When God Cradled My Heart

At thirty-eight, I discovered I was pregnant with twins. My husband, an Egyptian who gave up his military career to start our life together in the United Arab Emirates, couldn’t believe our good fortune. But at twenty-weeks, I lost the first twin. A few days later,...

Grief Steps

One of the important concepts our women learn in the Grief Recovery Program is that our losses can build up over time. A loss that we did not grieve in childhood can still affect us today. Ask yourself, “What was the first loss you can remember?” Many of us might...

Why Does GateWay Matter?

Last week, a woman came to tour GateWay. She was impressed with our unique atmosphere and seemed surprised by all the things we do to help hurting women. “I didn’t know about you,” she said, “but I’m so glad now that I do.” As we seek to promote GateWay and let more...

What Everybody Ought to Know about GateWay

GateWay is The Helping Place for Hurting Women. What kinds of women do we help? What are the issues we see most often? Every woman is welcome at GateWay, but the following issues are the ones we regularly see. These are the areas where we help hurting women. • We help...

The Hurts of Women

Women have so many hurts. Maybe it’s because we’re emotional creatures and we feel things so deeply. The smallest jab of rejection, the tiniest negative comment or a critical expression from someone we love—any of these can send women into a tailspin of low...