Why? Why Do I Still Allow You To Make Me Feel Like Sh..???
Spent too many years believing I was a broken person. I believed there was something wrong with me because I didn’t “fit in” with anyone. I felt like a complete outcast. I had no...
Category: Mental Health
How’s Your Covid Quarantine Going?
First few weeks of quarantine…things were good. My kids were happy to be out of school The oldest two were enjoying their break from waking early and getting dressed for the day. My middle...
My Narcissist Ex-Husband
You know the old saying, “I wish I could have been a fly on the wall”? Well, I have felt like a fly on the wall for most of my life. I watched my...
The Music Speaks To My Soul
I have never met a person who disliked music. Yes, everyone has a preference in musical styles, but I have yet to meet someone who dislikes ALL forms of music. I myself enjoy an...
Sorry, I Have Been Absent From Life
I’ve been ill. Not the kind of ill where you down some meds and get on with your day. I have been the kind of ill where I don’t want to get out of...
Challenge Yourself With Journal Prompts- Face Your Past
I recently finished reading a book, by Anne Lamott, entitled Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, by Anne Lamott. She teaches a writing class and this book is a sort of...
The Hunted or The Hunter?
Until the lion learns how to write, the story will always glorify the hunter. I read that line on a website somewhere. I don’t remember where or what I was scrolling through, but the...
Yoga: How I Have Benefited
A little over month ago, my therapist discussed with me, the benefits of breathing using your abdominal cavity rather than your chest. I was breathing through my chest, therefore, I was not taking in...
Struggling to Hold Onto My Voice
Growing up with a narcissistic mother caused plenty of problems throughout my life. Losing my voice has been the worst of my problems. My voice was taken from me at a very young age....
Parental Mental Health: It is Important
For as long as I can remember, I have been ill. Around the age of six, I was diagnosed with childhood Lupus. As an adult, I was diagnosed with disease after disease until they...
