Living with ADHD without love is hard. I’m not talking about an intimate relationship. I’m talking about having loving, kind, caring support when life for you is really hard. And to be clear, I’m also not saying on tough days. All the days are tough… for me. So to have been on this earth forContinue reading “A Little Too Honest”
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Retelling My Birth Story
You have a right to be alive. Do you feel that? Honestly? No. I don’t belong here. From birth I’ve been messing up. I nearly killed my mother coming here. I should’ve never…. Well, I’m here now. So … I guess I’ll make the most of it. It’s funny how the stories you’ve been toldContinue reading “Retelling My Birth Story”
When Mother’s Day is Awkward
This post is about validating the experiences of those who find aspects (or the entirety) of Mother’s Day challenging. Although many people have a beautiful relationship, some people’s relationships with their mothers were/are primarily negative, hurtful, abusive, toxic, and/or otherwise unhealthy.”
The Death of People Pleasing
I called this episode “The Death of People Pleasing” because that’s how it feels for me. As someone who started people pleasing VERY early in life, it is a beautiful thing to say how that tendency is dissipating. One of the greatest lessons came to me painfully when I realized that the same people IContinue reading “The Death of People Pleasing”
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