I know the only way out is truth.I know it’s the only resolution to the anxiety.This one feels different.The emotion of confusion, uncertainty, conflictual misguidance and avoidance of the discomfort that comes with existential battles and hopelessness. This world feels so fucked. Throwing up a double bird to it all […]
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Wounded Lovers
She longs for loverHer homieHer friendTo find resolution Forever apartOr together again. What is it that she longs for? His eyes remind herSomething in his soul that sought out to find her A woman to love A place to rest Escape from the lies A purpose in the quest. What […]
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Evolution
Percolating in the backgroundThere is a new flavor of emotionCreating commotionIn slow motion I host it. Growing in the womb like an Egyptian tombOld dusty wisps of magicLets take a crack at itUnpack it It grows. Slowly unfolding and then explodingIn bursts and tinglesDuplicating out of singlesThen inter-mingles It spreads. […]
Personal Evolution
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Whelmed
I am feeling very whelmed today. Not over. Not under. Just mid-level water logged. The traumas that have occurred at our local High Schools this last week have me ignited and I am trying to sort through the hot coals and burnt charcoal of it all. The traumas my clients […]
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Jellyfish
There was a story I heard once that went a little something like this… One day, two people were walking along the ocean shore when they came upon a beached jellyfish. Person one was immediately filled with concern and compassion. Searching for and finding a stick they began the tedious […]
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Holidays
For many this time of year is filled with the hustle and bustle of prepping for the holidays. Putting up decorations, buying presents, attending holiday parties and school concerts, baking, wrapping, eating and repeating. All of which is done in addition to the regular grind of whatever one might be […]
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Innocence Buried
It once was lostBut now I’ve buried itThe Earth it opens and happily welcomes it. White, wispy, webs of sweet silky tendrilsDrip from bones Entangled in my fingers it longs to stay where it feels most at homeInterwoven into my womb and chestProtecting my labia from unwanted distress. I whisper […]
Parenting
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Two Hearts Hurt: The Power of Connection
Hands down the hardest, most painful moments of motherhood is being witness to your child’s pain and being powerless to fix it. And hands down the thing that has equipped me to know how to handle it has been my training and experience as a psychotherapist. Don’t get me wrong […]
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Death of a Phantasy
Where do you find the time to tend to your own wounds when you are a single, fulltime working parent? When your baby daddy can’t even be referred to as your coparent cuz that just isn’t a thing. When the term “baby daddy” unfortunately is the best fit. When that […]
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Transitions
I am back at work… And finally feel inspired enough to write another post. Many people have asked, “How was your break?” and “How does it feel to be back?” I have found myself giving different answers. Some of which feel like they touch on my truth while others feel […]