Do I believe in God? Maybe not fully in the Christian sense. Am I a follower of Jesus? Maybe more… Read more Fundamentalist Hypocrisy
Author: Ausi Nicol Slaybaugh
Withered Healing
Does it ever stop…. The pain, the panic, the fear… Just knowing the possibility they may be near? The racing… Read more Withered Healing
What did you expect?
Life is filled with expectations….. Expectations that have always caused me trouble. As someone born female, I was pushed to… Read more What did you expect?
Penetrative Trauma
I kept trying… Because they acted as if they could never love me otherwise. I kept trying to be with… Read more Penetrative Trauma
I Was Faking the Whole Time
Its hard. When old issues flare up. And you’re once again fearing that you will lose those that you love.… Read more I Was Faking the Whole Time
I Used to Identify as a Trauma Response….
Identity has never been easy for me… My life has been filled with people pushing labels and telling me that… Read more I Used to Identify as a Trauma Response….
mtDNA Day
Happy Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate the person who passed down their mtDNA, or maybe someone else who fills… Read more mtDNA Day
A Heads Up Would Have Been Nice…
No one warns you… About how sometimes the hardest part of healing is actually experiencing positive emotions. About how finally… Read more A Heads Up Would Have Been Nice…
Formerly Forever Alone (TBD)
Relationships are hard…. Especially so when you’ve never really been in a real one… Sure there was the one that… Read more Formerly Forever Alone (TBD)
Unsolicited (but worth listening to) Advice…
Working in an Emergency Department, most days, is pretty rough. We run our asses off while everyone is having the… Read more Unsolicited (but worth listening to) Advice…