(Image from Google Images) I know what the term “gaslighting” means but have never used it in relation to myself. Sure, my messed up siblings have done their share of it to me over the last decade of drama and estrangement but that was all before the term gaslighting became a thing. Basically it is … More My First Experience With Being “Gaslit “
Acceptance – the hardest, most illusive stage of grief, often not even remotely attainable. So imagine my surprise when I recently realized I have found acceptance within an unacceptable situation. I am a first-time grandmother to a wonderful, beautiful little grandson, a grandson I will probably only ever know by photographs and maybe, oh how … More The Power of Acceptance
As I have gotten older in my life, it has become abundantly clear that life is all about finding a balance, whether it’s with yourself, relationships, career or anything and everything else. Notice I didn’t say that I was good at it. Balance is one of the hardest things to achieve, and even then, it … More It’s All About Finding A Balance
I was once told that I have abandonment issues stemming from childhood. Wait, what? How? My parents were always there for me; no divorce; no one left me. But I didn’t know that there is more to abandonment than just someone leaving. In enduring the incest as a little girl, I was abandoned. It’s hard … More Unrealized Abandonment
Emotional eating. Stress eating. Binge eating. Just the mention of these elicit the eye rolls and judgement of others, of those who don’t get it and don’t have any idea what it is like. For those of us that do? We are in our own private hell. I suffer from all the above. Hardly anyone … More The Hell Of Emotional Eating
Have you ever noticed there are people in this life who only like you when you’re all happy happy joy joy? But heaven forbid you display something else, feel something else – well then you just aren’t as much fun to be around anymore. So then what? Be yourself but end up feeling empty and … More Masks vs. Reality
Ah anxiety! We’ve all felt it We’ve all at one time or another felt the body tingling, got the sweaty palms, dealt with rambling and unsure thoughts. But for some of us, that same anxiety goes into hyperdrive and overwhelms us, envelops us, depletes us. Here is a peak into my experience. How do I … More A Peak Into My Anxiety
“Brighten the corner where you are.” I just read this line in a fictional novel and it mirrored the thought I woke up with today: what if I just stopped fighting it? What if I stopped fighting who I am, how I am? What if I stopped trying to fix myself for everyone who doesn’t … More What If We Stopped Fighting It?
This question will turn heads for sure. I am an incest survivor, from both my brother and my father separately. I have always had memories of the abuse. I was in my young adult years when I first learned of the concept of repressed memory. I remember, at the time, thinking there was no way … More Is Repressed Memory Real?
Therapy – it puts the fear of God in some and is the answer to prayer for others. While therapy may be a viable, helpful tool for many, I am a firm believer that it may not be the answer for everyone. I am one of those people. I have written in the past of … More When Therapy Isn’t The Answer
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