My Trauma is My Gift
In sharing the ugliest parts of my experience, I exercise my gift to make others feel seen. For those who have not found the words or the safe places to share…
Exploring the confusion, self-doubt, and hard-won clarity that can emerge from experience with gaslighting and emotional manipulation.
Step ZERO
So based on my boys’ father's recent behavior/mood, I assumed he either had managed to wrangle some female attention from someone other than his sisters or mine or found the right…
Anne Lamott – Recovery Badass
After reading and rereading Anne Lamott's most recent treasure: Dusk, Night, Dawn, I feel almost close to being able to fully and deeply breathe. Engaging with my ex, for the…
A Different Kind of Life
As a child and young adult I had not known that I possessed any agency over the trajectory of my life. It seemed pre-determined. In the place of connection and purpose, I…