Can you believe it has been one whole year? One year of detoxing from my blog, my business, and the things that during a pandemic world, drained all my emotional resources! I had a crazy journey this last year! One that was filled with a million joys of laughter, accomplishments, births of g-babies, and aContinue reading “I’M BACK WITH A MIGHTY WARRIOR HEART!!!”
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10 Ways an Abuser Withholds Intimacy
He doesn’t know how to bond with me because someone in their past hurt them and I can overcome this with love and patience. Withholding intimacy is a standard abuse tactic to punish you for some offense you may be oblivious to committing. I can not tell you how many times in a few shortContinue reading “10 Ways an Abuser Withholds Intimacy”
Parenting 101 – Can it really be this bad?
21 years of parenting and I feel like not a single thing has been learned! That is not really true. It is not because I haven’t learned anything, but because each and everyone of my children are so vastly different it is this moving target of growth. One child requires you to listen, another needsContinue reading “Parenting 101 – Can it really be this bad?”
Empathic Realization
As much as writing to you my friends is a cathartic release of my emotions I had to pause. It is hard sometimes, as an extrovert, to know if I am sharing my story or sharing the story of those around me through my lens of personal experience. In self reflection, these last few months,Continue reading “Empathic Realization”
Stairwell
Rape escape Written by Rebecca Rayen 1992 I see you stairwell. Hallway long, dark and blinding. All except the light that seeps slowly through at the bottom, and the light which comes through at the top. My fear of stairwells grew sudden then, as I came upon the steps. I feared to look back forContinue reading “Stairwell”
I need a champion not a participation award!
First of all, no one should watch sappy movies when they are feeling alone and seeking companionship in a pandemic. I think I spent about 4 hours wallowing in a pit of despair and self loathing. It isn’t a pretty look. How can we get through a pandemic and date? Do I want to date?Continue reading “I need a champion not a participation award!”
Addiction stole my baby & the truths I learned along the way
When you begin to label parents, think about this moment in my life as an example of what it feels like to be on the other end. I felt like I had been kicked in the stomach. Our family life felt like a mockery, as I listened to the world views assume that my parentingContinue reading “Addiction stole my baby & the truths I learned along the way”
Thick or Thin I Trust Thee
I was a thin person my whole youth, and then the dreaded change. I didn’t have a relationship with food….but, I did have a relationship with giving birth to babies. My body quickly morphed into a person I didn’t even know. I gained massive amounts of weight with each pregnancy and my metabolism just stopped.Continue reading “Thick or Thin I Trust Thee”
How quickly the months fly by…
Honestly, I cant believe two months have flown by since we chatted. What a crazy two months it has been too! Can you believe that in a pandemic we could have the most life altering events happen? I don’t know about you, but I think I have had enough! As the lil’ grasshopper says, “It’sContinue reading “How quickly the months fly by…”
Divorcing the Mentally Ill
His mental illness is unique to him and has its own set of unique challenges and considerations. Nevertheless, we all share the same common bond when mental illness is intertwined in our daily lives. He has a personality disorder. He has bipolar disorder. He has anxiety. Depression and addictions are the conditions that define him.Continue reading “Divorcing the Mentally Ill”
Life Is Just A Soul Of Cherries 