Recovery

What IS this thing called boundaries? Where can I get some?

Jul 23 •

A Notebook Didn't Make Me A Writer

Writing did. Where I came from and how I finally claimed my dream.

Jul 9 •

I Became A Mother Late In Life

Last week, I adopted the little girl I always dreamed of having

Jul 2 •

You’re Not My Mother

And wishing doesn’t make it so.

Jun 25 •

It’s Shocking. Just Shocking.

They put an oxygen mask over my mouth and nose and ask me to count backwards from 100 by sevens. I never make it past 86.

Jun 11 •

No, Please. Allow Me...

How I stopped trying to save everyone else and just take care of myself.

Jun 4 •

The Elephant in My Room

If it’s okay for an elephant to be big, why isn’t it okay for me to be big?

May 28 •

What Was The Name of That Book?

When a steel trap mind goes missing...

May 14 •

Hey, Nan, Where’d You Go?

Teasing out the difference between being an introvert and isolating.

May 7 •

He ignored the warning on the label. “Cigarettes may be hazardous to your health.” Magical thinking makes its first appearance.

Apr 2 •

I Finally Found Her!

How I met the love of my life.

Mar 26 •

There’s a Pill for That

I learned young that if I was sick, there was probably a medicine that would fix me.

Mar 19 •

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