Laura Marie DurantLaura Marie Durant writes prayers and reflections for her blog, HealingHeartofJesus.com, which are meant for anyone who struggles with anxiety and depression to any degree, as well as for those who care for them. She started her blog in response to acall to spread the message of the mercy, healing, and love found in the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She's received great healing through daily prayer before Jesus in the adoration chapel, experiencing what it means to rest in His Heart. She is a Catholic Christian and member of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites of the Province of St. Therese (Oklahoma Province). Her Carmelite name is "of the Immaculate Heart of Mary." Living Carmelite spirituality has transformed her prayer life and brought her to a greater love of Mary and her most Immaculate Heart and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She is humbled by the many blessings Our Lord has given her and her husband in order to allow them to spread His love. She prays these reflections bring anyone who reads them closer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Mary and her most Immaculate Heart. She's blessed to be married to her husband, John, for more than ten years, and she is the mother of their bulldog, Winston. She received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin, and a master's degree in Professional Counseling from Texas State University-San Marcos. Read More Read Less