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?
Tag: connecting
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)
Speaking of Emotions…
My son struggles with emotional regulation and occasionally has outbursts at school, so on the way to drop him off… Read more Speaking of Emotions…
Running Questions…
I often wonder, If people know that the things they say or do to protect themselves do a damage that… Read more Running Questions…
Space Filler
How does one learn to reach out when they have never been able to depend on anyone? When they simply… Read more Space Filler
Was he right?
When the PTSD gets bad… So does the gut-wrenching fear that he was right.. That no one else will ever… Read more Was he right?
Tonight Will Be The Night That I Won’t Fall For You…
I think I’ve finally broken to the point of feeling uncomfortable with the uncertainty of where a romantic or sexual… Read more Tonight Will Be The Night That I Won’t Fall For You…