My name is Kelly M. Sicard (she/her), and I’m a wife, mom, and freelance writer from New Hampshire.

The deepest parts of my courage and faith journey began when I became a mom more than a decade ago after seven years of infertility, loss, and a difficult pregnancy.

Along with the joy of motherhood came the superfecta of challenges: unexpected grief and anxiety, shifts in career, marriage, and sleep, unrealistic expectations, a change in extended family dynamics, and the realization that being a highly sensitive person would create challenges for me beyond the usual parenting experience.

With the hope of better managing my new life, I stepped back from my full-time non-profit job to a part-time one, but it wasn’t enough. I stepped back again to be a stay-at-home mom for one year to heal in the way I needed.

That year led me back to my writing passion. I enrolled in graduate school for English and Creative Writing, and upon graduation, worked at the university. A few years later, I started my own writing business. Each year that goes on feels more fulfilling than the last as I grow in courage.

My courage journey over the past decade has included setting boundaries, attending therapy, embracing creativity, taking risks, moving beyond fear, allowing myself to be seen, understanding my needs as a highly sensitive person turned parent, and so much more.

Faith has been my life’s cornerstone from the youngest years, but nothing has made me grow in trust—in myself and God’s plan—more than this season of life.

Your courage journey is your own. You may be just beginning or have been on this road for years. No matter where you are, I hope you find this an uplifting space for reflection, learning, prayer, and creativity.