Category Archives: Family
My ‘Coming Out’: Surviving Trauma And Managing Post-Traumatic Stress
When I was in college I kept a knife within an arm’s reach, but concealed in the bed that I slept at night. I also slept in my clothes, complete with running shoes. All of the lights were on, my … Continue reading
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Tagged "child abuse", "hyper-vigilance", "mental health", "post-traumatic stress disorder", abuse, assault, C-PTSD, PTSD, trauma
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Turning 30
So, I turned thirty on Monday. To be honest, I don’t know how I feel about that. I mean, it think whenever someone hits a birthday milestone (aka a new decade) there is a bittersweet feeling. My twenties are gone. … Continue reading
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Tagged "Happy Birthday", 30, birthday, bittersweet, goal, gratitude, live, milestone, premonition, survived, survivor, thirties, twenties
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Checking In With Myself: 2014’s Goal For Overall Balance In My Life And A Look At The Past Few Years When I Wasn’t All That Balanced
Now that the year is half over, I find the need to check in with myself. I had big expectations of myself this year. The last few years I have felt were great and what not, but they weren’t all … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, home, Life, Medical, Personal, Relationships
Tagged "mid year review", "year in review", balance, career, goals, review
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And Then He Proposed: An Unlikely (And Modern) Love Story – Mine! (Part Two)
Even though I am the right-brained creative ‘artist’ I have always craved security, having a plan, organization – order. Maybe it comes from taking care of myself since I was a young teenager. When you have to juggle high school … Continue reading
Posted in Family, home, Life, Love, Personal, Relationships, Romance
Tagged "chance on love", "how we met", "soul mate", "the one", "true love", engagement, fiance, forever, husband, Italy, proposal, unexpected, wedding
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And Then He Found Me: An Unlikely (And Modern) Love Story – Mine! (Part One)
Tomorrow is my two-year wedding anniversary. When I think about how Roy and I happened, I do a little inward laugh. He was not what I expected, we did not happen how I could have ever guessed and all of … Continue reading
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Tagged "chance on love", "how we met", "soul mate", "the one", "true love", forever, husband, unexpected
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