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 […]
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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 […]
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Anxiety Signs
All right look, it’s time to make a decision.To be okay with your situation or stay locked in your mental prison. I don’t wanna get high cuz I’m done dealin with the lows. Intoxication leads to painful sobriety that simply reminds me of the struggles in life that remain right […]
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Burnout
Kind of a funny topic to start with on a brand new blog and yet it is the exact state I have found myself to be in at this point in my life.I have been dreaming of this blog for some time now. What it would be called, what I […]