Big Triggers
I’ve resumed journaling — rigorously, of course, because I tend to do things either with full intensity or not at all. With this man, a widower who lost the love…
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.
I’ve resumed journaling — rigorously, of course, because I tend to do things either with full intensity or not at all. With this man, a widower who lost the love…
I wouldn’t have chosen the things that harmed me, but I’m grateful and proud of how I’m allowing myself to be shaped by them. Recovery keeps teaching me about mercy,…
Why I Did It Why did I marry a man who made me feel unsafe, unlovable, unworthy of comfort or acknowledgment? Because it was the kind of love I was…
Breaking the Cycle As I watch and try to untangle and make sense of what is happening, I see how those who need admiration will frequently and relentlessly cast a…