Learning to Feel Again
If you were to ask me what my favorite Disney/Pixar movie is, I would have a really hard time picking. I mean, Lion King is just a classic that has amazing characters and music, Finding Nemo is adorable, but the…
When You Just Can’t Find Direction
I recently went on a road trip to Idaho with one of my best friends. We hit 2 provinces and 2 states in 3 days. It was a ton of fun, we drove a lot of miles, laughed lots and…
People Pleaser No More
There was a good month or so where I had extremely bad paranoia. I thought that everyone was out to get me. If I was driving and a vehicle followed me too long, I would take 3 right turns and…
Haven’t Seen it Yet
The one “problem” I’ve encountered with sharing my story for all to read is I get a lot more people asking how I am doing. When I first started blogging, this used to bug the heck out of me because…
Staying Alive IS Enough
A few days ago, I was scrolling through Facebook when something stopped me dead in my scroll. There is a Facebook Page called, “Staying Alive is Not Enough”. Now, please know that I am not here to shame a page…
An Army of Rescuers
I’ve been holding onto this post now for a while. I originally wrote it over a month ago, but felt in my heart it wasn’t the right time to post it. But today, I feel like it is right. I…
Celebrating Small Victories Within Darkness
There are some days when the darkness is just so strong, it inhibits everything that I do. Sleeping is difficult, getting out of bed is difficult, feeding myself is difficult, staying focused is difficult, let alone doing all the things…
Fight On, Fighter
Wednesday morning I had a therapy appointment. I left feeling good, despite having to recall another one of my childhood traumas. I left with tears in my eyes, but was able to ground myself quickly with music and my journal…
Raging Courage
I have always been a person who needs to have a deep understanding of something before I can accept it as truth. This explains why I struggled with math so much in Jr and Sr High. No one took the…
My Love-Hate Relationship
I have a love-hate relationship with Facebook Memories. Some days, the memories are heartwarming – an inspirational quote I previously shared that speaks to me yet again, a photo of me and family/friends enjoying something together. Some days, the memories…
