easy. The grief, pain, and loss are heavy burdens to carry. The good news is, you can make it through…

August 6, 20200Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family Mental Health

No Change

Hello Friends! I just came back from a trip to Kroger, and I am fuming. When I paid for my groceries, they informed me that they are not providing any coin change. I know what you are thinking, you are thinking I am making this up. I wish it were not true. My first thought was, "What?!?! You cannot…

July 20, 20200Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Mental Health

The New Normal

The outbreak of COVID-19 has changed the way we go about our daily lives. Many of us face challenges with our jobs, education, communicating with friends/family and many other challenges. What we are seeing is the beginning of a new normal. So what exactly is the new normal and how can we thrive in it?…

June 1, 20200Comments

Byinfo

Family Leadership Mental Health

Frustrated with Homeschooling

Until COVID-19 disrupted our entire world, children went to school. The only educational responsibilities most parents had was getting them to school every day and making sure they did their homework in the evenings. Our kids didn’t know how good they had it until school went online. Then, everything changed. If you were lucky, your child…

May 29, 20200Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Family Leadership Mental Health

Learning From Home

In the midst of COVID-19, we are still adjusting to the new normal. Many of us are working or learning from home, while others are laid off from work. A very challenging task that parents are facing is making sure their children are still learning despite being home. Here are some quick tips to ensure…

May 23, 20200Comments

Byinfo

Leadership Mental Health

Broken but Brave

Brokenness has a way of putting everything in a new light. Suddenly, the small things do not matter anymore. They fall to the background as shadows of a life that no longer exists. The future stares at you defiantly, taunting you with challenges you feel unprepared to meet. Now, more than ever before, you must be brave.…

May 20, 20200Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com