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…
The Only Way Out is Through
When I first began Trauma Therapy, my therapist told me, “The only way out is through”. As in, the only way to heal was to go back and go through the feelings and emotions I’d neglected at the time. When…
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…