I owe this woman an apology. I have not been super kind to her for this performance. I have always offered her up with apologies instead of celebrating the courage …
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Embracing Personal Evolution
Grow, change, and let go at your own pace. In a world that seems to demand constant self-improvement, faster change, and immediate results, it’s easy to feel pressured to keep …
Memoir (Ebook) Free to Read October 1-5, 2024 | Domestic Violence Awareness Month
My book is free for the next 5 days! In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I’ve set the ebook version to be available for free for 5 days. *content …
Just Be 5: I’ll Go First
I’m a person in longterm recovery from trauma and mental health, so part of my healing after working through so many layers is re-discovering who I am. I have been …
Of owls and crises and writing
*excerpt from work-in-progress memoir The alarm has sounded and I have turned it off. It always sounds like a good idea the night before to get up at 5 am. …
The glimpse into a writer’s mind that so many people say they are interested in…
…even when the title is too long and convoluted to be taken seriously in the serious world of titles. REPOST June 17, 2020 * excerpt from work-in-progress memoir I’m 21 …
this is an inside job
*Trigger Warning* I was a good victimCompliant and scaredMy cup runneth overWith empathy and compassionOne more chance You had a hard lifeI understood You didn’t mean itThat your handsYour wordsYour bodyHurt …
I’ll Write When the Kids Are Grown: The Story We Told Ourselves
When I first landed on the Internet scene in 1999, I quickly checked out the situation and, without (too much) fear or overthinking it, I launched my first writing endeavor …
Burn the Boat
-2020 I could hear a clock ticking that others could not. Tickticktickticktick… Time tick-tocking by, a decision that was coming, that needed to be made, that would cement the affirmations …
Speak Your Truth
A silent video today… TRIGGER WARNING Today’s Affirmation –I speak my truth. Are you looking for someone to journey with you to the next level? I’m a trauma-informed strengths coach, …