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Oct 24, 20235 min read

A Different End To My Day

Also now that I'm here and getting used to the sights and sounds, I am reminded of the group homes that I've been in in the past.

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Oct 18, 20238 min read

Starving For Connection

Graduating from school at 8th grade, the future looked extremely dark. All I could see was that there would now be no escape from my parents

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Oct 15, 20236 min read

The Latest Thing

And I keep hearing my dad's voice "It's just all in your head!" A phrase I often heard when I wasn't feeling well....

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Oct 10, 202310 min read

Globs of Anger

If anger consisted of gooey globs, I'd be flinging it at quite a number of people right now. And...I guess I wasn't expecting to receive s

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Oct 7, 20232 min read

Two Things

Two things have been coming to mind lately: 1. I have been copying recipes off Pinterest to fill my recipe box with healthy recipes so...

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Oct 3, 202313 min read

Betrayal: Healing Comes By Feeling

Pretty gruesome, isn't it? I don't know what color pain is but I know how it feels. It is heavy. It hurts. Sometimes...

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Sep 26, 20237 min read

Pressure, Pressure Everywhere

Where does this pressure come from? From people's good intentions. Friends implying their opinions. My own internal dialogue from...

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Sep 19, 20237 min read

Calmly Aggressive

Aggression dressed up in a pretty package is like poison in a relationship. We may be unaware of our passive aggression but we are still...

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Sep 13, 202312 min read

Therapist Analysis

Be brave. Be strong. Be courageous. Fight for yourself. You are worth it.

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Riding The See-Saw of Unhealthy Relationships

Sep 9, 20237 min read

Riding The See-Saw of Unhealthy Relationships

When you trust someone and they "flip" on you as in saying one thing and then changing it later it undermines and cripples your trust...

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Sep 6, 202312 min read

Food Deprivation Harms

There's been something niggling at the back of my mind the last several days and I have been slowly able to put words to it and tonight I...

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Aug 26, 20237 min read

Dancing In Safety

...because she wasn't sure He would actually show up and help her in her pain and need.

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Aug 23, 20238 min read

Another Step in My Healing Journey

It's hard to ask for help. Especially when one isn't sure what they need.

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Aug 14, 20239 min read

What if...

What she is trying to do is protect me from more pain, more heartache, more invalidation by those close to her that she dares to share her c

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Aug 9, 202310 min read

Talking To Myself...

Today is one of those days that are really out of sorts. It could be triggered by any number of things. Two of the culprits may be the...

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Aug 6, 20238 min read

Careful Protector

See this beautiful young girl? Her name is Careful Protector. She is feeling shy and would rather be hiding amongst the trees instead of...

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Aug 2, 20237 min read

Running from the Police...

I have a friend. She is a police officer in the city where I live. I told her she is welcome to stop if she is nearby and has a few...

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Jul 30, 20233 min read

Escaping the Claws of the Enemy

This kinda depicts my feelings of today...moving out of state and some of the things that happened leading up to it and after make me...

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Jul 28, 20238 min read