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Wendy M Walsh

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☣️ OUTBREAK STATUS: CURED.

Last night was EPIC! From the restricted wards to the patio hangs, you all showed up and made it a night to remember!

Huge shoutout to our incredible volunteers who brought this whole experience to life! 🏥🧪

Until the next outbreak… 👀

#youthgroup #youth #youthministrylife #october taken in Beach Chapel by @wwalsh619

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2 days ago

☣️ OPERATION OUTBREAK IS COMING.

This October 16, step inside our LIVE-ACTION ESCAPE ROOM and race against the clock to solve the mystery and escape the outbreak.

🏥 Meet our staff on duty
🧩 Solve the clues
💊 Find the cure
☣️ Escape the outbreak

Thrilling. Suspenseful. Immersive.
No gore. No horror. Just mystery, puzzles, unexpected twists + a whole lot of fun.

AND ONCE YOU MAKE IT OUT… 👀

The night’s not over. Hang with us on the patio for oversized lawn games, music, festive treats for sale + high-energy hangs.

Bring your crew. Take on the outbreak. Stay for the hang. ☣️

OCTOBER 16 | Open: 6–9 PM
$10 per person | Ages 10+

#youthgroups #encinitas #sandiego #october #youth taken in Beach Chapel by @wwalsh619

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17 days ago

🚨 EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

Last year, the outbreak was contained to Beach Youth.
This year… it’s spreading. 🧪☣️

Beach Chapel is opening the doors to our OUTBREAK Escape Room—and we need new recruits to help us find the cure before it’s too late.

☣️ Live action • Jump scares • Flashing lights
🏥 Youth-group friendly
⏱️ ~25-minute experience
💵 $10 per person | Cash or card
🔞 Ages 10+

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 | 6–9 PM
Come anytime during open hours.

The outbreak is coming. Will you find the cure? 👀☣️

#youthgroups #youthgroupgames #october #thrills taken in Beach Chapel by @wwalsh619

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22 days ago

The thoughts that nearly destroyed me didn’t sound destructive at first.

They sounded like questions.

Do I matter?
Am I wanted?
Will it always be this way?
Is there something wrong with me?

Some of the darkest thoughts rarely arrive screaming.

They whisper.
They question.

And when they sound believable, we let them linger.

We replay them.
We build evidence for them.
We give them our agreement.

I thought I was just entertaining a thought.

I didn’t realize the thought was taking me somewhere.

And the deeper I went, the harder it became to find my way back out.

It took time to realize that not every thought deserved my attention, and not every question deserved an answer.

Because what we allow to linger in the corners of our minds can eventually start to feel like truth.

#renewedmind #truth #darkness #depression #sadness taken in San Diego, California by @wwalsh619

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a month ago

It can be really hard to recognize the ground you’ve taken when you’re focused on how far you still have to go.

Because most of the time, it doesn’t feel like some huge breakthrough.

It looks like the quiet yes.

The decision no one else knows you had to wrestle through.

Choosing differently when the old way would have been easier.

Laying something down.

Holding a boundary.

Catching the old thought and deciding you’re not going to agree with it this time.

Tiny decisions that can feel almost insignificant in the moment.

But think about navigation.

You can change your direction by only a few degrees and, over enough distance, end up somewhere completely different.

I think we underestimate how much our lives change the same way.

One small decision.
Then another.
Then another.

And while you’re in the middle of it, you may look around and think, Am I even getting anywhere?

You are.

Those small choices are shifting your direction.

Eventually you’ll look up and realize you’re standing somewhere you once prayed you’d get to.

Stay the course.

#breakthroughmoments #breakthroughbarriers #staythecourse #wildandfree taken in San Diego, California by @wwalsh619

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2 months ago

When anxiety is driving the behavior, more pressure rarely creates more progress.

Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is slow down, ask clarifying questions, and create a space where your teen feels safe enough to open up.

Connection before correction. Every time. 💛

#parentingteens #teenanxiety #parentcoach #mentalhealthmatters #connectionovercorrection taken in San Diego, California by @wwalsh619

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3 months ago

Rise up, Jesus has a butter plan for you!

#funny #memes #laugh #butter #jesus taken in San Diego, California by @wwalsh619

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3 months ago

Hear me out…

When we dismiss, correct, or interrupt them while they’re talking, the message they often receive is:

“What I have to say doesn’t matter.”

Over time, if a teen doesn’t feel heard, they often stop trying to be heard.

And when they stop believing you’ll listen to them, they become far less likely to listen to you.

Instead of using words to communicate what they need, those needs often begin showing up through their behavior.

The next time your teen starts talking…

🛑 Stop.
👀 Look.
👂 Listen.

Not to respond.
Not to fix.
Not to lecture.

Just listen.

Feeling heard doesn’t solve every problem, but it creates the kind of trust that makes influence possible.

Your teen doesn’t need a perfect parent.

They need one who is willing to make space for them by pausing… and truly listen.

#parents #coach #teens #breakthrough #listen taken in San Diego, California by @wwalsh619

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3 months ago

It’s the little things 🥵💦

#funny #summer #littlethingsthatmakemehappy #laugh taken in San Diego, California by @wwalsh619

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3 months ago

Today’s reminder:

Sometimes the encouragement you’re giving someone else is the very encouragement your own heart needs too.

I’m so thankful I showed up today. 🤍

#encouragement #showupforyourself #reel #womeninspiringwomen #breakthrough taken in San Diego, California by @wwalsh619

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For real though, it felt amazing. 🤩

If you’re feeling overwhelm, frustration, anger, confusion go move your body!

When I went through the deepest point of depression as an adult, working out was one of the ways I was able to help myself move through it and stabilize the swinging emotions. Doing nothing was the worst thing for my mental and emotional health.

#gymmotivation #mindrenewal #funnygym #selflove❤️ #reel taken in San Diego, California by @wwalsh619

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You don’t have to love everything they love.

Just show them that what matters to them… matters to you. 🤍

#parentingteens #parents #teencoach #connectionovercorrection #whatmatterstoyou taken in San Diego, California by @wwalsh619

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