I have been trying to write out the contents of anxiety, and how the thoughts were the opposite of reality, like it was trying to predict the unpredictable, but with a very heavy overtone of negativity that would leave me… Continue reading

On the eve of Easter, my anxiety rose and my irrational thoughts swept in and out of my world. The idea of a holiday and all its trappings seemed too much. I wanted to cancel and be alone. My mind… Continue reading

I am honored, to be honored. Dial Help, was one of the first agencies that I worked with. An-gel was the first person I met there and together we began WIND – Women In New Directions, which is now in… Continue reading

It's been 10 years since I began blogging, but I had written in journals for 4 years prior to that.   Writing out my life's questions and troubling thoughts has been so life changing for me. It has allowed me… Continue reading

So, I have sat with my ability to hurt, while I am standing up for my values. In the past many years, I have been working hard to be consistent with my core moral compass. To not go, or not… Continue reading

On Instagram Mirna Valerio asked, "Tell me how you came to love your body. Tell me how you love what your body has been and is able to do? Tell me how your body amazes you every day. Tell me… Continue reading

Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware   1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. This was the most common regret of all. When people realise that… Continue reading

It has been many years now since I gathered with extended family on my side for the Holidays.  Years of re-creating a new normal if you will. Striving to put forth a pattern. Yet, it will take generations before it… Continue reading

Going with the flow was an experience, not just words as we paddle on the Sturgeon River yesterday. We decide to paddle up the river, trying to make it up to the dam near Otter Lake. But, I hadn't understood… Continue reading

"Churches are just buildings and organizations full of flawed people."  comment on Facebook.   That comment is the typical conclusion of a discussion when sexual abuse comes up in a religious organization. They toss aside the beliefs and water it… Continue reading