Reclaiming my life from psychological grooming and manipulation, understanding the tactics used to fracture me and their impact. Taking steps to navigate from decades of barely surviving to something not unlike thriving.
Shane Claiborne’s amazing passage on “a third way” feels as inspiring as it does devastating. I am facing but not yet fully accepting the reality- that deep healing and connection are not values shared by my family of origin (FOO). Awareness without acceptance is hell 100% . (more…)
I have survived a lifetime of participation in my own neglect and rejection (and of course this behavior, when it was all I knew, is what I brought into the…
I am missing the relief from my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes cancelled in honor of the holiday weekend. What happens in there is pure magic. The energy exchange is like nothing else I know. My need to roll today- is intense. The commitment to honor and humility on those mats is something close to♥ god and religion, for someone like me. (more…)
I think I do an okay job many days of being faithful and kind and fiercely loyal and protective of my relationships with my sons, which is to to say…