Trauma + Honesty = Healing
Addiction is the mask worn by trauma and honesty is the light which tears both apart and exposes them for what they are.
Addiction is the mask worn by trauma and honesty is the light which tears both apart and exposes them for what they are.
There’s a word for what I experienced: Trauma.
And she climbed down beside me, tangling the two of us in a web of half a dozen blankets…
But when I hug you, I’m not hugging around your scars.
With the amount of money they had, they could have easily gotten a high-end prostitute or escort to satisfy their whims. But evidently, that wasn’t enough. There was not enough edge or risk of being caught.
My parents were a smidgen older than I am now when they thrust me into existence. I didn’t have much say in the matter, but I showed up and immediately started acting like I did.
Is gentleness the opposite of strength, or her twin sister?
How do you recover after a soul-crushing split? Being dumped is agonizing. Here’s some wisdom I’ve gleaned over the years.
Where are the men who are healthily in touch with their emotions, and why is this so rare for us to encounter?
An ode to family and growing old joyfully…









