After about six months of no communication, the client called quite out of the blue, on the day before Thanksgiving. She had been in the hospital for two weeks having suffered major injuries in a car accident. She is now wheelchair bound. She told us, "I called you because I need prayer and I know that is what y’all do. When I was lost, Seneca kept on reaching out. Truthfully, I just couldn't handle talking to you all. That is why I never responded. But, now I know that you are my family. I don't need anything except prayer and a work-from-home job when I recover."
Read MoreIt strikes some of us strange that people would rather have an abortion over offering an adoption and would rather have an abortion than face the disappointment and anger that their parents may experience if they were to tell them that they are pregnant. Yet, at Seneca we hear it all of the time.
Read MoreFor most of my life, I struggled with finding myself. As a child, I remember being extremely happy and energetic every day. I used to go out early in the mornings and enjoy the beauty of nature, the sun and the wind blowing through my face while I was skating and playing outside, until the light posts would start to light up.
Read MoreCodependency is an imbalanced sense of responsibility to please, rescue, fix, enable, and serve others, yet in the process losing one’s identity. It occurs when a person's need for love and security are not met.
Read MoreIf you have ever experienced postpartum or have known of someone who has gone through it, you realize that it is different from baby blues. Seneca clients are at higher risks for postpartum depression. A lack of support, bills, other kids, continual health issues for themselves, and the new baby put an enormous amount of stress on the new mom. Any mom has a tough time the first few months, but with an added plethora of stresses, one can easily break.
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