Bracing for the Fall
“We can do anything if we put our minds to itTake your whole life then you put a line through itMy love is yours if you’re willing to take itGive me your heart ’cause I ain’t gonna break itSo come away, starting todayStart a new life, together in a different placeWe know that love is…
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
There is an ancient Japanese technique for repairing pottery known as kintsugi, in which broken pieces are joined back together, and the cracks are highlighted with gold or silver. Rather than hiding the damage, the technique celebrates the history of the object and everything it has been through. The cracks become part of its beauty,…
Though The Mountain May Crumble, You Will Not
You may write me down in historyWith your bitter, twisted lies,You may trod me in the very dirtBut still, like dust, I’ll rise. “ Still I Rise” Maya Angelou I found myself speaking to someone recently about how society’s views on marriage have evolved, changing both the roles men and women play within it and…
Fourty-One Trips Around The Sun
Fourty-one trips around the sun. Fourty-one birthdays. Fourty-one opportunities to reflect. What is it about birthdays that encourages nostalgia and self-reflection? Are they not just another day in the year?Growing up I always had an issue with Yom Kippur. I didn’t understand why we set aside a day to atone for our sins. Should we…
A Love Letter To My Past Self
“And you say I abandoned the shipBut I was going down with itMy white knuckle dying gripHolding tight to your quiet resentment… So how much sad did you think I had,Did you think I had in me?How much tragedy?Just how low did you think I’d go?Before I’d self-implode” Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department It…
Fear Is Just A 4-Letter Word
Fear is a funny thing. It’s a mix of psychological and environmental factors, all rolled into one. Some people thrive off of fear. Not true fear, mind you, but the idea of being scared gets some people’s adrenaline going. It’s the reason horror movies have such a significant Fanbase. Although I don’t quite understand it…
The Grass Is Greener On The Filtered Side Of The Square
We all do it… sometimes weekly…. usually daily… the mindless social media scroll. Our time to unplug without expectations or responsibilities. A safe, easy way to disconnect from our responsibilities and check in with those we know, and often times those we don’t. Except it is never that easy or safe. In fact, if we…
Have We Entered The Twilight Zone?
I am angry, upset, and speechless. This past week, a historical error was made in the United States supreme court. It took me time before I could even prepare to write this. I had to let the information sit with me, and mull it over for a while. This is the first time in a…
The Best Form of Self-Care
In the past, therapy has been viewed as something crazy people needed to do to get well, or that addicts needed to do in order to recover. It was mandated… necessary to become a better, more functioning member of society. But the truth is, we are complex beings. A lot is going on in our…
I Love My Children, But….
Aren’t we supposed to love our kids unconditionally, aren’t we supposed to relish in every single moment and never want to be away from them? How could we ever fathom being apart?? When they were younger other moms would ask me about my thoughts on daycare. I would explain that I love my children, but…
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