I have learned so much about trauma in the past year. Trauma is different for each of us. Aka what I find traumatic may or may not be traumatic for you. And that’s okay. Trauma is dealt with in many different ways. Most of the time, I’m a verbal processor. Trauma isn’t a one and …
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down in the basement
His wife held parties all the time. All of the "normal" holidays to throw a party with your friends: Memorial Day, 4th of July, Halloween, Christmas, birthdays... but then there were the ones that were a little more random... April Fools Day, Flag Day... really any reason they could find to have people over and …
what would you write
Photo by Linda Eller-Shein on Pexels.com If you had to write on these post-it notes the labels about yourself...what would you write? MomWifeFriendDaughterSisterAuntIn-law Let's go deeper... fearful and surpriseddepressed and thankfulanxious and peacefuldreadful and satisfiedalone and supportedscarred and triumphantinadequate and astoundedinsecure and secureguilty and passionatehopeless and eagersadness and affectionatehurt and optimisticresentful and hopefuldisgusted and excitedconfused …
the end is here
The end of 2021 is here. There were definitely times this year that I wasn’t sure if I would make it through to see 2022, let alone who would be by my side. This year has had its ups and downs. It can be hard to remember the good when it seems like all that …
margaret
I met Margaret in the summer of 2006…shortly after hubby and I had officially started dating. She was married to his best friend. She was a new kind of friend to me. I don’t know how to explain it, but our friendship was different. We came from two completely different backgrounds – stable versus unstable …
too fast
It’s scary how fast time can fly. I look at where I am in my life currently and can’t help but think of all the things that have happened…both good and bad. The bad left me with lessons to learn. But…did I learn them? Have I learned them? The good are memories to be treasured. …
fears
I live with anxiety and depression. I don't know when it's going to strike and what is going to be my tipping point...which can easily lead to a panic attack if I can't/don't stop the fears. Photo by SHVETS production on Pexels.com The thing that I have learned is many of my fears are unrealistic. …
Friends
I remember being my daughters age (10) and thinking that you’re friends were going to be your friends forever. BFFs, right? It seemed so easy, we’d find a friend that we would play with and have a good time with and therefore things would be perfect and we’d always be friends. Fast forward just a …
Journey to Exist 