recovery
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When I was a child, I suffered from migraines and chronic headaches. I can still remember my first migraine. I was about 7 and we had had hamburgers for dinner. McDonalds, back when all they had to offered were hamburgers, cheeseburgers and fries. Then, the same as now, I preferred hamburgers to cheeseburgers. I had…
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In August of 2024, I was emotionally adrift. 2023 was a year of loss. Death had taken four souls from my life that were primary cornerstones to my emotional make up. Four beings who were some of the builders of my everyday existence. In the nine months between March and November, my world shook with…
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In March of 2019, I got a new job. I was desperately unhappy in the job I had at the time, so I just started looking for a new one in February. As with any job that is really worth having, the process from submitting the application to receiving an offer letter was a long…
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My life path has gone through many phases. It began in darkness with small flickers of light that kept me moving forward. The proverbial carrot on a stick. The trick was to figure out how to move toward the light without and not extinguish the flame with my forward momentum. In other words, I had…
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Abject fear is hard for a grown person to process and put into a life affirming perspective. Imagine a child trying to do it. A child without the mental facilities to understand that what made them afraid was not their fault. Children only know how to internalize. That’s why having them explain their emotions is…
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I have been using writing as a therapeutic tool for many, many years. I recently cleared an upper shelf in my garage and found a box of old writings. Many were clearly just meant to get some thoughts out of my head. But some, a few, were worked pieces that are a clear representation of…
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Self-care isn’t about a bubble bath in a pristine bathroom and using the right skin care products. Self-care isn’t even knowing your self-worth. Self-care is understanding you have self-worth. It’s the understanding that you are worthy of your own time and energy, even if that time and energy is in short supply. Especially if they…
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I’m good with words but there are times when I don’t know what to say. Or maybe how to say it. In those times, my words invariably come out wrong. But I just keep going. Shutting up would probably be the wise choice, but I always think I can bring it back around and make…
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The path toward mental health is strickly self defined. There are many roads to travel down, many tools to find. Some roads turn out to be dead ends , while some are so twisting and turning it feels like you never get anywhere. Some roads lead you back to where you were, sometimes time and…
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