To embark on a healing journey is no minor undertaking. Many are so preoccupied with the day to day hustle of life that healing is the farthest from their mind. Unfortunately with trauma and internal—psyche, spirit—wounds, running away (avoiding) does not make the memories or their impact go away. One of the biggest practices IContinue reading “Speak Gently and Be Brave”
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Being diagnosed as “different”
In truth, I suspect that every human being (should they visit a psych professional) could be diagnosed with something. When you’re sad, it’s depression. When you’re on edge, it’s anxiety. We all go through an array of emotions as part of the human experience. My first diagnosis was depression in 2006 during military service. IContinue reading “Being diagnosed as “different””
Why Faking It Is Not Making It
The very foundation to ‘faking it‘ requires lies and denial. Those who practice deceit and double lives are always in a state of competition and survival. Dishonesty limits the capacity of relationships because deeper connections require authenticity and accountability. Unfortunately, there is a societal pressure: if you don’t ‘fit in’ then you’re cast out. InContinue reading “Why Faking It Is Not Making It”
Disabled not DeAdwEighT
I am deemed psychologically disabled because my psyche struggles on a daily basis quantify as disabling. Mind you, I have my good days and to the average acquaintance I seem ok, like anyone else, maybe a little quirky. To those in my daily life, I swing from one emotion to the next, sometimes in aContinue reading “Disabled not DeAdwEighT”
It’s ok to be ok
We all know the popular song “it’s ok not to be okay” and that is also truth. We all struggle sometimes and it’s ok to speak up about it. Being in pursuit of healing since 2006 when I saw my first therapist, I have experienced literal decades of my life feeling broken and believing IContinue reading “It’s ok to be ok”
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