Rockford Rescue Mission

10/20/2026

What would make you leave a 20-year career and start over?

After more than 20 years in the medical field, Mary went back to school to become a counselor. She talks about what led her to make that change and how God opened the door.

Listen to The Way Home, a podcast by Rockford Rescue Mission, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or YouTube.

10/19/2026

10/17/2026

What happens when your brain hasn't fully processed what you've been through?

Mary talks about trauma, the way traumatic memories can continue to affect us, and how counseling can help people work through them.

Listen to The Way Home, a podcast by Rockford Rescue Mission, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or YouTube.

10/16/2026

Sometimes God doesn't show you the whole plan.

Mary shares how she's learned to follow God one step at a time, trusting that the next door will become clear when it's time.

Listen to The Way Home, a podcast by Rockford Rescue Mission, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or YouTube.

10/15/2026

Introducing Cans for Hope 2027!

Rockford Rescue Mission is inviting businesses, churches, schools and other groups to participate in a canned food sculpture competition. Teams will collect canned goods, create sculptures and compete for awards, all while helping stock the Mission’s food supply.

Our goal is to collect cans from more than 30 teams, helping provide the more than 330 hot, nutritious meals we serve each day to our guests and residents.

Key dates:
- Registration closes January 25
- Sculptures due March 1
- Winners announced March 10

Help us get the word out to local organizations that might want to participate. Find event details and registration information at

rockfordrescuemission.org/cansforhope

10/13/2026

What if you're not simply “overreacting”?

Mary explains how trauma can shape the way someone thinks, feels and responds, and why that doesn't mean they're beyond help.

Listen to The Way Home, a podcast by Rockford Rescue Mission, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or YouTube.

10/12/2026

10/11/2026

You can't change the past. But you can work toward a different future.

Mary talks about the process of healing and the skills we can develop to live differently, even when we can't change what happened to us.

Listen to The Way Home, a podcast by Rockford Rescue Mission, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or YouTube.

10/10/2026

Can faith and psychology work together?

For Mary, the answer is yes. She talks about how her faith and counseling training work together in the way she helps others.

Listen to The Way Home, a podcast by Rockford Rescue Mission, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or YouTube.