Magda Gee, Author at Wholesome Badass

Stuff that is important to me

Post author:Magda Gee
Post published:July 14, 2022
Post category:Musings

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In healthy, healing, loving family systems…

Post author:Magda Gee
Post published:July 11, 2022
Post category:Musings

Ok, I have no experience within those kind of systems. My lived family experience falls well outside any of the categories of healthy, healing, loving. How I remember my mother…

She would never say it, but…

Post author:Magda Gee
Post published:July 7, 2022
Post category:Musings

My inability to authentically love and be good and loyal to you was proof only of the work I needed to do on myself.YOU deserved love, nurturing, acceptance, protection and…

Dear Maggie

Post author:Magda Gee
Post published:July 5, 2022
Post category:Musings

My homework from therapy was to write a letter to myself of what I would want my mother to say to me, what I would like to hear, what might…

July 4

Post author:Magda Gee
Post published:July 4, 2022
Post category:Musings

In my family of origin and then later my mirror image marriage, assertive direct voicing of my own need, preference, or boundary was met with either dismissal, (like as if…

YOU ARE THE ONLY PROBLEM!!!

Post author:Magda Gee
Post published:June 12, 2022
Post category:Musings

I am working to change learned & damaging behaviors and reactions for which I am always apologizing. The work part means healing my wounds, which requires intentional examination, understanding them(with…

Things Learned

Post author:Magda Gee
Post published:May 30, 2022
Post category:Musings

So it seems like juuuuusssst maybe the key to living a peaceful and meaningful existence- is in learning how to recover from difficult people, events, experiences, and feelings…AND not in…

Blind Spots- We All Have Them

Post author:Magda Gee
Post published:May 29, 2022
Post category:Musings

I cannot change my past, but I can allow myself to be changed by it. In recovery, self-reflection and growth, for me, have each become motivators and sources of attraction…

Circling The Drain

Post author:Magda Gee
Post published:May 27, 2022
Post category:Musings

The message was consistent, from my family of origin and in my marriage--that my experiences, needs, desires, concerns were invalid, inadmissible, troublesome. When (99.9% of the time) my needs or…

Just Another List

Post author:Magda Gee
Post published:May 16, 2022
Post category:Musings

Qualities which I treasure, not like I am compelled to get to know or call a person a friend, or enter into a relationship, just a deep respect and appreciation…

Stuff that is important to me

In healthy, healing, loving family systems…

She would never say it, but…

Dear Maggie

July 4

YOU ARE THE ONLY PROBLEM!!!

Things Learned

Blind Spots- We All Have Them

Circling The Drain

Just Another List

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