A Litany for Survival BY AUDRE LORDE (…) For those of uswho were imprinted with fearlike a faint line in the center of our foreheadslearning to…
Month: February 2019
Step 8: Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. Step 9: Made direct amends to such…
Buh-Bye Toxic Shame! Recovery for me has included unburdening of generations of the toxic shame imposed on me. I now have the tools to identify…
Friday after school, we had an unusually peaceful few hours before going to pick up dinner from our favorite BBQ place. Often, the time between…
My boys are still young enough that they are more interested in what feels good and right than what hurts and upsets. I love that…
When you are raised having your words and feelings ignored, dismissed, challenged and twisted to be used against you, you may, as I did, dedicate…
Happy Valentines Day, y’all ♥️ My favorite part of my relationships is the laughing endlessly, together, over exactly how unreasonable we can be, at times,…
“My family upbringing lacked courtesy, respect, calm responses, and forgiveness. It has taken me years to learn how to pause, reflect and choose a more…
“I set boundaries today, in good faith, with anyone who disregards my thoughts or feelings. Disregarding and disrespecting are different from disagreeing.” (wise words of…
I am on my second go-round of this riveting and relatable memoir, as it is generously providing words for thoughts which previously, I felt unable…