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My Way Back

My Way Back

This is a post about my depression...

and my humble offering as we say goodbye to May, which was Mental Health Awareness month...
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Learning How to See: A Prayer, Two New Poems, and Creative Invitations for YOU
...with podcast recommendations, your personal invitation to Poetry University, and a CULTIVATE RETREAT DISCOUNT CODE!!
 • Kimberly Phinney
1:01:21
S2:E9- Publishing and The Writer's Life with Rachel Joy Welcher
A podcast episode to inspire and equip writers with Rachel Joy Welcher, author and editor with Baker Books
 • Kimberly Phinney and Rachel Joy Welcher
The Creativity Library: Your Invitation to Create in the Margins (Intro and Lessons 1-2 with Devotional)
A FREE Self-Paced Generative Writing Course for Paid Subscribers, created by Prof. Kimberly Phinney (also on sale NOW for ALL subscribers)
 • Kimberly Phinney
It's Time to Get Rooted at The Cultivate Retreat.
The Cultivate Retreat with TheWayBack2Ourselves.com is back IN-PERSON for 2026 in Greenville, South Carolina, June 19-21. You don't want to miss it!
 • Kimberly Phinney
On Being "Not Chosen": Honest Thoughts About a Writer’s Biggest Fear
...with a *new* essay on the ART IN SUFFERING and your *personal* invitation to creativity and community
 • Kimberly Phinney
Prodigal Daughter is HERE!
Poems of LIGHT for the Lost Ones with The Way Back Books
 • Kimberly Phinney and Deborah Rutherford
1:01:44
S2:E8- An Axe for the Frozen Sea with Ben Palpant
A podcast episode to inspire poets and writers creating in the holy and hard margins with Ben Palpant, Rabbit Room author of An Axe for the Frozen Sea…
 • Kimberly Phinney
In Praise of the Sacred Mundane
...and your personal invitation to creativity and community
 • Kimberly Phinney
Poetry and Prose as We Wait for Easter
Welcome, my friend.
 • Kimberly Phinney
My Way Back
My Way Back
I almost died. Now, I’m finding my way back. Poetry + prose for YOU at the intersection of art, faith, + belonging. Home to Poetry University.
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