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November 29, 2016

5 Self-Care Tips When You’re in Recovery

In the early days of recovery, it feels like you have such little control over...

November 15, 2016

5 Ways Self-Care Saved My Life

Those who found me thought it was a murder scene. Apparently the pink Benadryl pills,...

November 11, 2016

Shame: A Big Gulp of Shut Up Juice

Join me today for a conversation about shame with Todd Littleton. And check out this...

November 04, 2016

What Happens When Your First Memory is Rape?

A culture that diminishes sexual violence is indelibly linked to my experience. I still have...

November 02, 2016

To All the Tired Dads Out There…

Fatherhood is the greatest gift in the world. And some very hard work. But I...

November 01, 2016

How to Order “Self-Care for the Wounded Soul”

I'm thrilled to tell you that my brand-new book, co-authored with Kate Pieper, LMFT, is...

October 2016

October 30, 2016

Steve Austin: This is My Story (Video)

Abuse, addiction, and a suicide attempt weren't the end of Steve Austin's story. In fact,...

October 29, 2016

3 Ways Tired Parents Can Practice Self-Care Today

A lack of self-care nearly killed me. Since my suicide attempt self-care has revolutionized my...

October 24, 2016

Self-Care for the Wounded Soul

If you have ever felt hopeless, if you have ever believed that all the bad...

October 12, 2016

What Do You Do When Someone You Love Attempts Suicide?

When the role of caregiver gets dumped in your lap after someone tries to kill...

October 11, 2016

6 Powerful Things to Remember About Healing

Healing is possible. No matter what you have faced. You can heal from your addiction,...

October 06, 2016

Do You Hear Jesus Speaking in the Darkness?

How do you find God in the dark? It's a question I've been asked countless...

September 2016

September 22, 2016

How to Help Me Prevent Suicide for Less than $3

I am Steve Austin, author of the Amazon best-seller, From Pastor to a Psych Ward....

September 21, 2016

Reflecting on Four Years I Never Expected to Have

Four years ago today, I woke up in a fog like I've never experienced before....

September 20, 2016

Why I Believe Messy Grace Changes Everything

Four years ago, I would have never believed I would be a pastor again, or...

September 16, 2016

Amazon is Giving Away 10 Copies of My Book Right Now!

Suicide Prevention Month lasts another two weeks and I'm pumped to tell you that I've...

September 12, 2016

I Survived My First Panic Attack at Work

Mental illness is no respecter of persons. Anxiety and depression are equal opportunity employers and...

September 08, 2016

How a Suicide Attempt Saved My Life

Recovery is a long road. There’s counseling, intense therapy, new meds, and lots and lots...

September 05, 2016

43,000 Reasons Why Suicide Prevention Matters

43,000 is a really big number. I would certainly lose count, trying to count that...

September 04, 2016

A Suicide Attempt is Where My Life Begins: Watch the Video!

I was a pastor who ended up in a psych ward. But abuse, addiction, and...

September 03, 2016

Get Your Copy of “From Pastor to a Psych Ward” Today!

Where I come from, mental illness is considered to be a form of demon possession....

September 01, 2016

To the Person Who just Failed a Suicide Attempt: Grace has Found You

I know you. I guess I should say I knew you. It seems like a...

August 2016

August 13, 2016

Why I Want to be More than Just a Good Man

I was a victim of childhood sexual abuse before the age of four. When I...

August 08, 2016

6 Ways to Recover from a Suicide Attempt

Since I’ve begun sharing how I went from a being a pastor to being hospitalized...

August 05, 2016

How I Found Radical Grace in a Facebook Group

I have found a virtual community, via Facebook and this blog, which expresses love in...

August 04, 2016

How I Found Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse

He only took my innocence. Only. That’s one heck of a word. It was only...

July 2016

July 21, 2016

The Grace is Messy Top Ten Posts of All-Time

It’s my blogiversary! Six years ago, this week, I started blogging. It’s hard to believe...

July 13, 2016

7 Surprising Gifts of My Mental Illness

I used to live in an I-have-it-together illusion. But waking up in ICU after a...

July 09, 2016

How to Win a Scholarship for My Online Recovery Group

The Grace is Messy Spiritual and Religious Recovery Group last four weeks. It includes a...