Hey! How are you today? I hope you are doing well. I have something super exciting to share with you. Through the years lots of folks have asked me to make more videos, and that has been on my 10-mile long To Do list for looooong awhile. Videos are such a wonderful way to say things that are hard to say in writing. There's no doubt that they are important. I'm happy to finally say I've gotten some … [Read more...]
Losing Someone I Love from an Overdose
. This is a sad, sad, oh so very very sad week in my household. On Monday, we said goodbye to a very dear young man, only 27 yrs old, a young man that had been my neighbor and "second son" for many years. This young man was one of my son's best friends, my son's dearest childhood pal. "Way back when," he lived next door from us for at least five years, but he has been included as part of our extended family unit ever … [Read more...]
Turning Self-Injury into Self-Soothing
On those really tough days, remember that it's much better to do self-soothing than self-injuring. You've been hurt too much already. Give yourself the permission to feel better through gentle, comforting, soft experiences. Leave the violence alone. Decide to be kind to yourself and your insiders instead. How? Keep reading the article below for lots of helpful ideas. I wish you the best in your healing … [Read more...]
The Heaviness of Darkness
When darkness sits on people, it can really sit on them. And squish them down. And remove all joy, love, beauty from their lives. Or for those with Dissociative Identity Disorder, the dark side of the system can completely flip over the top, dominating the other sides of the system. The dark ones are in control. DID survivors, split and torn by years of traumatic darkness, pain, and heartbreak. When … [Read more...]
I’m Not Gonna Miss You
Alzheimer's takes so much away. The person you knew and loved is not there anymore. You can still see them, but it's not them. They are there, but they are gone. They are no longer standing as who they once were. They've fallen, and become someone else. Alzheimer's is such a tragic disease. Most of us have lost loved ones to one form of disease or another. Disease, injuries, accidents, illnesses. All … [Read more...]
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