Heal

Our world needs healing, and Grotto’s community is devoted to encouraging and initiating the healing process. Making a lasting impact can be as simple as offering hope to those around you. Here we share stories about how our community has embodied that healing inspiration for others.

Watch how David Bailey and Arrabon help communities engage in reconciliation and promote unity through songwriting.

Healing Racial Tension with Music and Lyrics

Read this reflective narrative about racial reconciliation.

The Role of Forgiveness When Confronting Racism

Think a gray divorce can't hurt adult children? Well, it does. Here's why it hurts them and how they can cope with it.

How to Cope When Your Parents Divorce Later in Life

Watch why Marine veteran Lisa turned to boxing and how it turned her life around.

Marine Veteran Uses Boxing to Help Overcome Depression

Try to avoid toxic optimism when things return back to "normal" after the pandemic.

As We Get Back to ‘Normal,’ Avoid Toxic Optimism

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Putting your mental health first is something we all can learn from Simone Biles.

Simone Biles Leaves Olympic Competition for Her Mental Health

Follow these tips for professionally leaving a toxic job.

7 Ways to Stay Professional as You Dump a Toxic Job

Watch how this community center in Elkhart is helping raise young leaders.

Creating A Community Center to Help Raise Leaders

Does anyone really know when is the best time to have a baby? Turns out, there isn't — you just have to go for it.

Figuring Out the ‘Right Time’ to Start A Family

What is a pilgrimage? Read to learn about the transformative religious journeys.

A Pilgrimage Can Change Your Life

Watch Oasis Juice Bar owner Abdi help the community's lifestyle.

Harlem Juice Bar Brings Healthy Choices to the Neighborhood

Finding inspiration from the Olympics and Olympians isn't as hard as it seems.

Inspired by the Olympics? Here’s How to Challenge Yourself

Take these career lessons from Ted Lasso.

Ted Lasso Taught Me 5 Career Lessons

Is Bo Burnham an angel or demon? Read what these two authors learned after watching 'Inside'.

What’s ‘Inside’ Bo Burnham — an Angel or Demon?

Read what it's like growing up in a poverty and then stepping into an affluent world.

‘I Knew I Was the Only Poor Person’