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Jun 255 min read

A Nightmare I Don't Know How To Wake Up From

If you have been following my story lately you may have heard that I was in the shelter for 7 months...it really took me for a loop...

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Apr 239 min read

Sliding Into My DMs

On Sunday night I had an individual slip into my DMs implying that she's doing well but that I'm not because I'm not trying hard enough....

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Apr 2210 min read

Uncovering Some More Wounds...

Last night in therapy I went to a place I wasn't planning to go. A place that seemed so far away and yet so similar to my current...

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Apr 158 min read

Just A Little Bit More Healing...

Last night I was able to release just a little bit more grief and pain from how my abusive employers treated me...it is still such a...

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Apr 75 min read

When Did It Start?

Today I was thinking about that question. A few days ago I was asked when the exhaustion started. When I first felt it. I still remember...

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Mar 314 min read

Into The Pit

It was just such a straight out-of-the-blue question that even if something was or had happened that I remembered, I don't think I'd have

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Mar 246 min read

Slowly Suffocating

See the little girl? She's very young. Maybe 2 or 3 years old. She feels so bewildered and alone. The people who should be nurturing her...

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Jan 228 min read

Nightmares Aren't Always Bad

And it reminds that 16 year old part of me of how it used to be at that age. Yes, my parents owned the property but I had no space to...

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Nov 16, 20238 min read

Scared Stiff

Implicit memories and flashbacks are no respecter of present situations or whether you feel safe or not...They are like demanding teasers sa

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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 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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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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Jun 7, 20235 min read

Moving...And Memories

When I was 22 I moved to my current state. It was the only way I could find to stay out of my parent's house. I stayed at an older...

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May 9, 20239 min read

IFS (Internal Family Systems)

Here is the blog post some of you have been so looking forward to...as I see the benefits and am getting a better grip on how it works...

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May 7, 20231 min read

No Child...

No child should have to live in fear/terror. No child should have to be terrified of what will happen after child services leaves from...

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Feb 11, 20233 min read

Am I Too Much?

(I wrote this, not to shame those who I may be talking about, but rather to portray as best I can the inner struggles that are caused by...

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Red Flags... Want To Learn From My Experiences?

Jan 4, 202330 min read

Red Flags... Want To Learn From My Experiences?

A while ago I had some people in my life that were not willing to listen to what I had to say. They tried to get me to do things I wasnt...

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Oct 30, 20222 min read

Saturday's Emotions

I went shopping for a few hours today. I saw 4 ladies that I had seen and interacted with at one point of my life. The one was a...

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Sep 25, 202217 min read