The Cost of Emotional Inheritance
Break the Cycle. Starting Now. To the people who were older, and on whom I relied to teach me about love, trust, and connection: The messaging—that your encampment in your…
No matter how many times it was demanded I lighten up, calm down, go with the flow and get over it, I just still did not.
Faith, Fear, and the Practice of Acceptance
There are Some Good Things We live in a nice, cute, safe home—one I can afford. My boys are able-bodied, able-minded, and excellent in countless ways. They are creative, strong,…
The Damage of Being Told You Are Alone
Imagine a struggling child—or really any person—whose parent communicates, in no uncertain terms: “Nobody can or wants to relate to you or help build a bridge to where you are.”…
YOur work is not to change who you are. You are not too much. Word Porn
What Emotional Neglect Looks Like in Real Time
In the past month: My boys’ father met a woman, requiring him to stay out late on school nights—past 10 and even 11—leaving the boys home alone to go to…
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