I’ve been working on a personal and extremely important mental health piece for nearly two months. As I was writing the end and editing the deeply personal parts, I felt stuck. I’m rarely ever stuck as a writer. I think the problem is, I’m trying to edit out the harshness and the absolute truth to … Continue reading How The Hell Do You Edit The Truth?
Being Real
Tough Times Calls For All Kinds Of Things
While battling for proper diagnoses, finding the correct treatment method(s) is crucial to your overall well-being. For the better part of this year, I've had different people attempt to over-ride my intuition. I don't like that. It is a surefire way to piss me off. I don’t like being told what to do regarding my … Continue reading Tough Times Calls For All Kinds Of Things
The Well-Placed Word
Not that long ago, what I can only presume is an "older gentleman", and by "older", I mean over fifty, but probably closer to seventy, sent me a private message on Facebook to complain about my use of a word. I remember reading the message and thinking "Are you for real?" Initially I ignored it, … Continue reading The Well-Placed Word
Lethal Poison And The Scorpion
The title sounds slightly gruesome (I'm a writer who, up until a few weeks ago, was researching serial killers. Leave me alone, okay? LOL.), but it is merely a reference for people who've known me my entire career, or at the very least, a good enough chunk of it, and know what to expect from … Continue reading Lethal Poison And The Scorpion
Brain Problems
No, the title isn't meant to indicate an actual health issue. Not that I'm aware of. However, Fibromyalgia Brain Fog, also commonly referred to as "Fibro Fog", has really done a number on me this month. It was slowly progressing, but now I feel dumber than a box of rocks with twelve piles of shit … Continue reading Brain Problems
So Many People…
"So many people cover-up things within themselves. They smile when they really need to frown. They "laugh" nervously when they are uneasy and uncomfortable. They try to make it "all right" so everything can be "perfect" and "fine." We do this to be accepted. We do this because people guilt us into acting perfect. We … Continue reading So Many People…
Sisterhood Unraveled
The majority of my closest friends have been in my life for longer than most marriages last. We're talking twenty years, on average, for each of my best friends. One, now officially former, best friend has spent the past six and a half years ignoring me. There was no disagreement between us, we've never had … Continue reading Sisterhood Unraveled
When We Turn Around
“When we turn around & come face to face with our destiny, we discover that words (spoken) are not enough. I know so many people who are brilliant speakers but are quite incapable of practicing what they preach. It's one thing to describe a situation & quite another to experience it. I realized a long … Continue reading When We Turn Around
Written by LISA MARINO-Molchanova 