Real Talk
with
Lindsay

I’m trying to find a balance that feels almost impossible in today's climate. I don’t want to be shamed into silence, but I also don’t want to sound morally superior. I want to speak from my values and live with integrity while creating a space where others feel safe enough to do the same. This is why I’m stepping back from spaces where the goal is dominance instead of connection. I have no desire to shame those who are still learning. I am one of them.

I don’t believe we’re required to subscribe to a single belief system in order to live with integrity. I was raised Christian, and I genuinely appreciate the values I was taught - love, compassion, integrity, accountability. I will forever try to live by them. Over time, though, I’ve come to understand myself as more spiritual than strictly religious. Not in opposition to Christianity, but beside it. Faith and spirituality aren’t competing ideas to me. They coexist. 

I’ve watched people fight for breaths I take without thinking. I’ve held hands with families who prayed for one more morning. I’ve cared for patients whose only wish was more time. These moments stay with me and remind me to live more intentionally.