For 4 brutal decades, I was distraught over the confusing swings of mood(with me indicated as THE cause) by my mother, sister, and later my husband/now ex-husband.…
My recent exchange with my mother awakened in me the exact “nature” of my lifelong experience, as her dependent and child. If I said I was cold, rather…
we who are your closest friends feel the time has come to tell you that every Thursday we have been meeting as a group to…
After nearly a year of NO Contact-My mother and I have a seat in her living room. Me: So, lets just get this behind us. What exactly…
I am grateful for another brilliant hour of basketball spent with Keyaun and Zekaya. They are angels…wholesome badass mofos. My boys get so much good…
I look forward to the day when my life is not entirely focused on survival and spiritual recovery. Until then, I will just be grateful for…
I read, re-read, and listen to all words written or spoken by Anne Lamott. Nearly two years ago, when I first moved here, I read about…
My truth is that I mostly do not have a choice about my first thought, but I do have the choice to indulge it or…
After more than a year of wrestling with the reality of having my family of origin show me for the last time how little I mean to them,…
No matter how much spiritual and emotional work I do, I am not able continue in this cycle and simultaneously work toward recovery. The only sane choice…