This post WILL contain spoilers, so if you feel like you've read too much, don’t say I didn’t warn you. I am not a professional movie reviewer. I do not hold a degree in the arts or theater. I’m just another Joe Schmo with an opinion and an open mind, especially after seeing a particular … Continue reading Lies We Tell Ourselves When We’re Grieving: A Mirror and A Mess. Bring Her Back Movie Review and Personal Reflection.
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Lies I’ve told my body.
Book Review: The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor Welcome to my first book review. I apologize if this is messy and makes absolutely no sense. Please bear with me as I take you through the thoughts that trampled over each other at one million miles per … Continue reading Lies I’ve told my body.
Changes and Gratitude
I feel behind all the time. In my finances. In my personal development. In my life as a 30 year old. I feel like I smell all the time, even if I shower twice a day. I know I don’t but that’s how my life feels. My life feels like it has an unpleasant odor. … Continue reading Changes and Gratitude
perfection is an illusion
Ever since I started Intense Outpatient Treatment for my substance abuse, I was really trying to figure out the root cause of my relapses. This wasn't the first time I went to treatment or put myself through rigorous efforts to try and fix the inside of me that was broken. I started the first … Continue reading perfection is an illusion
dear drugs
I feel like I've said goodbye to you far too many times. I've thought about the times I've written goodbye to my addiction, my relapse, myself in my addiction, all lamenting and vowing that I would never go back. But here I sit. I wonder if I've ever said goodbye to you. The drug that … Continue reading dear drugs
Confessions of a Compulsive Liar. 