Truth
This Changes Everything
Authors' Note: POTENTIAL TRIGGER WARNING If you cannot handle an honest take on life and discussions of depression and mental health, please do not read below this image. Thank you. It didn’t set in until this month. The majority of my days are Groundhog Day-esque. Lather, rinse, repeat. Dull. Uninteresting. Zero challenge involved. Over time, … Continue reading This Changes Everything
My Silences Had Not Protected Me
“My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you. But for every real word spoken, for every attempt I had ever made to speak those truths for which I am still seeking, I had made contact with other women while we examined the words to fit a world in which we all … Continue reading My Silences Had Not Protected Me
Dark Days In America: Part I
For those of you who detest politics as much as I do, I apologize in advance. I'm almost certain I'm about to get insanely political. As an advocate, I feel like this is an immense turning point for me to become more involved day-to-day. If you feel this may offend you, please ignore those posts … Continue reading Dark Days In America: Part I
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
I’m Still Processing
Hey, everyone. 🙂 It's been a rough time for me. Unfortunately my "rough time" is on a never-ending loop. No one is more tired of it than I am. During all of this chaos and pain, I haven't had "Writers Block", but I have certainly had "Writer needs a break." and "Writer needs a fucking … Continue reading I’m Still Processing
The Conflict
“The conflict between the will to deny horrible events and the will to proclaim them aloud is the central dialectic of psychological trauma.” ―Judith Lewis Herman
Betrayal
"Betrayal is the only truth that sticks." -Arthur Miller
Fighting Your Internal Dialogue
Hello everyone! I hope you're all doing well. I'm not going to lie; today was a rough one. 😦 I made an appointment sometime last month to meet with a spine specialist (read: anesthesiologist). My new doctor had asked me to meet with the in-house substance abuse doctor as well, so she could prescribe the … Continue reading Fighting Your Internal Dialogue
Written by LISA MARINO-Molchanova 