There are three certainties in life: death, taxes and heartbreak. Though heartbreak is inevitable, it is one of the most painful things one can experience. And for college students who are beginning to figure themselves out, heartbreak can be a defining moment in their young adult life. “We’re all going to experience heartbreak whether we want to or not,” … [Read more...] about Healing From the Hurt
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Leaning on Each Other: How the Pepperdine Community Is Coming Together Through Grief
Community members leave flowers and notes. After the tragic loss of four seniors, the Pepperdine community is coming together to honor Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Deslyn Williams and Asha Weir. Pepperdine community members said they are leaning on each other to heal together and grow together through their grief. “Healing together is a lot better than healing by … [Read more...] about Leaning on Each Other: How the Pepperdine Community Is Coming Together Through Grief
Students Wrestle with Christian Supernatural Physical Healing
When she was a child, junior Hannah Schendel's parents drove four hours from San Francisco to take her to a religious healing ceremony in Redding, California, Schendel said. Schendel has scoliosis. Growing up, she said she experienced constant pain and still wears a back brace to bed every night. When she was 12 years old, doctors advised a six-hour surgery with … [Read more...] about Students Wrestle with Christian Supernatural Physical Healing
Choosing to Heal: Students’ Relationships with Body Image
For years, junior Chloé Lukasiak has been on a journey toward separating her self-worth from what she sees in the mirror. Lukasiak said she opened up about her experience with body dysmorphia and eating disorders on her social media platforms on video for the first time in September 2021, but she struggled for years before that. In her September 2021 video, Lukasiak said her … [Read more...] about Choosing to Heal: Students’ Relationships with Body Image
Fill in the Blank — How People Heal Their Missing Moments
Photo courtesy of Mahala Bayless | Bayless’ grandparents kissed her on the cheek on their Eustace, Texas, ranch after she committed to Pepperdine in Spring 2018. Bayless chose to stay home with her grandparents during the Spring 2021 track season instead of competing. There are some moments in life one can't replicate. A baby's first steps. An accident. A couple saying their … [Read more...] about Fill in the Blank — How People Heal Their Missing Moments