I traveled to Uganda to serve, but came home understanding health differently. Through the women, children, communities, and stories I encountered, I began to see how deeply health is connected to dignity, opportunity, human connection, and our fundamental need to be seen.

I sat in a therapy session at 11am on a beautiful spring day. As usual, I was nervous. I knew my therapist was about to ask me questions, it's not that I didn't know the answer to her questions. It's that the answers had silenced me for years. I didn't know if I could give words to the hidden things in my life. She asked. I looked down at my hands, deciding I'd try again next week. /ˈhēliNG/ noun the process of making or becoming sound or healthy again; to restore to original