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Heal Sooner
There are so many things I want to tell my younger self. SO many! Especially my teenage self. Of course, I don’t think teenage me would listen or heed any advice that I gave. That’s just the nature of teenagers. But at 20 years old specifically, I had just become mentally stable. I was on… →
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Survivors, Not Superheroes
Screenshot Saturday I captured this screenshot on June 26, 2021. Before my adult trauma started. Before my CPTSD diagnosis. I still had plenty of unhealed childhood trauma and I suspect that’s why I saved this. I recognized the effect that trauma had on me long before I sought the help of a therapist to heal… →
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Who was that?!
5Ws Wednesday Yesterday I lived a recurring nightmare. The one where your boss calls and asks why you aren’t at work. And there you are, still in bed because you slept through your alarm. Well, that didn’t exactly happen yesterday, but it was similar. I was happily organizing my creative space. Resetting the Roku stick… →
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Florence, Where Have You Been?!
Music/Movie Monday I didn’t drive to Ikea today. Josh had a good point. I could go and pick up all the new shelves we’re getting for our creative space, but where would we put those big, honkin’ boxes while we fix up the room? We are going all out with this, to include painting the… →
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A Finished Book & More Tattoos
In three years, the author envisions continued healing from past traumas, less frequent therapy sessions, and clarity in their emotional responses. They aim to finish and publish a book while embracing their evolving self. Contentment with their current life situation and plans for more tattoos are also emphasized. →
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So I Could Run
How often do you walk or run? I’ve talked quite a bit about my running days and how now, I don’t run anymore. I like running. I’d love to get back into running. I want to one day run a half marathon since the one and only one I was training for got cancelled because… →
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Tainted Memories
Healing from trauma is amazing! When you are finally able to not feel the anxiety you once did when presented with a reminder of your trauma, it’s a very liberating feeling. Truly. But here’s something that healing does not do. It doesn’t actually take away the memories. And sometimes that just sucks. I feel like… →
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Typically Routine
Was today typical? The typicality of today depends on what day “today” is. Today is Tuesday. It’s a workday and I think it was pretty typical. I did have to go in earlier than normal, but during the summer this year, where I am supervising a program that keeps me busier than the other 10… →
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Tears Over Toast
I had my bi-weekly therapy appointment this past Tuesday. My definition of bi-weekly is every two weeks. Things are going so well that I asked my therapist if we could move to every three weeks. I really have been doing well. I’ve done a lot of healing and moving on from past traumas and therapy… →
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10 Years?!
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? The thing about myself in 10 years is that I have no idea what that’s going to look like. About four years ago, my life was a certain way. If I had been asked this question then, I am certain that what my life is like now… →