To the people who say, “That was a long time ago. You should be over that by now,” instead of judging, be grateful that you either have the internal resolve to bounce back or that you haven’t experienced trauma on a level so deep that you’re still impacted by it decades later. I continue toContinue reading “It’s MY Story to Tell”
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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”
What Did You Do RIGHT?
Do you remember those infomercials for that countertop cooking appliance where they would say, “set it and forget it?”
But Did I Ask?
With all that’s going on in the world, it can be hard to maintain control of our thoughts. We may find ourselves drifting to topics that cause us such distress, even though we don’t intend to….