u/lezo17

Gradual Google Business Profile Rebrand + Address Change — Best Practices?

Hi, I have had a Google Business profile for a long time and I want to make a gradual rebrand transition.

The business already has an older page/profile, but we recently moved to a new address within the same block/area, and we also want to update the business name progressively.

I’m worried about doing it the wrong way and losing rankings, reviews, or verification status.

What steps would you recommend taking first?

  • Should I update the address first and then change the business name later?
  • Is it better to do everything at once or in stages?
  • Is there a risk that Google could suspend the profile because of multiple changes?
  • Should I keep references to the old business name for a while?

Any advice or personal experience would be greatly appreciated.

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u/lezo17 — 3 days ago

St. Benedict Joseph Labre: The saint with mental illness who was rejected by six monasteries and lived like a beggar

The life of Saint Benedict Joseph Labre (1748–1783) offers a unique testimony of how grace operates in extreme vulnerability.

Tormented by severe psychological instability, profound anguish, and scrupulosity, his desire for religious consecration was repeatedly frustrated. He was rejected and forced to leave up to six Carthusian and Cistercian monasteries, as he was deemed incapable of sustaining community discipline.

Faced with the impossibility of monastic life due to his mental fragility, he transformed his condition into an unusual vocation. As a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, he embraced a lifestyle of absolute mendicancy and perpetual pilgrimage. This constant wandering, more typical of the Middle Ages, contrasted sharply with the prevailing rationalism of the 18th-century Enlightenment.

His asceticism and mortification were radical. He made a vow not to bathe, accepting the total lack of hygiene and parasites as part of his penance. Despite his extreme poverty, he gave everything he received to other destitute individuals. He was known to sing the litanies of the Virgin Mary aloud near the skylights of prisons, tossing the few coins he had been given out of charity to the inmates below.

After walking ceaselessly to shrines such as Santiago de Compostela (1773) and Loreto (1777), he spent his final six years in Rome. There he lived outdoors, sleeping in the ruins of the Colosseum and dedicating his days to the adoration of the Eucharist.

He died of exhaustion at the age of 35 on Holy Wednesday, April 16, 1783. In his final moments, he was taken into the home of a butcher after fainting in the street. Immediately following his death, the children of Rome ran through the streets shouting: *"E morto il santo"* (The saint is dead).

**To learn more about his life:**

Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): St. Benedict Joseph Labre - A comprehensive article on his biography, his rejections from monasteries, and his canonization.https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=1713&hl=es-ES

* Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict\_Joseph\_Labre

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u/lezo17 — 5 days ago

How does the Catholic Church approach trauma?

He dedicado muchos años a leer las vidas de santos reconocidos, y la gran mayoría nació en familias piadosas y creyentes, donde no sufrieron abuso físico ni psicológico ni otras formas de maltrato, ni crecieron en entornos particularmente destructivos.

Es bien sabido que las experiencias de la infancia moldean el carácter, para bien o para mal. No de forma absoluta, pero sí profundamente. Influyen en la salud, en cómo una persona se relaciona con los demás y también en su sufrimiento interior.

No todos han tenido la bendición de crecer en una infancia segura y estable. Muchos, incluyéndome a mí, hemos terminado con enfermedades mentales después de años y años de diferentes tipos de abuso.

Personalmente, intento ser mejor persona cada día, aunque a menudo siento que mi propia mente me sabotea. Vivo con una enfermedad mental y con las heridas de muchos años de sufrimiento. Aun así, asisto a misa diariamente, rezo el Rosario, oro y trato de acercarme más a Dios.

Pero a veces siento que no es suficiente, porque no puedo hacer muchas cosas como la mayoría de la gente, y creo que mi camino hacia la santidad está limitado por mi enfermedad.

También me preocupa la justicia de Dios con respecto a aquellos niños que terminaron cayendo en el pecado tras ser corrompidos o profundamente dañados por su propia familia o por el entorno en el que crecieron. Hay heridas que pueden deformar profundamente a una persona desde muy temprana edad.

No estoy enojado con Dios. Lo amo. Pero he sufrido durante demasiados años, y muchas veces siento que no estoy a la altura de lo que Dios espera de mí.

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u/lezo17 — 6 days ago

How does the Catholic Church approach trauma?

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I have spent many years reading the lives of well-known saints, and the vast majority were born into pious, believing families, where they did not suffer physical, psychological abuse or other forms of mistreatment, nor did they grow up in particularly destructive environments.

It is well known that childhood experiences shape character, for better or for worse. Not in an absolute way, but very deeply. They influence health, how a person relates to others, and also their inner suffering.

Not everyone has had the blessing of growing up in a safe and stable childhood. Many, myself included, have ended up mentally ill after years and years of different kinds of abuse.

Personally, I try to become a better person every day, even though I often feel that my own mind sabotages me. I live with a mental illness and with wounds from many years of suffering. Even so, I go to daily Mass, pray the Rosary, pray, and try to draw closer to God.

But sometimes I feel it is not enough, because I cannot do many things the way most people can, and I think that my path to holiness is limited by my illness.

I am also concerned about God’s justice regarding those children who ended up falling into sin after being corrupted or deeply damaged by their own family or by the environment in which they grew up. There are wounds that can deeply distort a person from a very young age.

I am not angry with God. I love Him. But I have suffered for too many years, and many times I feel I am not living up to what God might expect from me.

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u/lezo17 — 6 days ago

How long does it take to take effect?

Hello everyone.

I started taking my first 150mg extended-release pill on Monday, and I haven't felt any negative effects. On the contrary, I've felt some positive ones!

In the mornings I would wake up suicidal and with a lot of depression and anxiety.

How long should I wait to see a full result? Thank you.

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u/lezo17 — 12 days ago