I do not suck, sometimes my behavior does–but THIS- this alllllwaaaaays sucks. Today is a hard day. I wake up every single day, so painfully…
Oh- this post!!!! What an immense comfort and timely topic. Bullying, oppression, exclusion- behaviors and attitudes: not as narrowly defined as we tend to think.…
Lately, I spend every moment possible reading and listening for comfort, from those who have openly navigated troublesome experiences, who possess the inner strength and…
Unable to articulate all that is on my mind, I have decided to share another magical and medicinal post from Momastery.com I would like to pre-empt…
You struggle to keep your balance- to not jump- but you just keep putting one foot in front of the other. You are walking a…
My recovery is a wildly unpopular choice, extremely agitating to those who need to be feel in control, play God, the judge, the jury, the punisher,…
Looking back, I see that the only times my mother and sister had anything to do with me, were for emergencies and celebrations/scheduled gatherings. I…
Because of intense and atypical sensitivity to both physical and emotional stimulus, I have felt humiliated, not only for being wired differently but for having been…
Today, my sweet boys embark on their first week ever, of sleep away camp- away from mom, dad, and each other. What I feel even…
A friend of mine, whose family of origin experience is frightfully similar, has just learned, second-hand, of her mother’s passing. Her mother, throughout her life,…