Recovery has been a wildly unpopular choice—quite agitating to those threatened by the idea that there is something wrong—other than only my existence. My healing…
In between wrapping gifts and singing along to Country Christmas, I am taken down by the grief of my sister and my mother, the reality…
So, before divorce and finally sweet Greg, I had experienced sex as an act necessary to make a relationship less shitty (or as a thing…
So, in recovery, I get to practice not telling people about themselves, under any circumstance, with the exception of my children. This, I can not…
Shame and Guilt and Fear for openly wanting or needing more or different from what is being provided…. It never ends. I waited days to…
Schema, perspective, experience, understanding…shit. WOW. My younger son and I differ in so many beautiful ways, and also some difficult ones. Either way, he is…
I am realizing why roles and scripts are of increasing interest to me, as I learn to wean myself from a recurring dynamic. I can…
Exploring dating/intimacy/relationships has been instrumental for me learning to know and understand myself. I am currently in “negotiations” for a power differential (the dynamic has…